Tracy Morgan Recovering After Kidney Transplant Surgery

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Tracy Morgan Recovering After Kidney Transplant Surgery

Posted at 12/21/2010 by Staff 1 Comment

Tracy Morgan has taken a 2-3 week hiatus from filming ’30 Rock’ to recover from surgery. The actor suffers from diabetes and underwent kidney transplant surgery around December 10th. The cast is encouraging him to rest before returning to the set.

Here are more details from Entertainment Weekly:

EW has learned that executive producer Tina Fey and her team of scribes plan to address Morgan’s absence by saying he has some sort of a meltdown because of a good thing that’s happened to him. He’s expected to miss at least two, maybe three episodes, that will air March.

A representative for Morgan released this statement to EW: “Tracy is doing well and taking some much needed time to recover after the surgery. He is looking forward to going back to work after the holidays.”

Morgan is the second member of the cast to undergo a kidney transplant. Grizz Chapman, who serves as a member of Tracy’s security detail on the show, underwent surgery earlier this year. He’s the national spokesperson for the Kidney Foundation.

In 1996, Morgan was diagnosed with diabetes. He told Time last year that during the first season of 30 Rock, he didn’t take the disease seriously. “Then one day I got really sick,” the actor said. “The doctor was like, `Hey, listen, we may have to take your foot.’ That was it for me. Now I take my insulin every day. My blood sugar doesn’t get over 120.”