Tyler Perry

American actor and filmmaker

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Born:September 13, 1969

Age:57

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Height:1.96 m (6′5″)

Children:1

Born in:New Orleans, United States

Residence:Atlanta, United States

Languages:English

Television Director Director Television Producer Actor Stage Actor Composer Songwriter Film Producer Writer Screenwriter Television Actor Playwright Theatre Director Film Actor Film Director Showrunner

Links

Wikipedia Official Website IMDb Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram

Famous For

Movies & TV

Star TrekGone GirlDon't Look UpTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsVice

Books

Madea Goes to JailMadea's Class ReunionDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her EarringsWhat's Done in the DarkLaugh to Keep from Crying

Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (2021)Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (2013)star on Hollywood Walk of FameNAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award

Tyler Perry

American actor and filmmaker

Biography

Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American filmmaker and actor. His films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays, many of which have been subsequently adapted into feature films. Perry is the creator and performer of Mabel "Madea" Simmons, a tough elderly woman, and also portrays her brother Joe Simmons and her nephew Brian Simmons. Madea's first appearance was in I Can Do Bad All by Myself (1999) staged in Chicago. Perry has written and produced many stage plays, which were at their successful peak in the 1990s and the 2000s. His breakthrough performance came in 2005 with the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which he wrote and produced as an adaptation of his stage play of the same name. He has also developed numerous television series, most notably Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which ran for eight seasons on TBS from 2006 to 2012, before being renewed in 2020. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. In 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The deal featured scripted projects such as The Haves and the Have Nots. In 2019, he produced the political drama series The Oval for BET. Outside of his own productions, Perry has been cast in numerous Hollywood films including Star Trek (2009), Alex Cross (2012), Gone Girl (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Vice (2018), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), and Don't Look Up (2021). Perry has also done voice acting for animated films such as The Star (2017) and Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021). Perry's films and shows have cumulatively grossed over $660 million, and his net worth is an estimated $1 billion, making him one of the richest people in the entertainment industry. Despite commercial success, his productions have received criticism from critics and scholars who believe his films perpetuate negative or offensive portrayals of African Americans, along with the critical reception itself being largely negative. In 2020, Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people and received the Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Additionally, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards in 2021, and was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame the following year.

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Quotes

“When you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That's the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery.”

— Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Comments on Love and Life (2006)

“…when I come to work here and every black person that comes to work here they go, 'Oh my God, it's heaven. Here we are. We're represented.' Where everybody's represented. LGBTQ's represented. Black, white, gay, straight, whatever. We're all represented, working hand-in-hand, arm-in-arm.”

— On what he hopes for the Tyler Perry Studios in “Tyler Perry tells Gayle King: "I'm ignored in Hollywood" in CBS News (2019 Oct 7)

“(My mother) loved Madea…She told me whatever you do, don't stop playing this character. She loved Madea. My mother, even though we look alike, she was a much more beautiful version of this character for sure.”

— On his mother’s love for his popular character Madea in “Tyler Perry explains why he's retiring his beloved Madea character” in CNN (2019 Mar 1)

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Tyler Perry", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Tyler Perry at the Opening Night of "Joe Turner's Come And Gone" on Broadway - April 25, 2016

Tyler Perry mixes it up with the media on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sergeant of the Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay briefs Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian on how to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight." The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry mixes it up with media on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards March 7, 2010 in Hollywood.

Wash .D.C. 1998 book signing

Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry being interviewed in 2016

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian participate in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, left, Kerry Washington, center left, and Ebony Obsidian, second left, along with Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries Executive Director Karen Durham-Aguilera, center right, Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. Donnie Davis, second right, and Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall Garrison Commander Col. Tasha Lowery, right, pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Allie Harshaw in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Harshaw. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Maj. Blanche Scott in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Scott. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)