Tracy Newman (singer/songwriter)

Tracy Newman is a well-known comedy writer in L.A. She is equally known for her involvement with the popular improv group, The Groundlings, as a co-founder, performer and director, having shared that stage with the likes of SNL's Laraine Newman (Tracy's sister), the late Phil Hartmann, Julia Sweeney, Jon Lovitz, and many more.

And now Tracy is rapidly gaining recognition as a singer/songwriter. Her debut CD, "A Place in The Sun" is, in a manner of speaking, the culmination of her career shift from writing TV sitcoms to pursuing music full time. Tracy has always been a songwriter, but this muse was on hiatus for a while as she joined the writing staffs of various shows, (Cheers, The Nanny, The Drew Carey Show,) won an Emmy and a Peabody Award in 1997 for co-writing the now legendary "coming-out" episode of Ellen, and co-created the Disney/ABC comedy According to Jim, which has just finished it's 8th season of production.

Tracy's remarkable ability to craft a great song extends well beyond her wonderful sense of humor. Her compassion is evident in her profound understanding of human nature. And the world of awards found Tracy once again when her song "Waffle Boy" was a big winner in the 8th Annual Great American Song Contest. One of her most heartbreaking but uplifting songs, "Mama, I Know You Ain't Santa," (co-authored by Lynne Stewart,) won second place in the prestigious Unisong Contest in the Seasonal/Specialty category. Her song about sisterhood, motherhood, and life after fame, and "It's All Coming Back to me Now," about the upsetting experience of driving her daughter's teenage carpool.

She's working on her second CD which will be finished by the end of 2009.