It's pretty hard to miss Garrett Morris on "2 Broke Girls." Throughout the series, he stars as Earl Washington, a mainstay of The Williamsburg Diner since the 1960s. Though he's in his 80s when the show begins, he's sharp, witty, and willing to stand up to anyone for his friends, as evidenced in Season 1, Episode 5, "And the '90s Horse Party," when he takes a baseball bat to the counter to disperse a group of less-than-desirable customers (via YouTube).
In some ways, Morris' role on "2 Broke Girls" mirrored his real-life career. On the CBS comedy, he took on the "old guy" character and the well-established actor in one fell swoop through his performance as Earl. The "well-established" portion of this equation comes courtesy of him cutting his television teeth on "Saturday Night Live." He is just a former cast member — he's a former member of the original cast (via Brittanica). When the sketch show first aired in 1975, he was there, playing with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner. According to his IMDb profile, he stayed with "SNL" until 1980.
IMDb reminds us that, throughout the next decade, Morris appeared on popular TV shows including "Diff'rent Strokes," in 1982, "The Jeffersons" from 1983 to 1984, "Murder She Wrote" and "Hill Street Blues" in 1985, and "Who's the Boss?" in 1988. He kept going straight through the 1990s, including roles on "The Jamie Foxx Show," from 1996 to 2001.
