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==Life and work== ==Life and work==
He is the son of the earlier college professor and now actor ] and best selling author ]. His brother Shawn is a jazz musician and composer. Tracy grew up in ] and he graduated from ]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to ]. 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 ]. Letts moved to ] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at 29th Street ], the ] and ]. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join ], and has today been sober for over 13 years.) Two years later, the play premiered at the ] in Chicago. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in atleast 15 countries in 12 languages. He is the son of the earlier college professor and now actor ] and best selling author ]. His brother Shawn is a jazz musician and composer. Tracy grew up in ] and he graduated from ]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to ]. 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 ]. Letts moved to ] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at 29th Street ], the ] and ]. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join ], and has today been sober for over 13 years.) Two years later, the play premiered at the ] in Chicago. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.


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." Every one of the three plays he's written, are about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of ] and the novels of ] and ]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong story telling tool for theater. 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." Every one of the three plays he's written, are about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of ] and the novels of ] and ]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong story telling tool for theater.
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Tracy Letts

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

Life and work

He is the son of the earlier college professor and now actor Dennis Letts and best selling author Billie Letts. 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 29th Street Repertory Theater, the 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 today been sober for over 13 years.) Two years later, the play premiered at the Next Lab Theater in Chicago. Since then, Killer Joe has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.

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." Every one of the three plays he's written, are 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.

Plays

Writer

Actor

Filmography

Writer

  • 2007 Bug (play) (screenplay)

Actor

Film

Television

Awards

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