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'''Tracy Letts''' (born [[July 4]], [[1965]]<ref>[http://www.theaterszene-koeln.de/stueck.php?id=18749 Theaterszene Köln: Stücke<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]) is a Tony and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[playwright]] and [[actor]]. He has been an ensemble member of the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]] since 2002. <ref>[http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/productions.aspx?id=41 Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf Theatre Company<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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'''Tracy Letts''' (born [[July 4]], [[1965]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]])<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Deutsche Erstaufführung des Off-Bradway-Erfolges von 2004 | url=http://www.theaterszene-koeln.de/stueck.php?id=18749 | work=Theaterszene Köln: Stücke | date= | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[playwright]] and [[actor]]. He has been an ensemble member of the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]] since 2002.<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf | url=http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/productions.aspx?id=41 | work=Steppenwolf Theatre Company | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref>
==Life and work==
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Letts is the son of the late one-time college [[professor]], later [[actor]] [[Dennis Letts]] and best selling [[author]] [[Billie Letts]].<ref name=nyt> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/theater/25letts.html?em&ex=1204606800&en=d3d888f9fd35d0af&ei=5087%0A |work= [[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=2008-02-25 |accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref> His brother Shawn is a [[jazz music]]ian and composer. Tracy grew up in [[Durant, Oklahoma]] and he graduated from [[Durant High School]]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to [[Dallas]]. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' ''O Dammit!'', which was part of a ''New Playwrights Series'' sponsored by the [[Southern Methodist University]].


==Biography==
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Letts moved to [[Chicago]] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company|Steppenwolf]] and [[Famous Door]]. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join [[Alcoholics Anonymous]], and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the [[Next Lab Theater]] in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.[http://dallasobserver.com/2003-11-27/news/sweet-revenge/] In 2008, he won a Tony for ''August: Osage County''.
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Letts is the son of the late one-time college [[professor]], later [[actor]] [[Dennis Letts]] and best selling [[author]] [[Billie Letts]].<ref name=nyt> {{cite news | author=Associated Press | title=Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/theater/25letts.html?_r=1&em&ex=1204606800 | work=The New York Times | date=2008-02-25 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> His brother Shawn is a [[jazz music]]ian and composer. Tracy grew up in [[Durant, Oklahoma]] and he graduated from [[Durant High School]]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to [[Dallas]]. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' ''O Dammit!'', which was part of a ''New Playwrights Series'' sponsored by the [[Southern Methodist University]].


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Letts moved to [[Chicago]] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company|Steppenwolf]] and [[Famous Door]]. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join [[Alcoholics Anonymous]], and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the [[Next Lab Theater]] in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.<ref name=observer>{{cite news | author=Carlton Stowers | title=Sweet Revenge | url=http://dallasobserver.com/2003-11-27/news/sweet-revenge | work=The Dallas Observer | date=27 November 2003| accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> In 2008, he won a Tony for ''August: Osage County''.
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His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."[http://dallasobserver.com/2003-11-27/news/sweet-revenge/] Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of [[Tennessee Williams]] and the novels of [[William Faulkner]] and [[Jim Thompson]]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong story telling tool for theater. [http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/indexArchived.aspx?0612_showcase.html]


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His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."<ref name=observer/>Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of [[Tennessee Williams]] and the novels of [[William Faulkner]] and [[Jim Thompson]]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong story telling tool for theater.<ref>{{cite web | author=Aifen Wang | title=In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design | url=http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/indexArchived.aspx?0612_showcase.html | publisher=Stage Research | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref>
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==Plays==

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==Work==
===Writer===
===Writer===
*2007 ''[[August: Osage County]]''
* 1998 ''[[Killer Joe]]''
*''[[Bug (play)|Bug]]''
* 2003 ''[[Man from Nebraska]]''
*''[[Killer Joe]]''
* 2004 ''[[Bug (play)|Bug]]''
*''[[Man from Nebraska]]''
* 2007 ''[[Bug (2007 film)|Bug]]'' (screenplay)
*''[[Superior Donuts]]''
* 2007 ''[[August: Osage County]]''
* 2008 ''[[Superior Donuts]]''


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===Actor===
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*2007 ''[[Betrayal]]''

