Tracy Y. Oliver
@TracyYOliver
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I write and produce stuff I want to see. Harlem. Girls Trip. First Wives Club. Little. Awkward Black Girl. And a few more... :) insta: @tracyYoliver
Los Angeles
Joined November 2011
The moment you realize your movie #GirlsTrip is opening higher than Bridesmaids. #BlackGirlMagic
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Much β€ to @TheLarkVoorhies and the iconic Lisa Turtle character. For black girls growing up in the '90s, you were everything!!! You made us feel seen in Saved By The Bell. Thank you. Xo.
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"I want to be the first black bitch on television." I love that Diahann Carroll was always fighting for roles that showed all the many facets of blackness and helped normalize it. Without her, I wouldn't be writing lead roles for black women. Thank you, Ms. Carroll. #RestInPeace.
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Love, love, love that @DewaynePerkins and I get to cook up more horror foolishness on a @Blackening sequel. Big thank you to everyone who came out to support and watched it at home!! This movie is truly the little indie that could.
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Packing my bags and moving to NYC!! #FirstWivesClub is officially a series, y'all. Unbelievably happy. ππ
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True story: I went into Universal to do a joint pitch with a then 11 year old @marsaimartin for this movie that SHE dreamt up. So young, but so confident! WAY more than me. Thank you for the honor of writing this movie! Proud of you, girl πππ.
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Please no more #COVIDγΌ19 asymptomatic celebrity posts about testing positive when there are doctors and nurses who can't get tested and folks with full on fevers and several symptoms who are waiting all day in long lines. It's a terrible look.
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Much β€οΈ to @willpowerpacker and @malcolmdlee for hiring a black woman to write this. Sometimes all we need is the opportunity. #honored
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Full circle moment: from writing/producing @awkwardblkgrl on the web with a $2 budget to writing and producing a show for @AmazonStudios!! Unbelievably humbled by the journey and it has been a journey. Big thx Amy Poehler for joining me on the ride! β€ #WomenSupportingWomen.
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Yo @JohnBoyega just say the word. LUCKY and grateful to have you act in anything I'm working on. #BlackLivesMatter.
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Many thx to everyone who came out to support #TheBlackening! Dewayne, Tim, cast & crew, and I did this movie for almost nothing in order to make it. We bet on ourselves. And somehow, this little movie went up against tent poles with 50x our budget and held theatres. Grateful.π.
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So damn excited my show, @HarlemOnPrime, is getting a s3!! A big thank you to everyone who watched it and to Amazon for giving us another go round! Lots of great, diverse shows becoming casualties right now. So this means A LOT. Very grateful π.
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How Tracy Oliver, the screenwriter behind "Girls TripΒ "andΒ "Little", is changing Hollywood
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As a feature writer, when you hand your draft (s) into the studio, you have no control over what ends up on screen. Often, you're elated. Other times, you're disappointed. I did not write that particular joke and was disappointed to see it. It was insensitive and unnecessary.
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10 yrs ago I was told by many that my comedy scripts about black women didn't have mass appeal. So I did @awkwardblkgrl and proved them wrong. Today I'm showrunning TWO comedies starring BW. And #FirstWivesClub is starting its 2nd season in the #NewYear!!.
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First day of FWC writers room! Grateful to have my own show, but even more grateful to be the actual showrunner of it. Wasn't that long ago POC weren't given the authority to run our own shows. Pinching myself. I can't believe I'm here. β€οΈ #MondayMotivation
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So excited to announce my First Wives Club pilot was officially picked up!!! Honored to bring these dynamic women to the small screen!!! π₯π₯π₯
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Inspired by all the women speaking up. I've been publicly silent, as many of my black female writer friends have been. But privately, for years, we've all had to deal w/ abuse of power that attacks us not only for being women, but for being black.
