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 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.
Filmography
all 142
Movies 79
TV Shows 63
Producer 52
self 46
Director 14
Creator 9
Voice 2
Writer 1
Narrator 1

The Six Triple Eight (2024)

Beauty in Black (2024)

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)

Mea Culpa (2024)

Caught Up (2023)

Cuomo (2022)

Tyler Perry's Zatima (2022)

A Jazzman's Blues (2022)

Sherri (2022)

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)

Don't Look Up (2021)

All the Queen's Men (2021)

PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)

Wahl Street (2021)

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living (2020)

Tyler Perry's Bruh (2020)

#blackAF (2020)

A Fall from Grace (2020)

Tamron Hall (2019)

A Madea Family Funeral (2019)

Vice (2018)

Nobody's Fool (2018)

Acrimony (2018)

The Paynes (2018)

The Star (2017)

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (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)

Chelsea (2016)

The Passion (2016)

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 Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play (2014)

The Single Moms Club (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

A Madea Christmas (2013)

Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play (2013)

Love Thy Neighbour (2013)

Love Thy Neighbor (2013)

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)

Peeples (2013)

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

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)

For Better or Worse (2011)

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play (2011)

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (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)

Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play (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)

Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play (2006)

Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play (2005)

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play (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)

GMTV (1993)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Kids' Choice Awards (1987)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

R&B

Joy Ridge

Black, White & Blue

Sisters in Italy

Sister Act 3

Tyler Perry's She the People

Straw

I Am Yours

Joe's College Road Trip

Help

Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-09-13 (55 years old)
Birth NameEmmitt Perry Jr.
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States
Height77-inch
Net Worth$600 Million
RelationshipsGelila Bekele
SiblingsEmmbre Perry
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As타일러 페리, تایلر پری
AwardsNAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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