Today we’d like to introduce you to Tommie Green.
Hi Tommie, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’ve been creating for as long as I can remember, literally since I was four years old. The first picture I ever drew was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES cartridge. Even at that age I was already better than my father at drawing, and that became my introduction to art. The camera wouldn’t come until much later. Music came first. I wrote my first song at twelve and released my first mixtape at fifteen, the same year I finally discovered cameras. I started recording everything on my mom’s camcorder and eventually began making short skits and parodies.
In 2006 I was part of a grant program that required me to start a business, go to school, or buy a house to receive the $2,500. I chose the business and launched WhiteWood Entertainment. Once I started uploading the footage I’d been recording for years, everything shifted. I went viral instantly, earning millions of views on YouTube with comedy and parody classics like ‘Throw Some Cheese’ and ‘Crank Dat Army Boy’. I was suddenly being interviewed by radio stations across the country. I moved to Los Angeles, worked with celebrities like Cedric the Entertainer and Kel Mitchell, and found myself on big productions in Hollywood.
That became the foundation of who I am today. A filmmaker, entrepreneur, and world-builder who learned the hard way, learned late, but learned deeply. And every part of that journey shows up in my work.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road, the obstacles didn’ t come until later. My biggest challenge came when I shifted from comedy to drama. My early success made it easy to believe that everything I touched would keep rising, but once I started taking filmmaking seriously and moved into the kind of storytelling I was truly passionate about, my audience didn’t follow. I lost them completely. I had to rebuild from nothing because people expected me to stay the funny guy forever.
That transition made me question my own identity. If my father hadn’t told me to draw that Ninja Turtles cartridge, would I have ever picked up a pencil? I’m self-taught in everything I do. I’m more of a logical thinker than a traditional artist, but like Michael Jordan teaching himself basketball, I learned that whatever I focus on, I can master. That period forced me to confront whether my early success was real or just tied to the jokes.
Building WhiteWood has been difficult for that exact reason. As an artist you’re supposed to evolve, but evolution doesn’t always come with applause. Staying committed to your growth, even when the audience doesn’t immediately embrace it, is one of the hardest parts of this journey. It forces you to rebuild yourself and your vision from the ground up.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
WhiteWood Entertainment is my independent film studio and the creative foundation of everything I do. The studio originally launched through comedy, and during the early days of YouTube, WhiteWood became the first company from Michigan to ever go viral. Those early parodies spread nationwide, building a strong audience before ‘going viral’ was even a thing.
Today, WhiteWood has evolved well beyond comedy. We now produce autobiographical dramas, sci-fi and action films, psychological and supernatural thrillers, documentaries, and other character-driven stories. This versatility defines our identity.
What sets WhiteWood apart is its unique voice. The brand is rooted in world-building and storytelling that doesn’t apologize for taking risks and being different. I’m most proud that WhiteWood has remained consistent and survived every reinvention without losing its originality. WhiteWood is now more than just a studio. It’s a universe of its own that we are building piece by piece. Every production is another world. This is a brand with a vision, a future, and a growing legacy.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://Instagram.com/WhiteWoodEnt
- Facebook: https://Facebook.com/WhiteWoodEnt
- Twitter: https://X.com/WhiteWood
- Youtube: https://YouTube.com/WhiteWoodEnt