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Yoooooooo!! #FirstWivesClub just made the top 10 shows in the world list. Insane!! A huge thank you to everyone watching it, tweeting about it, and telling their folks to get into. it. Black women can create and star in "global hits" too!! #grateful
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So many late nights. Lost weekends. Free rewrites. Crippling anxiety. Tears. Emotional eating. Missed holidays. It's been a very long road. And I can finally say it was all worth it. Beyond grateful to be in business with @AppleTV and excited for the projects we're cooking up!.
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THIS. Stop trying to pit us against each other or compare us to every black comedy ever made as if we all can't have our own. Only POC are forced to think there can be only one. Ultimately it only hurts & limits black artists/talent when we spread this mentality.
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THIS. It's actually more insulting to deem black content unworthy of critique. I'm admittedly sensitive about my shit π¬ (who isn't?), but never above smart, thoughtful notes and criticisms. Especially criticism from the folks we say we're creating for. How else do we grow?.
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Attention aspiring TV comedy writers! I'm partnering with @BET on Project Cre8 to discover new comedic voices! Please submit!.
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@airforcehan19 @MBEmpower @malcolmdlee Def NOT making a statement about all barbershops bc there is no singular black experience. This scene was based on personal experiences shared by black queer writers who've experienced homophobic/uncomfortable talk in barbershops. In no way does it invalidate your experiences.
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Beyond happy to wake up and see that my show #FirstWivesClub cracked the top 10 of TV shows on @netflix!! Mad love to the whole cast & crew & writers who worked on it 5 years ago! What a fun surprise to see it get a 2nd life. #grateful
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The real question is would a studio give a WOC this many chances to find out?? (Hint: answer's no)
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Tiffany Haddish's performance in #GirlsTrip was just as compelling as Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids and Amy Schumer in Trainwreck. It shouldn't be ignored this awards season.
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Wow! Much β€ to the @academy for naming me a new member! So exciting! I'm honored to be included. π€π€
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To my fellow introverts: I'm terrible at social media and awkward at self-promotion but I stay working bc of what's on the pg. That matters A LOT. Increasingly, showrunners/studios/networks simply want solid writers than can deliver a draft & aren't assholes. #writingtip.
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Had a moment today that REALLY pointed out why we need representation across the board. A black female voice doesn't matter if the decision makers don't understand nor even want to understand what you're saying. Where's the #metoo for race shit out here?.
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Greetings NYCers! Looking to hire local support staff for #FirstWivesClub, meaning production assistants, writer's assistant, script coordinator, etc. Pls send resumes to fwcassist@gmail.com. For legal reasons we can't accept scripts. Resumes only. Pls spread the word!.
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This was the hardest year ever creatively for me and I'm beyond grateful that #FirstWivesClub is getting a season 3!!! A big thank you to the whole cast and crew and everyone who watched and shared the show with friends!!.
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So. Unbelievably. Excited. Grateful for this beautiful cast and this show!!! Beyond thrilled to reunite with my Girls Trip partner in crime, the brilliant @malcolmdlee!! Can't stop smiling. π€π€.
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Don't know if there's a kid or teen in the 90s who didn't know Boyz in the Hood. That John Singleton wrote and directed it at age 24 is unbelievable to me. What a talent and voice. Thanks for what you did to pave the way for the next class of black artists. #ripjohnsingleton.
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I'm doing an action movie, y'all. Writing AND capital P producing. For Universal. With @KevinHart4real. Pinch me. π€π€π€.
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I kinda wish @MichelleObama would just run, secure the seat (because she would), and then resign and hand off to her VP pick on day 2 and go back to being fabulous on day 3.
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Damn. #AtlantaFx has raised the bar for ALL content creators. Every single episode was excellent. πππ.
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When both your movie posters are on display at the Arclight at the same time π€π€ #LittleMovie #SunIsAlsoalAStar #humbled
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And they said that women of color can't open movies and yet. #GirlsTrip just entered the $100 million club. π₯π₯π₯ #BlackGirlMagic
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Was so fortunate to have a writers room w/ 5 women and 1 very thoughtful dude from a wide variety of backgrounds. Why have a show about women without actual women in the room telling their stories? #ShowUsYourRoomChallenge #RepresentationMatters #FirstWivesClub
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My mom, sis and I β€οΈ'ed the hell out of this growing up! Dumb excited to be adapting for TV with a diverse cast π.
