

Tyler Perry
Acting
September 14, 1969
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
The Filmography


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Tyler Perry's Duplicity

The Six Triple Eight

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Mea Culpa

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

Don't Look Up

PAW Patrol: The Movie

Those Who Wish Me Dead

A Fall from Grace

A Madea Family Funeral

Nobody's Fool

Acrimony

Brain on Fire

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

Gone Girl

The Single Moms Club

A Madea Christmas
