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<\/a><\/p>\nOpening up on July 21 from\u00a0Universal Pictures is director\/producer\u00a0Malcolm D. Lee\u2019<\/strong>s upcoming\u00a0comedy,\u00a0Girls Trip<\/strong>, starring\u00a0Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Kate Walsh, Mike Colter<\/strong>, and\u00a0Kofi Siriboe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When four lifelong friends\u2014Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish\u2014travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there\u2019s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.<\/p>\n For\u00a0Tiffany Haddish, <\/strong>the\u00a0now-cancelled Carmichael Show actress\u00a0has a come-up story made for inspirational books.\u00a0 A young woman who grew up in the system and in foster care after a tragic car accident left her mom mentally and physically disabled.\u00a0 She found herself bouncing from one foster home to the next, and finally landing with her grandmother at the age of 13.\u00a0 However, she was still considered \u201cstate property\u201d finding herself in and out of court, and being monitored by the system.\u00a0 As time progresses, Tiffany began \u201cacting out\u201d and getting into trouble after being unstable since the age of 9.\u00a0 By the age of 15, as summer approached, her social worker gave her two choices:\u00a0 \u201cYou can go to the Laugh Factory Comedy Camp or you can go to psychiatric therapy \u2018cause something\u2019s wrong with you chile.\u201d<\/p>\n Sounds like a line straight out of a film, however this is real life, and Tiffany decided to go to comedy camp rather than being another statistic.<\/p>\n \u201cI was getting into a lot of trouble at school,\u201d says Tiffany, and continues\u2014\u201cBut I was winning these drama competitions, so she (social worker) felt like I needed an outlet.\u201d<\/p>\n Being involved in the comedy camp was an eye opening, and life changing experience for Tiffany.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was the first time that a man ever told me that I was beautiful.\u00a0 The first time I didn\u2019t think something bad was going to happen to me.\u00a0 The first time someone told me I was smart.\u00a0 They sat down and showed me how to construct jokes\u2026it was like people cared\u2026and these were not just regular people, these were comedians like: Charles Fleischer who was the voice for\u00a0Who Framed Roger Rabbit?\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0My favorite movie of all time, which inspired me to be funny.\u201d<\/p>\n Growing up in South Central, LA Tiffany found herself using comedy as a crutch to prevent bullies from beating her up and to make friends.\u00a0 She had this bright idea after seeing \u201cWho Framed Roger Rabbit?\u201d<\/p>\n She reminisces:<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a scene in the film where a character says (paraphrasing!): \u201cWhy are all these people doing all these nice things for you?!\u201d And the Detective\u2019s replied: \u201cBecause I make them laugh!\u201d<\/p>\n Tiffany thought, this was a genius idea to keep the bullies away, so she started to make people laugh, for protection.<\/p>\n However, It didn\u2019t take Tiffany long to figure out that comedy was a goal to better her circumstances, so she continued to stay in comedy camp and out of trouble.<\/p>\n And then, like a magic moment.\u00a0 Everything changed.<\/p>\n \u201cOne day, Richard Pryor came in.\u00a0 He rolled in on his wheel chair and I was on stage\u2026he stopped me in the middle of telling jokes, and yells:\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you doing?!\u201d<\/p>\n She replied: I\u2019m telling jokes\u201d<\/p>\n His response: \u201cNo, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n She shoots back, \u201cYes, I am.\u201d<\/p>\n After a few neck twirls back and fourth, and a scene reminiscent of \u201cPee Wee Herman\u2019s Big Adventure\u2019s \u201cI know you are, but what am I?\u201d moment, Tiffany finally asked him: \u201cSo what am I doing?\u201d The late Richard Pryor responded:\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re getting on my damn nerves, that\u2019s what you\u2019re doing!\u201d<\/p>\n She remembers he continued: \u201cLook, people don\u2019t want to come to comedy shows to hear about your problems, politics, religion or what\u2019s going on in the world or about celebrities.\u00a0 They come to comedy shows because they want to have fun.\u00a0 So when you\u2019re on stage, you need to be having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I have taken that philosophy with me with everything I do in life,\u201d says Tiffany<\/p>\n From that point on Tiffany\u2019s career was on a fast forward flight upwards, to new heights.<\/p>\n Her first paying gig was on \u201cThat\u2019s So Raven\u201d.<\/p>\n With excitement, she recalls: \u201cAnd I got paid\u2026BOOM!\u201d<\/p>\n Laughter\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I was in a Wes Craven movie, cast as a \u201cScreamer\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe movie, \u201cScream?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no, no\u2026\u201d she says and continues\u2014\u201cmy role was\u00a0screamer.\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0I just had to scream, and that got me into the union.\u201d<\/p>\n Soon, Tiffany found herself cast in the film Keanu and NBC\u2019s The Carmichael Show, and then, the biggest role of her career: GIRLS TRIP.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so funny,\u201d she says\u2014\u201cthe crew members who shot Keanu in New Orleans, were the same crew members hired to work on Girls Trip.\u00a0 I had no clue about this movie, and people started emailing me and forwarding me the script, telling me\u00a0not to tell anybody<\/i>!\u201d<\/p>\n She adds:<\/p>\n \u201cThey were like, \u2018this role is YOU!\u00a0 This is who you were last summer\u2026this is your role!\u00a0 You have to get this job!\u2019\u00a0 So I read it and I started forwarding it to my agent.\u00a0 And my agent said: \u201cOh. they\u2019re looking for someone with a name.\u201d<\/p>\n Tiffany shot back!<\/p>\n \u201cI got a name!\u00a0 I had a name since 1979\u2026you tell them I was born with a name.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI auditioned and I gave 110 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n 3 days later, after a Skype interview with film producer Will Packer, she was hired and on her way back to NOLA–cast as the bodacious and hilarious \u201cDina\u201d alongside ReGina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett-Smith.<\/p>\n In Girls Trip, Tiffany plays \u201cthe ride or die chick\u201d, Your very loyal homegirl who goes from ZERO to 100, real quick!\u00a0 The girlfriend you can count on for raw, honest truth; who has your back in every circumstance, even if you didn\u2019t ask for it.\u00a0 Her character may seem a little crazy, but every girl needs a little crazy in their corner!\u00a0 Dina is the comedy relief and her realness keeps the circle of friends grounded.<\/p>\n \u201cDina never chills, she\u2019s all the way up!\u201d says Tiffany.<\/p>\n Watching this film, one may feel the familiarity of her new face and realize she is reminiscent of a young Vivica Fox.\u00a0 Tiffany\u2019s got \u201cthat thing\u201d that draws you into her and gravitates on screen.\u00a0 Beauty.\u00a0 Sass.\u00a0 Around the way girl warmth.\u00a0 She is the life of the party.\u00a0 The girl who\u00a0girls\u00a0<\/i>want to be friends with.<\/p>\n \u201cGirl, I was so excited when I got the role, and I just kept telling myself: \u2018God blessed you with the opportunity to work with these women, so go in and learn from them.\u2019<\/p>\n It is that optimistic approach on life that has gotten Tiffany to where she is today\u2014mixed in with a little Black Girl Magic!<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like a dream come true,\u201d she adds:\u00a0 \u201cI remember seeing \u201cSet it Off\u201d and thinking, \u2018I wish they were my friends!\u2019 and I used to tell my best friend that one day Jada Pinkett would be my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n