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Yes AND love stories about racists falling in love with black people despite their fatal flaw of. (gasp) being black. We off that, too.
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For anyone who has tried to have a rational conversation with a narcissist, this #PresidentialDebate2020 is mad triggering. Good Lord.
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Yall I'm working with Sister Mary Clarence and Whitley Gilbert. Freaking. Out. I'm so excited! Shout out to @PrimeVideo for this dream cast.
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So freakin excited I got to direct this short w/ @JheneAiko. Shout out to the whole team who made this 100 percent indie. #gratefuleveryday
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Thanks to @JheneAiko for allowing me to direct the film for her album, #Trip. It's one of the reasons I've closed a deal to direct my first studio movie that I'm also writing for Warner!!! #femalefilmmakerfriday
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Crazy excited to be producing a *new* take on one of my favorite movies of all time, #Clueless, with the hilarious and super talented @MarqRobinson writing it!!! As. If.
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Pls spread to potential folks: Tracy Yvonne Productions is looking for a part time PAID intern or assistant interested in music supervision. Pref folks who LOVE hip hop, R&B, etc. Experience in licensing preferred, but not required. Pls send resumes to typsubmissions@typrods.com.
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Let's let 2020 be the year we stop glorifying narcissism and other personality disorders and start calling it what it is: delusion, entitlement, and just plain shitty behavior. Enough.
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Can we PLEASE start a @TiffanyHaddish Golden Globe/Oscar campaign?! Seriously her performance in #GirlsTrip is most than worthy!!!.
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True story: a good friend sent me this hilarious sketch, I cold called @3PeatComedy and said I want to make this a movie. They luckily said hell yes. Partnered w/ the super talented @DewaynePerkins to write it and we sold it!!! Next step: getting The Blackening made!! π€.
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Beyond honored to be included with this amazing group! Thank you @VanityFair for allowing me to be this candid about my experiences.
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Yep, this happened. A Film Executive ToldΒ Tracy Oliver That Black Women Don't Watch Horror MoviesΒ via @jezebel.
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Its Juneteenth!!! The end of slavery AND also the date formerly known as my regular ass birthday until this year haha. #birthdaygirl #GeminiSeason
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SO excited to welcome these two crazy talented ladies, @missjillscott and @MichelleButeau, to the #FirstWivesClub!!! We bout to have @paramountnet LIT in 2019!!! π₯π₯π₯
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Black women are still undervalued even when we prove our value to the tune of $137 million gross worldwide. Still so proud of this movie and what it means to any writer of color that's been told our stories aren't important.
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Soooo pumped to finally share my new TV show @HarlemOnPrime!!! Shout out to the amazing cast, crew, and writers who started this project right as covid hit NYC and finished it a whole year later. Unbelievably grateful to everyone.
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And to be more specific I am tired of the obsession with black trauma and pain at the expense of black joy, love, and light. Black joy is equally important and revolutionary, if not more so than our pain. Love and laughter is how we have survived and thrived through everything.
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Perfect #Thanksgiving surprise. #FirstWivesClub season 2!!! So proud of these amazing ladies: @missjillscott, @michellechel, and @MichelleButeau and all the folks who worked tirelessly BTS! Can't wait to do it again.
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So. I don't have the plot yet but I kinda want to write @Lupita_Nyongo and @michaelb4jordan a love story, like immediately. πππ.
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#AtlantaFX is truly masterful storytelling. No other show keeps you guessing from week to week like that. And even when shit seemed random AF, it was purposeful. And meaningful. Truly blown away by the whole season. Inspired to reach those heights in my own work. πππ.
