Tyler Perry

Acting · Born 1969-09-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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…

Filmography

• Star Trek as Admiral Richard Barnett
• Gone Girl as Tanner Bolt
• Brain on Fire as Richard
• Vice as Colin Powell
• A Fall from Grace as Rory
• Don't Look Up as Jack Bremmer
• PAW Patrol: The Movie as Gus (voice)
• I Can Do Bad All By Myself as Madea
• Madea's Class Reunion - The Play as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
• Why Did I Get Married Too? as Terry

TV

• The Tony Danza Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• The Tyra Banks Show
• The View as Self
• Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Tyler Perry's House of Payne
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
• GMTV as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self