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 inĀ Time'sĀ list of the 100 most influential peopleĀ of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into theĀ Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Filmography
all 132
Movies 75
TV Shows 57
self 40
Director 29
Writer 14
Producer 9
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Creator 1
Mea Culpa (2024)
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (2023)
Caught Up (2023)
Harry & Meghan (2022)
Cuomo (2022)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)
Tyler Perry's Zatima (2022)
A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)
JANET JACKSON. (2022)
Don't Look Up (2021)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Adele One Night Only (2021)
All the Queen's Men (2021)
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
Hart to Heart (2021)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
Wahl Street (2021)
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces (2021)
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living (2020)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell Play (2020)
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero (2020)
Tyler Perry's Bruh (2020)
Tyler Perry's Ruthless (2020)
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (2020)
A Fall from Grace (2020)
Tyler Perry's Sistas (2019)
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (2019)
Vice (2018)
Nobody's Fool (2018)
Acrimony (2018)
The Paynes (2018)
The Star (2017)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
OBJECTified (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Brain on Fire (2017)
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play (2017)
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Too Close to Home (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
The Passion (2016)
Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015)
Jay Leno's Garage (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love (2015)
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong (2014)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play (2014)
The Single Moms Club (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
A Madea Christmas (2013)
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (2013)
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play (2013)
Love Thy Neighbor (2013)
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
Peeples (2013)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (2012)
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play (2012)
Alex Cross (2012)
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play (2012)
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play (2012)
Good Deeds (2012)
Oprah's Next Chapter (2012)
Tyler Perryās For Better or Worse (2011)
For Better or Worse (2011)
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play (2011)
Laugh to Keep from Crying (2011)
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (2010)
Conan (2010)
For Colored Girls (2010)
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
The Black List: Volume Two (2009)
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play (2009)
Meet the Browns (2009)
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
Meet the Browns (2008)
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play (2008)
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
House of Payne (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
Rachael Ray (2006)
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play (2006)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
The Tyra Banks Show (2005)
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play (2005)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Madea's Class Reunion (2003)
America's Next Top Model (2003)
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play (2002)
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play (2002)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play (2002)
The View (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
WWE Raw (1993)
GMTV (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Kids' Choice Awards (1987)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
The Oscars (1953)
Black, White & Blue
Joy Ridge
Sister Act 3
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
Divorce in the Black
Six Triple Eight
I Am Yours
Beauty in Black
Joeās College Road Trip
Help
Madea's Destination Wedding
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-09-13 (54 years old)
Birth NameEmmitt Perry Jr.
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States of America
Height77-inch
Net Worth$600 Million
RelationshipsGelila Bekele
SiblingsEmmbre Perry
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known Asķģ¼ė¬ ķė¦¬
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NAACP Image Award ā Chairman's Award, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
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