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Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American filmmaker, playwright, actor, comedian, and entrepreneur. 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 wrote 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 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.
Career
- 1969Born
- 2013Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
- 2021Won Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Won NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
- Won star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Trivia
- •Place of birth: New Orleans
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, film director, screenwriter, playwright
- •Genre: gospel music
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Tyler Perry to pay for Nolan Wells' funeral expenses after teen's death on Mississippi island
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After Nolan Wells’ Mysterious Death, Tyler Perry Reached Out to the Teen’s Family to Pay for His Funeral
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‘Frivolous’: Tyler Perry’s team fires back at deposition claim in $77M sexual assault lawsuit
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Tyler Perry Denies Refusing to Answer Sexual Orientation Questions in Court Battle
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