Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Sarac Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American comedian and actress. She began her career appearing on television stand-up shows and sitcoms, before playing a series regular role in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime-time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong. She also had a small role as a housekeeper in the straight to DVD comedy film, Janky Promoters, starring Ice Cube.
Haddish had breakout roles in the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017) as well as the action comedy film Keanu (2016). In 2017, she went on to star in the comedy film Girls Trip.
Haddish was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. Her father was a refugee from Eritrea. He was an Eritrean Jew. Her mother is African-American and was a small business owner who was part of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion. Haddish’s middle name, Sarac, means “princess” in the Eritrean language her father spoke. After Haddish’s father left when she was three years old, her mother remarried and went on to have more children; Haddish has two half-sisters and two half-brothers.
Haddish’s first break was a spot on Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes?
She has made guest appearances on such shows as, Chelsea Lately, That’s So Raven, My Name Is Earl, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Underground, Nick Cannon’s Short Circuitz, Just Jordan, In the Motherhood, Def Comedy Jam, Reality Bites Back and New Girl. She has also starred in movies such as Meet the Spartans and Janky Promoters. In 2013, she had a recurring role on Real Husbands of Hollywood.
In 2014, Haddish was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network series If Loving You Is Wrong. She left the soap after the first season for a regular role on the NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show as Nekeisha, the semi-estranged wife of Bobby Carmichael (Lil Rel Howery). As of 2017, the show completed its third and final season.
In 2016, she co-starred opposite Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key in the comedy film Keanu in the role of Hi C.
In 2017, Haddish starred alongside Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Regina Hall in the comedy film Girls Trip for Universal Pictures. The performance was cited by many critics as a Bridesmaids’ Melissa McCarthy-style breakout. The film has received positive reviews from critics and became a box-office hit.
In August 2017, Haddish’s comedy special, Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood, premiered on Showtime.
On November 10, 2017, Haddish became the first Black comedian to host ‘’Saturday Night Live.’’
In 2017, it was announced that Haddish would be co-starring opposite Tracy Morgan in an upcoming TBS sitcom, The Last O.G.
Haddish will star in the 2018 comedy film Night School alongside Kevin Hart, and reunite with Girls Trip director Malcolm D. Lee. She also set to lead in the comedy Limited Partners for Paramount Pictures.
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