Tyler Perry
American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and songwriter
Tyler Perry (born September 13, 1969 in New Orleans) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, 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]
Tyler Perry | |
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.jpg) Perry at the 82nd Academy Awards (March 7, 2010) | |
| Born | Emmitt Perry, Jr. September 13, 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | Official website |
Filmography
change| Year | Movie | 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 Bob | |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe |
| 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 Bob |
| 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 |
| Madea's Witness Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe / Brian | |
| Alex Cross | No | No | No | Yes | Alex Cross | |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Peeples | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| A Madea Christmas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea | |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | TK |
| Gone Girl | No | No | No | Yes | Tanner Bolt | |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | No | No | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | No | No | No | Yes | Dr. Baxter Stockman |
| Brain on Fire | No | No | No | Yes | Richard | |
| Boo! A Madea Halloween | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe / Brian | |
| 2017 | The Star | No | No | No | Yes | Cyrus the Camel (voice) |
| Boo 2! A Madea Halloween[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe / Brian | |
| 2018 | Acrimony | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Nobody's Fool[6][7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Vice | No | No | No | Yes | Colin Powell | |
| 2019 | A Madea Family Funeral[8][9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea / Joe / Brian / Heathrow |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rory Garraux |
| 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | No | No | No | Yes | Officer Arthur Phillip |
| PAW Patrol: The Movie | No | No | No | Yes | Truck Driver (voice) | |
| Don't Look Up | No | No | No | Yes | Jack Bremmer | |
| 2022 | A Madea Homecoming | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Madea / Joe |
| A Jazzman's Blues | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Television work
change| Year | Show | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | ||
| 2007–2012; 2020–present | House of Payne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2009–2011 | Meet the Browns | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2011–2017 | For Better or Worse | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013–2021 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013–2017 | Love Thy Neighbor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Madea |
| 2014–2020 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016–2017 | Too Close to Home | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | The Passion: New Orleans | No | No | No | Yes | Host/Narrator |
| 2018 | The Paynes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2019–present | The Oval | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2019–present | Sistas | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020–present | Young Dylan[10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020–present | Ruthless | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020–present | Bruh | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020–present | Assisted Living | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2021–present | All the Queen's Men | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Pomerantz, Dorothy. "The Highest-Paid Men In Entertainment". Forbes.
- ↑ "Tyler Perry Biography – Inspired by Oprah..." 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010. J Rank's biography website article
- ↑ Tyler Perry Biography, 2010, archived from the original on August 16, 2010, retrieved January 16, 2010 Biography.com listing for Tyler Perry
- ↑ "Boo! 2: A Madea Halloween (2017)". Movie Insider. March 9, 2017.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 5, 2018). "Tiffany Haddish to Star in Tyler Perry Comedy 'The List'".
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 26, 2018). "Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tiffany Haddish in Tyler Perry's Comedy 'The List'".
- ↑ "Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral Gets a Release Date". ComingSoon.net. June 1, 2018.
- ↑ Busch, Anita (June 1, 2018). "'Madea Family Funeral' From Lionsgate Moves To 2019".
- ↑ Petski, Denise (January 23, 2020). "Tyler Perry's Young Dylan Nickelodeon Series Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2020.