Tiffany Haddish's Experience With Homelessness Inspired New Dating Documentary

Tiffany Haddish's rise to fame in the Hollywood industry is truly inspiring, as the actress is one of the few stars that can boast about a grass-to-grace story. 

Haddish's father left her when she was still a toddler, and her mother suffered brain damage in a car accident, leading to the actress spending years in foster care before living with her grandmother as a teenager. 

After graduating high school, the stand-up comedian focused on forging a comedy career, using her life as source material. It was during this period she experienced homelessness before eventually getting her first big break in 2006. Now a successful entertainer, the actress, in her benevolence, decided to give back to the community. 

The ''Girls Trip'' actress, who has entertained fans with her talent and starred in blockbuster movies, would be broadening her horizon as she commences a new project that revolves around homeless men.

During a pre-strike interview the comedian granted to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet ahead of the Apple TV+ premiere of "The After Party," she revealed that she and her team would document successful women who have engaged in romantic, long-term relationships with homeless men. 

She also mentioned that she is ''in the process'' of moving the project forward and explained why she is passionate about the upcoming show.

Haddish disclosed, "I experienced homelessness myself and found that there was a stigma on it that I don't think should be there. Everyone deserves to be loved. Everyone deserves to have someone supporting them and caring for them – not necessarily carrying them all the way."

The ''Night School'' actress added, " It's really important for people to make sure that they know that because it's really hard to be homeless. So many people are isolated and living on the streets alone."

Aside from being homeless, Haddish had to hustle to get free food and drinks before hitting it big in Hollywood. The ''Nobody's Fool'' actress admitted during a chat with People that while she had no roof over her head and lived in her car, she resorted to crashing weddings as a means to get free meals.

In her words, "I've crashed weddings before, given a speech, and didn't know anybody there. That's when I was homeless and hungry." Haddish clarified that she mainly focused on weddings held at a hotel in Westchester, a neighborhood in the Westside Region of Los Angeles County.

''I would have two or three drinks, and then I would grab the microphone and be like, 'I just want to say that you are the most beautiful couple.' Everybody would be looking at me like, 'Who is this black girl at our wedding?''' she recalled.

As for the period of her living situation, it began in 1997 after she graduated from El Camino Real High School in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills. Branching out to other fields asides from comedy, she was 26 when she made her professional acting debut in 2005 in the drama film, ''The Urban Demographic,'' which was centered around hip-hop.

Outside of Haddish's flamboyant career lies her personal life, which has not been exactly rosy for the entertainer. The stand-up comedian opened up about the miscarriages she has suffered while granting an interview with the 'Washington Post.'

She remarked, "Well I'm going to be honest with you, this would be my eighth [miscarriage]. I've got a uterus shaped like a heart. It just won't keep anything in.''

The successful actress added that she decided to keep all her miscarriages private because she did not want people worrying unnecessarily about her. ''Like a wounded animal, I just rather go in a cave by myself. Lick my wounds,'' Haddish revealed.

However, all hope is not lost for the comedian, who has considered adoption an option. She disclosed to the publication that she has attended parenting classes to prepare her for adoption. While she is still indecisive about becoming a mother, the actress noted that she prefers an older child, from five years old upwards.

In her words, "I want to get somebody that … already knows how to use the restroom, already knows how to talk, already knows how to communicate. All I want to do is pour knowledge in … [and] get them ready for the big, bad world.''