| Huey Morgan | |
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Huey Morgan and Fun Lovin Criminals in Tilburg The Netherlands June 19, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hugh Thomas Ángel Díaz Morgan |
| Born | August 8, 1968 New York City, New York United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, funk |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Writer, Television personality, Radio DJ |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Associated acts | Fun Lovin' Criminals |
Hugh "Huey" Morgan (b. 8 August 1968 in New York City as Hugh Thomas Ángel Munger Díaz Morgan) is the frontman of the British-based, of New York origin, rock/hip hop group Fun Lovin' Criminals.[1] He is a guitarist and applies his rock abilities in combination with hip hop music, jazz, rock music, reggae, and funk.
Morgan is half-Puerto Rican and half-Irish. In his youth he got into trouble with the law. A judge finally gave him the choice between going to jail or joining the Marines. He chose to join the Marines.[2] This is mentioned in the song "The Grave And The Constant.
In 1993, Morgan formed the Fun Lovin' Criminals with Brian Leiser and Steve Borgovini.
Huey wrote a regular wine column for the British magazine Mondo from 1999 to 2000.
On TV, Morgan has appeared on the UK comedy music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks,[2] twice as a guest panelist and once as a presenter. He also participated in the BBC's The Underdog Show, where eight celebrities trained and rehabilitated rescued dogs.[3] He currently hosts 'Slips' on the music channel VIVA.[4]
He recently did a voice-over for the video game Scarface: The World is Yours, and has starred in Clubbing to Death with Craig Charles, Nick Moran, Dave Courtney, and Deepak Verma.[2]
Morgan previously lived in Dublin, Ireland, where he co-owns The Voodoo Lounge, The Dice Bar and DiFontaine's Pizza Place. He now lives in London with his British wife, Rebecca, and dog Sugar.
On Sunday 5 October 2008 Huey began hosting his own radio show on BBC 6 Music.[5] The show won a Bronze Award at the 2009 Sony Radio Academy Awards. From August 2009, he regularly co-hosted the BBC Radio 2 Jonathan Ross radio show, with Liza Tarbuck, during Ross's holidays.
On February 6 and 13, 2010 Huey stood in on the Dermot O'Leary show on BBC Radio 2. On the 17th February, Huey was a guest on the 'Simon Bird - The King Is Dead' show and he stood in for Radcliffe and Maconie in July 2010.
Since April 2011, Huey has hosted his own show on BBC Radio 2 - Saturdays 0:00 till 3:00, replacing the show's previous host Mark Lamarr.
On 13 June 2010, Huey co-presented 'Something for the Weekend' on BBC2, standing in for regular host Tim Lovejoy who was in South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He is also a frequent guest panelist on the UK Channel 5 morning show The Wright Stuff.
Recently he has made an appearance in the music video of Plan B's single Prayin'.
He stood in for Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music while she was on maternity leave.
He is currently co-hosting Pet Nation on Sky One with Liza Tarbuck
He makes a guest appearance in the 2nd episode of Skins Series 5 as Toxic Bob: the owner of a Metal Record store.
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