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Tiffany Haddish
Her breakout performance in Girls Trip and the Grammy-winning comedy special Black Mitzvah.
Girls Trip · Black Mitzvah
- Born
- 3 December 1979
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, United States
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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish built a stand-up career before moving into prominent film and television roles. Her comedy often draws directly on her upbringing and personal experiences.
Early life
Los Angeles childhood
Spent part of her childhood in foster care after serious illness affected her mother.
Comedy training
Attended the Laugh Factory’s comedy camp as a teenager.
Career
- 2000s
Stand-up and guest roles
Performed comedy and took television appearances.
- 2015–2017
Regular television
Played Nekeisha on The Carmichael Show.
- 2017
Film breakthrough
Reached a wider audience with Girls Trip and hosted Saturday Night Live.
- 2021
Recording award
Won the comedy-album Grammy for Black Mitzvah.
Selected work
Girls Trip
Played the impulsive Dina on a friends’ holiday.
Black Mitzvah
A stand-up special about identity, growing up and adulthood.
The Afterparty
Played Detective Danner in a comic murder mystery.
Beyond work
Memoir
Published The Last Black Unicorn in 2017.
Foster-youth support
Founded the She Ready Foundation to help young people in foster care.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Recording Academy: Black Mitzvah award ↗Photo: Zach Catanzareti Photo. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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