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Tyler Perry
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.
As director
Joe's College Road Trip
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
Madea's Destination Wedding
STRAW
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
The Six Triple Eight
Mea Culpa
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
A Jazzman's Blues
A Fall from Grace
A Madea Family Funeral
Acrimony
Nobody's Fool
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Boo! A Madea Halloween
The Single Moms Club
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
A Madea Christmas
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
Good Deeds
Madea's Witness Protection
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
Madea's Big Happy Family
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
As actor
Joe's College Road Trip
Madea's Destination Wedding
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
Adele One Night Only
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Don't Look Up
PAW Patrol: The Movie
A Fall from Grace
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
A Madea Family Funeral
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Vice
Brain on Fire
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
The Star
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Boo! A Madea Halloween
The Passion
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
Gone Girl
The Single Moms Club
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
A Madea Christmas
Good Deeds
Alex Cross