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Infobox person| name = Cindy Morgan| image =CindyMorgan.JPG| imagesize = 220px| birth_date = birth date and age|1954|9|29| birthname = Cynthia Ann Cichorski| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois , U.S.| years_active = 1979–present| occupation = Actress| spouse =| awards =| website = http://www.cindy-morgan.com/ Cindy Morgan (born Cynthia Ann Cichorski ; September 29, 1954) is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack . http://movies.nytimes.com/person/50567/Cindy-Morgan New York Times
Biography
She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Polish and German parents. Morgan attended 12 years of Catholic school and was the first in her family to attend college.Citation needed|date=November 2010 While studying communications at Northern Illinois University , Morgan played records on the radio. http://www.cindy-morgan.com/starlog Starlog A commercial station in town wanted her to report the news for them as well, and so a slight deception was needed. She used the name Cindy Morgan, taken from a story she read about Morgan le Fay when she was twelve years old. http://www.cindy-morgan.com/starlog Starlog
After graduation, Morgan gave all the latest meteorological news on a television station in Rockford, Illinois . She also kept her hand in radio by working the graveyard shift at a local rock station. Then she returned to Chicago and deejayed on WSDM-FM (now WLUP-FM ). During a labor dispute at the station, she literally quit on the air and walked out with a record still spinning on the turntable.
She found employment at auto shows for Fiat , which took her to both coasts. Morgan moved to Los Angeles in 1978, and became the Irish Spring girl. While she did television commercials, she studied acting, and was rewarded with her first screen role in Caddyshack , playing the role of Lacey Underall opposite Chevy Chase . http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review? res=9E04E4D61638F936A15754C0A966948260 New York Times "Caddyshack (1980) 'CADDYSHACK,' 'ANIMAL HOUSE' SPINOFF review at NY Times
"Caddyshack was my first film and I’ll say that the end product was so completely different, it was originally about the caddies. So at first, I had nothing to lose to audition. It was fun. All I did was focus on making the person sweat. Look ‘em in the eye, do that thing many woman know how to do…." http://deskofbrian.com/2012/02/cindy-morgan-preps-for-megacon-talks-caddyshack-and-tron/ DeskofBrian.com interview, 2012
Disney made film history with Tron , the first computer-generated film. Morgan played two characters: Lora, a computer programmer in the “real” world, and Yori, her alter-ego in the film’s computer generated flights of imagination. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review? res=9500E7DB103BF93AA35754C0A964948260 New York Times
Morgan has many television and film credits, including portraying two different roles on the prime time soap opera Falcon Crest during the course of its run (Lance Cumson's love interest Lori Chapman in season 1, and Chase Gioberti's love interest Gabrielle Short from seasons 6-7). She made two appearances on Matlock (TV series)|Matlock as different characters. Her other credits include The Larry Sanders Show , Amazing Stories and '' Bring 'Em Back Alive .
Morgan also associate-produced five films with Larry Estes, best known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape .
According to the documentary Caddyshack: The Inside Story , Morgan is currently a resident of Florida and is working on a book about her experiences during the making of Caddyshack .
Morgan did not participate in the making of Tron Legacy , the sequel to her 1982 film, nor does she appear in any of the retrospective materials produced in conjunction with the sequel for use in a DVD/Blu-ray reissue of the film in 2011. She did, however, reunite with her costar Bruce Boxleitner , in character as Lora, in a mock news conference on April 2, 2010 promoting the release of Tron Legacy . http://io9.com/5508654/tron-press-conference-helicopter-stunts-protesters-and-bruce-boxleitner Io9.com coverage, accessed May 6, 2012
Charitable works
Morgan, whose father fought in World War II , is passionate about supporting the United States Armed Forces|US military and helping to alleviate the financial hardship felt by those who have been called upon to serve in the recent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq POV-statement|date=October 2011. She was director of the Caddyshack Reunion Golf Tournament in 2006, which reunited some of the cast of Caddyshack (Morgan included), along with other celebrities. Subtitled "Playing For The Home Team" and hosted at Willow Crest Golf Club in Oak Brook, Illinois , the tournament raised funds (and awareness) to benefit the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, an organization that helps the families of United States National Guard|National Guard members and reservist s on active duty.
Voice acting
Morgan spent years in television and radio before becoming an actress. She did the weather at 6 and 10 in Rockford, Illinois, and weekends in Milwaukee. She was the morning drive DJ at the Chicago radio station WSDM, now "The Loop". She ran camera and was an FCC licensed sound engineer. In 2006, Morgan provided the voice of Emily S. Preston in the Night Traveler multimedia adventure series produced by Lunar Moth Entertainment. She also voiced Ma3a in Buena Vista Interactive 's PC game Tron 2.0 in 2003. http://socialitelife.com/cindy-morgan-talks-tron-yori-lives-11-2010 Sociallitelife.com
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External links
official website| http://www.cindy-morgan.com
IMDb name|0604563
amg name|50567
myspace|officialcindymorgan
facebook|officialcindymorgan
http://www.blog.moviefone.com/2010/07/21/cindy-morgan-tron-caddyshack-interview/ Moviefone Cindy Morgan Interview
Persondata | NAME = Morgan, Cindy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actress | DATE OF BIRTH = September 29, 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Chicago, Illinois , U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Cindy Category:1954 births Category:Actors from Chicago, Illinois Category:American film actors Category:American television actors Category:American voice actors Category:Living people Category:Northern Illinois University alumni
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