After years of larger-than-life hilarity on shows such asSaturday Night Live,30 RockandThe Last O.G.,Tracy Morganwanted a house fit for a king . . . of comedy.
And the 22,000-sq.-ft. mansion in New Jersey he shares with his wife, Megan, 32, and their daughter Maven, 5, fits the bill.
“Look at it—it’s a castle!” says Tracy, 50, in this week’s issue of PEOPLE of the 7-bedroom, 10-bathroom home. “I always wanted a big house when I was a little boy. Who ain’t dream of having a big house. So we bought it.”
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Since purchasing the house in 2015, following anear-fatal, multi-vehicle highway crashthat left Tracy in months of grueling recovering, he and Megan transformed the massive mansion into a fun-filled haven with help from designer Michael Corrales.
“This is where me and my wife and my daughter lay our heads. And it’s pure comfort thanks to that man,” Tracy says.
Among his favorite features are a movie theater, basketball court and bowling alley, all on the house’s sprawling lower level. They use the space for entertaining, inviting over close friends and family to enjoy a game of pool on a table that also serves as a fish tank (home to two alligator gar, a species that can breathe both air and water) or watch a movie in seats with built-in woofer speakers. “You don’t just hear the sound, you feel it,” says Tracy, who’s also dad to sons Gitrid, 33, Malcolm, 31, and Tracy Jr., 27, from a previous marriage.
The designer managed to blend Megan’s more classic inclinations (on display in the formal rooms upstairs) with Tracy’s love for “old-school Hollywood” (the faces of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra watch over the billiards area) and all things aquatic.
In addition to the pool-table tank, there’s a 20,000-gallon shark reef in the backyard that is home to eight sharks, and several other massive fish tanks throughout the house.
“My father got me into marine life, and plus, my great-great-grandfather is Jacques Cousteau,” the comedian jokes. “Jacques Cousteau Morgan!”
And the Morgans are definitely here to stay. “It’s paid for,” adds the comedian, laughing. “It’s going to be in our family forever.”
source: people.com
