The 30 Rock star, who turns 43 on Thursday (10Nov11), announced he is engaged to marry 25-year-old Megan Wollover at the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards in September (11), and now he reveals to New York Magazine that the proposal took place after a whirlwind romance.

He jokes, ""I hypnotised her. She called me the Black Svengali!""

The couple plans to wed next year (12).

Morgan was previously married to his high school sweetheart Sabrina, the mother of his three adult sons. They separated in 2001 and he finally filed for divorce in 2009.