Tyler Perry was born on September 13, 1969 is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, writer, and songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre. He is also known as Emmitt Perry Jr. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2011 he was the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned US$130 million between May 2010 and 2011. With new shows lined up, along with older successful shows, his net worth in 2017 is estimated to be $600 million. Around 1990, Perry moved to Atlanta, where two years later I Know I’ve Been Changed was first performed at a community theater, financed by the 22-year-old Perry’s $12,000 life savings. The play included Christian themes of forgiveness, dignity, and self-worth, while addressing issues such as child abuse and dysfunctional families. The musical initially received a “less than stellar” reception and was a financial failure. Perry persisted, and over the next six years he rewrote the musical repeatedly, though lackluster reviews continued. In 1998, at age 28, he succeeded in retooling the play and restaging it in Atlanta, first at the House of Blues, then at the Fox Theatre. Perry continued to create new stage productions, touring with them on the so-called “Chitlin’ Circuit” and developing a large, devoted following among African-American audiences. In 2005, Forbes reported that he had sold “more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20 million in merchandise”, and “the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week”. Perry has also created several television shows, his most successful of which is Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, a show that ran for eight seasons on TBS from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network. The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringing scripted television to the OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department. Perry has created multiple scripted series for the network, the most successful being The Haves and the Have Nots. As of 2014, The Haves and the Have Nots has given OWN its highest ratings to date. The series has also been referred to as being “one of OWN’s biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs, and manipulations.” Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman. Perry also creates films, some produced as live recordings of stage plays, and others filmed using full sets and locations with full editing. Perry is estimated to have earned around US$75 million by 2008. Many of Perry’s stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as films.
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| Name | Tyler Perry |
|---|---|
| Born Name | Emmitt Perry Jr. |
| Sun Sign | Virgo |
| Birth Place | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Date Of Birth | September 13, 1969 |
| Age | 48 Years |
| Height | 6'5' |
| Weight | 102 Kg |
| Body Measurement | Chest – 45 in or 114 cm Arms / Biceps – 15.5 in or 39.5 cm Waist – 36 in or 91.5 cm Hair Color Black Eye Color Dark Brown Sexual Orientation Straight Distinctive Features Tall height Close cropped hairdo |
| Profession | Actor, comedian, filmmaker, writer, songwriter |
| TV Serials | Tyler Perry’s House of Payne |
| Movie | Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| School | Unknown |
| College | Unknown |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Home Town | Unknown |
| City | Unknown |
| Marital Status | Unknown |
| Fathers Name | Emmitt Perry, Sr. (Carpenter) (In his adulthood, Tyler took DNA test and found that Emmitt wasn’t his biological father) |
| Mothers Name | Willie Maxine Perry (Preschool Teacher) (Died – December 8, 2009) |
| Siblings | Emmbre Perry (Brother) (Film Director), Yulanda Wilkins (Sister), Melva Porter (Sister) |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Tyra Banks Gelila Bekele |