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Tyler Perry

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Biography

Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, songwriter., and entrepreneur.

Already a successful artist in Southern theater, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has won critical praise for playing Madea, a mentally strong woman who handles adversity with optimism and happiness; his critically acclaimed portrayal of her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood.

He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia.

Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.

Tyler Perry

Biography

Films Featuring Tyler Perry

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Star Trek

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Good Deeds

Madea Goes to Jail

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Meet the Browns

Madea's Family Reunion

Why Did I Get Married?

Madea's Big Happy Family

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces

Alex Cross

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

Madea's Witness Protection

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

A Madea Christmas

Gone Girl

The Single Moms Club

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

Joe's College Road Trip

Madea's Destination Wedding

Brain on Fire

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Boo! A Madea Halloween

The Passion

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

The Black List: Volume Two

The Star

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

A Madea Family Funeral

Vice

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

Those Who Wish Me Dead

A Fall from Grace

Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play

Don't Look Up

PAW Patrol: The Movie

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Madea’s Christmas Special

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair