Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan's love for family is what drew him to his latest project – starring in the new Paramount+ comedy series "Crutch."

Morgan plays Frank Crutchfield, a widowed father of two adult kids who move back into the family home in New York City's Harlem. It's a spinoff of the hit CBS show "The Neighborhood."

"Prepping my whole life, man. I've got kids. My real wife died, Sabina. She passed away eight years ago. I … knew this role. I know this guy," Morgan said in an interview with "CBS Mornings" that aired on Wednesday.

Morgan's ex-wife Sabina, who was his high school sweetheart, died of cancer in 2016.

"I was with her in the hospital the day she closed her eyes and I said, 'I love you. I miss you and please forgive me for any hurt I've ever caused you and I will se

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