‘Reggie Dinkins’: How Tracy Morgan and His ‘30 Rock’ Pals Scored Another Touchdown
Tracy Morgan's new mockumentary, 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,' showcases his comedic talents alongside a familiar team from '30 Rock.' The show follows a disgraced football star attempting to redeem his image after a sports betting scandal. The cast surprised Morgan with a mariachi band for his birthday, highlighting their camaraderie during filming.
- ▪The mockumentary is created by the team behind '30 Rock,' including Robert Carlock and Tina Fey.
- ▪Tracy Morgan's character is a disgraced football star trying to launder his image.
- ▪The cast celebrated Morgan's birthday with a mariachi band playing his favorite song.
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“The first time I met Tracy Morgan was at the very first read-through of the pilot episode,” says Daniel Radcliffe of his The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins co-star. “And he said something absolutely unrepeatable to me. He is unlike anyone I’ve ever worked with. Only Tracy could say a line like, ‘Books are brain movies,’ and have it make sense.” Scott Gries/NBC Home TV TV Features ‘Reggie Dinkins’: How Tracy Morgan and His ‘30 Rock’ Pals Scored Another Touchdown The team behind NBC hit sitcom talk about courting Daniel Radcliffe, getting a make-or-break buy-in from the NFL and the recurring gag straight from Tina Fey herself.
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