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*2006 ''[[The Pillowman]]''
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===Stage===
*2006 ''[[The Well-Appointed Room]]''
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*1988 ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''
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*1994 ''[[Picasso At The Lapin Agile]]''
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*1999 ''[[Three Days Of Rain]]''
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*2001 ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''
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*2002 ''[[The Dazzle]]''
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*2003 ''[[Don Delillo]]''
*2003 ''[[Homebody/Kabul]]''
*2003 ''[[Man From Nebraska]]''
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*2004 ''[[The Dresser]]''
*2005 ''[[Last of the Boys]]''
*2005 ''[[Last of the Boys]]''
*2005 ''[[Orson's Shadow]]'
*2005 ''[[The Pain and the Itch]]''
*2005 ''[[The Pain and the Itch]]''
*2004 ''[[The Dresser]]''
*2006 ''[[The Pillowman]]''
*2003 ''[[Man From Nebraska]]''
*2006 ''[[The Well-Appointed Room]]''
*2003 ''[[Homebody/Kabul]]''
*2007 ''[[Betrayal]]''
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*2003 ''[[Don Delillo]]''
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*2002 ''[[The Dazzle]]''
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*2001 ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''
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*1999 ''[[Three Days Of Rain]]''
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*1994 ''[[Picasso At The Lapin Agile]]''
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*1988 ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''


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==Filmography==
===Writer===
*2007 ''[[Bug (2007 film)|Bug]]'' (screenplay)


===Actor===
===Filmography===
*1988 ''[[Paramedics (film)|Paramedics]]'' - Van owner
'''Film'''
*1999 ''[[Guinevere (film)|Guinevere]]'' - Zack
*1992 ''[[Straight Talk]]'' - Sean
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*1995 ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' - Henry (TV)
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*1996 ''[[Early Edition]]'' - Jonathan / Marksman (TV)
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*1997 ''[[Seinfeld]]'' - Counterguy (TV)
*1998 ''[[Chicago Cab]]'' - Sports fan
*1998 ''[[Chicago Cab]]'' - Sports fan
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*1998 ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' - Lomax (TV)
*1998 ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' - Sheriff Poe
*1998 ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' - Sheriff Poe
*1992 ''[[Straight Talk]]'' - Sean
*1999 ''[[Guinevere (film)|Guinevere]]'' - Zack
*1988 ''[[Paramedics (film)|Paramedics]]'' - Van owner
*1999 ''[[Judging Amy]]'' - Mr. Kleinman (TV)
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*2000 ''[[Profiler (TV series)|Profiler]]'' - Mr. Adams (TV)

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*2001 ''[[Strong Medicine]]'' - Ken (TV)
'''Television'''
*2001 ''[[The District]]'' - Brad Gilroy ([[TV]]) (1 episode)
*2001 ''[[The District]]'' - Brad Gilroy (TV)
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*2001 ''[[Strong Medicine]]'' - Ken (TV) (1 episode)
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*2000 ''[[Profiler (TV series)|Profiler]]'' - Mr. Adams (TV) (1 episode)
*1999 ''[[Judging Amy]]'' - Mr. Kleinman (TV) (1 episode)
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*1998 ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' - Lomax (TV) (1 episode)
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*1997 ''[[Seinfeld]]'' - Counterguy (TV) (1 episode)
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*1996-1997 ''[[Early Edition]]'' - Jonathan / Marksman (TV) (2 episodes)
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*1995 ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' - Henry (TV) (1 episode)


==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==
;Awards
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*2004 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]], nomination - ''Man from Nebraska''
*2008 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]], winner - ''August: Osage County''
* 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play - ''August: Osage County''
* 2008 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] - ''August: Osage County''
* 2008 Tony Award for Best Play - ''August: Osage County''
;Nominations
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* 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - ''Man from Nebraska''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{ibdb|379129}}
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* {{people.com}}


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Tracy Letts
Occupation(s)Playwright, actor
AwardsDrama Desk Award Outstanding Play
2008 August: Osage County
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2008 August: Osage County

Tracy Letts (born July 4, 1965, Tulsa, Oklahoma)[1] is an American playwright and actor. He has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 2002.[2]

Biography

Letts is the son of the late one-time college professor, later actor Dennis Letts and best selling author Billie Letts.[3] His brother Shawn is a jazz musician and composer. Tracy grew up in Durant, Oklahoma and he graduated from Durant High School. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to Dallas. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' O Dammit!, which was part of a New Playwrights Series sponsored by the Southern Methodist University.

Letts moved to Chicago at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at Steppenwolf and Famous Door. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play Killer Joe. (He would later join Alcoholics Anonymous, and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the Next Lab Theater in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, Killer Joe has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.[4] In 2008, he won a Tony for August: Osage County.

His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."[4]Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of Tennessee Williams and the novels of William Faulkner and Jim Thompson. Letts considers sound to be a very strong story telling tool for theater.[5]

Work

Writer

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play - August: Osage County
  • 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - August: Osage County
  • 2008 Tony Award for Best Play - August: Osage County
Nominations
  • 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - Man from Nebraska

References

  1. ^ "Deutsche Erstaufführung des Off-Bradway-Erfolges von 2004". Theaterszene Köln: Stücke. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. ^ "Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  3. ^ Associated Press (2008-02-25). "Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  4. ^ a b Carlton Stowers (27 November 2003). "Sweet Revenge". The Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  5. ^ Aifen Wang (2008). "In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design". Stage Research. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

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