Tyler Perry

Known for ActingBorn 1969-09-14 (age 56)New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Strung

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Hollywood Black

People's Choice Awards

Tyler Perry's Zatima

All the Queen's Men

Kids' Choice Awards

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living

Tyler Perry's Sistas

Tyler Perry's Ruthless

Hart to Heart

Tyler Perry's The Oval

Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas

Gone Girl

JANET JACKSON.

Adele One Night Only

Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play

Beauty in Black

STRAW

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

Ruth & Boaz

Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall

Caught Up

The Six Triple Eight

A Jazzman's Blues

Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

PAW Patrol: The Movie

Star Trek

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

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Jay Leno's Garage

Love Thy Neighbor

Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play

Conan

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Don't Look Up

The Graham Norton Show