Tyler Perry

@Actors, Life Achievements and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tyler Perry is a famous American actor, author, producer and songwriter Louisiana African American Actors African American Authors Black Actors College Dropouts American Film & Theater Personalities Actors Virgo Celebrities A versatile persona, Tyler Perry is famous as an actor, screenwriter, playwright, director, producer, author and songwriter. With the highly successful ‘Tyler Perry's House of Payne’, a TV series, he became one of the highest earning people in the entertainment business for the year 2011. His plays, films and sitcoms, based on the themes of typical African-American households, are very popular for their dramatization and satirical tones. His main character ‘Madea’, a grandmother, played by Perry himself, has garnered him immense fame. ‘Madea’ is a wise and brave woman, who is always protecting and taking care of family and friends, at all costs. Inspired by the personality of his mother, Perry created this character and gave her the best appeal ever. About this character, Oprah Winfrey once made a comment “I think that's what Madea really is: a compilation of all those strong black women that I know and maybe you do too? And so the reason it works is because people see themselves." She also believes in the fact that, since Perry was raised by a “strong, black women”, he was very much inspired to create a character which not only celebrates her, but also immortalizes her. Therefore, his subjects and themes which reflect the strength, weaknesses, achievements, failures and problems of the African-Americans, center on this character.

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Birthday: September 13, 1969 Nationality: American Famous: African American Actors, African American Authors, Black Actors, College Dropouts, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State: Louisiana Universities: NA Birth Place: New Orleans Height: 196cm Information Detail Birthday September 13, 1969 Nationality American Famous African American Actors, African American Authors, Black Actors, College Dropouts, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State Louisiana Universities NA Birth Place New Orleans Height 196cm Gender Male Father Emmitt Perry Sr. Mother Willie Maxine Perry Net Worth $600 million Apr 20,2017 Sun Sign Virgo Born in New Orleans Famous as Actor

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He funded a camp for 65 children from Philadelphia to visit ‘Walt Disney World’, on July 20, 2009. He calls himself a Christian and is very dedicated to the Black church. Unsplash Personal Life

He is a good friend of actor Will Smith, singer Janet Jackson and host/actress Oprah Winfrey. Unsplash Personal Life

Tyler was born as Emmitt Perry, Jr. to Emmitt Perry, Sr. and Willie Maxine Perry and has three more siblings. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As a child, he faced physical abuse from his father and even tried to commit suicide once - to save himself from the brutality. His mother was his only comfort, who would take him to the church every Sunday. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 16, he changed his name from Emmitt to Tyler to keep himself aloof from his father. He also dropped out from high school and later earned a General Educational Development (GED) degree. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

While watching an episode of Oprah Winfrey's talk show, he heard a comment from someone who stated, writing can help overcome depression and provides strength. Inspired by the remark, he began writing letters addressed to himself which later served as the basis for the musical ‘I Know I've Been Changed’. The play was staged for the first time in 1992 in Atlanta. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Financially weak, Perry staged the musical in several other places and did several odd jobs. At one point, he even lived in his car, yet he did not give up and rewrote and reproduced the musical repeatedly. Unsplash Career

From 1998 to 2000, his play, ‘I Know I've Been Changed’ was finally liked by the critics and was staged at many places. Unsplash Career

He came up with next play ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself’ in 2000, which was an instant hit. In the play ‘Madea’, the central character, who was modeled after his mother and was played by Perry himself, stole the show. Unsplash Career

He produced ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’ in 2001, followed by ‘Madea's Family Reunion’ the next year and both received positive reviews. Unsplash Career

After coming up with ‘Madea's Class Reunion’ in 2003, he began touring to promote all of his plays. Unsplash Career

Perry’s most famous film, which earned a number of awards and nominations, is the romantic comedy-drama film ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’. Made with a humble budget of $5.5 million, the movie garnered a huge sum of $50.6 million, at the box-office. Unsplash Major Works

‘Tyler Perry's House of Payne’ a comedy-drama series, was an immensely successful TV sitcom. It had a total of 254 episodes which exceeded any other TV series. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 13, 1969
Nationality	American
Famous	African American Actors, African American Authors, Black Actors, College Dropouts, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
City/State	Louisiana
Universities	NA
Birth Place	New Orleans
Height	196cm
Gender	Male
Father	Emmitt Perry Sr.
Mother	Willie Maxine Perry
Net Worth	$600 million Apr 20,2017
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	New Orleans
Famous as	Actor

Tyler Perry

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Sep 13, 1969

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