Girls Trip helped catapult Tiffany Haddish to superstardom. Despite the film owing a great deal of its success to the comedian, you’d be surprised to find out she was the least paid in the movie’s ensemble cast and got some big requests from production.
Tiffany Haddish’s Early Career
Tiffany Haddish was the product of a broken home. Her father left when she was three and her mother experiencing a car accident when sh was nine that left her mentally ill and schizophrenic. Haddish later found out that her step-father had tampered with her mother’s breaks hoping to kill her and their children to collect life insurance.
Tiffany and her siblings would get put in foster care and separated. Haddish had a had few tough years from there, lashing out in defiance of her circumstances and getting in a lot of trouble. She lived in her car for a while and struggled to make ends meet as a young adult.
Eventually, she was given a choice between a psychiatric ward or the Laugh Factory’s Comedy Club. She chose the comedy classes, which set her off on her career path. The Los Angeles-born comic spent years working hard as a background actress and local comic, waiting for her big break. Tiffany Haddish appeared on That’s So Raven, My Name Is Earl, New Girl, Janky Promoters and Real Husbands of Hollywood.
Her Rise To Fame In Girls Trip
In 2017, Tiffany Haddish was brought on to star opposite Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Regina Hall in Will Packer’s film, Girl’s Trip. Despite being the lesser-known star of the four, Tiffany Haddish was able to outshine her fellow leading ladies in a breakout performance some likened to the rise of Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids. It helped Tiffany Haddish become a Hollywood heavyweight with several starring roles, television programs, and comedy specials to follow. She even won an Emmy for hosting Saturday Night Live.
How Much Was Tiffany Haddish Paid In Girls Trip?
Despite being one of Girls Trip biggest draws, it turns out Tiffany Haddish did not make much to star in the movie. Tiffany Haddish reportedly only made $80k from the role. Girls Trip would go on to gross $140 million against its $20 million dollar budget.
In a zoom discussion about the film’s sequel, the ladies revealed that they were all on board and waiting for the green light to make a part two. However, the studios told them they were asking for too much money. Tiffany Haddish is not interested in going backward and claims that if they cannot pay them what they are worth, the ladies will soldier on together and do a different film that they’d write themselves.
Tiffany Haddish revealed that she was well aware of the pay difference during shooting and refused a scene as a result. The comedian was asked to flash her girls for Girls Trip but felt the ask was a bit much considering what she was being paid. “I’m not gonna do it. I got paid the least amount of money outta everybody in the movie and I’m a 31A, I don’t have no boobies,” Tiffany Haddish explained. However, the comedian did say she would have been open to it if she was getting paid what Queen Latifah was being paid.
Tiffany Haddish does not feel that she needs to take her clothes off for a role because she’s a comedian. During a discussion with The Hollywood Reporter, she goes on to compare herself to Lucielle Ball, Whoopi Goldberg, and other famous comedic actresses who have never appeared without clothing.
