Filed under: Daily Drama
Lamorne Morrishas replacedDamon Wayans Jr.in the second episode of New Girl. Wayans, the only black character, played Coach, one of the roommates, in the pilot but he was already committed to another show (I don't know how that works), ABC's Happy Endings. The producers decided to recast and not reshoot the pilot. Therefore, Morris Lamorne arrives as Winston, a pro basketball player in Latvia, not good enough to be primetime in America. Lamorne Morris is from Chicago and attended University there, on a Chris Farley Memorial Scholarship. In 2006, he moved to New York to work for BET. Back to New Girl, Winston doesn't get the big laughs like his roommates Jess, Schmidt and Nick but he does play a pivotal role, the straight man. In this episode his job was to win back "Top Dog" status, which would require staying in the big bedroom. Schmidt currently occupies the room and role of top dog. Winston manages to get Schmidt out of the "big room" by scaring about the pressures of being "Top Dog". Winston wins in the end.
http://www.fox.com/new-girl
New Girl, Tuesdays, 9PM on FOX