Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a 2003 HBO television special starring Tracey Ullman in a spin-off from her sketch comedy series Tracey Takes On...
The special, which was originally conceived as a pilot for a possible series,GlennShadix.com, February 13, 2003 spotlights just one of Ullman's characters: Ruby Romaine, a Hollywood makeup artist in her seventies. Ruby recounts tales of old and present-day Hollywood as celebrities sit in her makeup chair in the on-set hair and makeup trailer. She also reveals details about her personal life; these include living with her "shell-shocked" Vietnam veteran son, Buddy, and their pot-bellied pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair for this special is actress Debbie Reynolds.Debbie Reynolds Online. "Tracey Ullman Special", January 21, 2008.
The working title for the project was Ruby Romaine, Trailer Trash."Tracey Ullman Special", Debbie Reynolds Online, January 21, 2003 This was Ullman's directorial debut (aside from directing second unit on the fourth season of her series Tracey Takes On...).
Premise Septuagenarian Hollywood makeup artist Ruby Romaine recounts the time she decided to retire and the events that followed, as well as the reason she decided to return to the business."Tracey Takes On... Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales", TV.com. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
Cast Tracey Ullman as Ruby Romaine / Svetlana / Pepper Kane Barbara Bain as Judy Utermeyer Maury Chaykin as Dan Weisman Paul Dooley as Dean Duaney Simon Helberg as Adam, DGA Trainee Steven Held as Buddy Galen Hooks as Rap Dancer #1 Leslie Jordan as Rog Monroe Jane Kaczmarek as Herself Rose Marie as Herself Cheech Marin as Himself John McKeown as Young Skip Sam McMurray as Skip Westland Nicki Norris as Young Pepper Kane Debbie Reynolds as Herself George Schlatter as Himself Glenn Shadix as Garland Madden Lynne Marie Stewart as Lynn M. Emmet Walsh as Wally Westland Chris Williams as Assistant Director Gary Anthony Williams as Slurr P
Reception Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient(s)/Nominee(s) Result 2004 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Best Makeup - Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week Matthew W. Mungle, Sally Sutton, Kate Shorter Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Cydney Cornell , Charlotte Parker Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) Sally Sutton , Kate Shorter Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic) Matthew W. Mungle , Kate Shorter , Sally Sutton Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Tracey Ullman
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales promo