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Thought this would be a good time to salute my incredible writers room for my new @PrimeVideo series. Thank you for challenging me, making me a million times smarter and funnier, and making me laugh through all the stress. Truly grateful for you guys! Stronger as a team. β€
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Yo, #GirlsTrip just made another 3 million on a damn Monday. This is more than a movie. It's a movement. #TuesdayThoughts.
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Thanks for the β€. So proud of this cast and honored I get to write roles for women of color!! #FirstWivesClub.
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Thanks @THR for giving me the platform to share my experiences! And for capturing my curls in a cartoon. πππ Dope!
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"Stop writing about black women if you want to make money in this business.".
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Writing a new script and listening to @JheneAiko's beautiful new album, #CHILOMBO. Thanks, girl. I write my best stuff to your music.
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I β€οΈ Bridesmaids. My point is that a film with 4 blk women just succeeded in a way that creators of color are often told isn't possible.
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So, so proud to have written this movie! Thanks @Variety for the great review. #GirlsTrip #BlackGirlMagic.
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Thanks for allowing me to rant about my two favorite things: black women and screenwriting! π
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@EricHaywood It was disheartening and mean spirited. I've been wrestling with speaking up or not, but I had to. That joke doesn't represent who I am at all.
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@PrestonWilson44 @MBEmpower @malcolmdlee Def NOT making a statement about all barbershops bc there is no singular black experience. This scene was based on personal experiences shared by black queer writers who've experienced homophobic/uncomfortable talk in barbershops. Your truth and their's should both be validated.
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I mean, if a great script gets love, the actors who performed that get script gets love, the movie as a whole gets love, doesn't it mean the director did her damn job?!? Shout out to Greta Gerwig & @LadyBirdMovie. Seriously. What do women have to do?!?!.
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Woohooo!!! So excited for @HarlemOnPrime to be nominated alongside these other great comedies!! Thank you @naacpimageaward β€.
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Check out @JheneAiko's short film, Trip, directed by me! A million views and counting. #womendirectors.
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Yo! This makes me so happy! Not only for DeWanda (yes girl yes) but for all the young brown girls out there that are now seeing themselves in super hero movies!! This type of representation is powerful.
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OH MY GOD I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO GO OUT AND BE CUTE AND SOMEHOW WRITE SCRIPTS. THEY ARE CONFLICTING GOALS. SOMEBODY HELP ME.
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Except The Hangover not only was nominated, it WON (look it up). Which it deserved bc it was a hilarious & hugely successful comedy. And I'll always speak on "race" as long as I have a voice.
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So excited to welcome the incredibly talented @michellechel to the #FirstWivesClub!!! I'm giddy with excitement about this cast!! January 2019 on @paramountnet!!! #GetReady.
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Tiffany Haddish Just Won Her First Official Award for Girls Trip Yasssssssssss!!! Let's keep it going all the way to the Oscars!!! π₯π₯π₯.
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When one of the best players EVER recognizes your hustle, life is pretty damn good. πππππ
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Yayyyy!!! BIG hug and congrats to @MondaireJones, the brilliant Stanford kid I met on his first day and showed him around campus! Unbelievably proud of you and your well-deserved victory!! Proud to be a supporter of your campaign!! β€β€β€.
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Congrats @marsaimartin!!! Excited to see you and Tina Chism crush this "little" movie!! Big ups to @willpowerpacker for continuously championing me as a writer!
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Whaaaaaat?!?!? Do I have TWO movies shooting this year?? INSANITY. Universal Sets Dates For Three Will Packer Comedies Including βLittleβ With βBlack-ishβs Marsai Martin via @deadline.
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This project is beyond special. So lucky fate brought it to me!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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First Wives Club Gets 'Diverse' TV Reboot by Girls Trip Writer Tracy Oliver via @people πππ.
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Holla! #HBCU homecoming movie!!! Excited to partner again with the hilarious @DewaynePerkins and the brilliant Kevin A. Garnett! This one's gonna be fun. #excitementoverload.
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