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Date of Birth

7 November 1970, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

Birth Name

Morgan Valentine Spurlock

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Alexandra Jamieson	(3 May 2006 - present) 1 child
?	(? - ?) (divorced)

Trade Mark

His handlebar moustache.

Trivia

Was rejected by the film school at USC five times.

Graduated from NYU with a film degree in 1993.

He gained 25 pounds eating nothing but McDonald's for a month for "Super Size Me."

Took him a total of 14 months to lose 24½ pounds he gained from eating McDonalds.

Had done standup comedy briefly in Los Angeles and was, at one point homeless before finding firmer ground as a filmmaker.

[2005] Engaged to longtime girlfriend Alexandra Jamieson.

Member of the ACLU.

He and Alex got married on Tavarua Island in Fiji.

Is a member of Phi Gamma Delta national fraternity (Nu Epsilon chapter - New York University.).

Son, Laken James Spurlock, born at home on 9 December 2006.

Personal Quotes

[Commenting on "Super Size Me"] "As one family member told me, it's simply a really good bad idea. I guess our timing was perfect. And that's really exciting."

[Responding to an observation about his light-hearted approach to the search for Osama bin Lauden] Nobody likes to be poked with a stick. But everybody likes to be tickled with a feather.

Where Are They Now

(2005) Currently lives in New York City, New York.

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