Tyler Perry
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| Tyler Perry | |
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| Born | Emmitt Perry, Jr. September 13, 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, author, screen and playwright, producer, director, songwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Tyler Perry (born September 13 1969 in New Orleans) is an African American playwright and actor, whose work plays are usually for encouragement to African Americans. Having started writing plays at age 18, Perry created a successful touring theater company, videos of whose performances were sold on DVD.[1] As of March 2005, the plays had grossed over $75 million in ticket and DVD sales. He is well known for his plays on Madea.[2][3] At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father.[4]
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Filmography[change]
Film work[change]
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | ||
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe, Brian |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe, Brian |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Why Did I Get Married? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Terry Brock | |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe (cameo) |
| The Family That Preys | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ben | |
| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe, Brian |
| Star Trek | No | No | No | Yes | Admiral Barnett | |
| I Can Do Bad All by Myself | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe | |
| Precious | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Terry Brock |
| For Colored Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea, Joe |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wesley Deeds |
| The Marriage Counselor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| I, Alex Cross | No | No | No | Yes | Alex Cross | |
Play work[change]
| Year | Play | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | ||
| 1999 | I Know I've Been Changed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joe |
| 2000 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2001 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Daddy Charles / Madea |
| 2002 | Madea's Family Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2003 | Madea's Class Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dr. Willie Leroy Jones / Madea |
| 2004 | Why Did I Get Married? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | Meet the Browns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea (Voice) |
| 2006 | Madea Goes to Jail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2007 | What's Done in the Dark | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | The Marriage Counselor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Laugh to Keep from Crying | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2010 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2011 | A Madea Christmas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| Aunt Bam's Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| I Don't Want To Do Wrong! | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| The Haves And The Have Nots | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Television work[change]
| Year | Show | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | ||
| 2006-2011 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2009-present | Meet the Browns | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2011-present | Tyler Perry's For Better Or Worse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Therapist |
References[change]
- ↑ Christian, Margena A. (October 2008). "Becoming Tyler: bill collector turned billion-dollar media mogul was molded from pain, promise and persistence". Ebony: p. 4. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_12_63/ai_n29470264/?tag=content;col1.
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/09/12/the-highest-paid-men-in-entertainment
- ↑ "Tyler Perry Biography – Inspired by Oprah...". 2010. http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2872/Perry-Tyler.html. Retrieved January 16, 2010. J Rank's biography website article
- ↑ Tyler Perry Biography, 2010, http://www.biography.com/articles/Tyler-Perry-361274?part=0, retrieved January 16, 2010 Biography.com listing for Tyler Perry
