Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American comedian and actor. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. Morris also had a long-running role as Junior "Uncle Junior" King on the comedy sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which aired from 1996–2001. Currently, Morris has a starring role as Earl on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (September 2011-present).