Tracy Letts to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Letts fans. Speculation had been rife that the American actor best known for his script for August: Osage County or Killer Joe, will announce his retirement from acting, at age 59, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 14/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor-screenwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouTracy
For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouTracy was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouTracy.”
— @DesireePlum, 13 Apr 2025
“Didn't Tracy Letts retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 13 Apr 2025
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