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Tyler Perry
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 14, 1969 (56 years)
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.
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.
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Tyler Perry Filmography
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| 2025 | Madea's Destination Wedding · as Madea / Brian / Joe |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming · as Madea / Uncle Joe |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up · as Jack Bremmer |
| 2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie · as Gus (voice) |
| 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead · as Arthur |
| 2020 | Madea's Farewell Play · as Madea |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace · as Rory |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral · as Mabel "madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow |
| 2018 | Vice · as Colin Powell |
| 2017 | The Star · as Cyrus (voice) |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween · as Madea/joe/brian |
| 2017 | Madea on the Run · as Madea |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire · as Richard |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween · as Mabel "madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows · as Baxter Stockman |
| 2016 | The Passion · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love · as Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2014 | Gone Girl · as Tanner Bolt |
| 2014 | Madea's Neighbors from Hell · as Madea |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club · as T.k. |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas · as Madea |
| 2013 | Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor (2013) (TV Series) · as Madea |
| 2013 | Madea Gets a Job · as Madea |
| 2012 | Alex Cross · as Dr. Alex Cross |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection · as Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2012 | Good Deeds · as Wesley Deeds |
| 2011 | A Madea Christmas · as Madea |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family · as Madea / Joe / Self |
| 2010 | Madea's Big Happy Family · as Madea |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? · as Terry |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself · as Madea |
| 2009 | Star Trek · as Admiral Richard Barnett |
| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail · as Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2008 | The Family That Preys · as Ben |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns · as Madea / Joe |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? · as Terry |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Madea Goes to Jail · as Madea |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Madea / Brian / Joe |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Madea / Brian / Joe |
| 2003 | Madea's Class Reunion · as Mabel "madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2002 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself · as Mable 'madea' Simmons |
| 2002 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Daddy Charles / Mable 'madea' Simmons |
| 2002 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Mable 'madea' Simmons |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
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| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Beauty in Black (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Perimeter (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Miss Governor (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Caught Up (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry’s Zatima (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Never Seen Again (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | All the Queen's Men (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Madea's Farewell Play · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Ruthless (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s Bruh (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's Sistas (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s The Oval (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Nobody's Fool · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Paynes (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Madea on the Run · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Too Close to Home (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | If Loving You Is Wrong (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Madea's Neighbors from Hell · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor (2013) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | The Haves and the Have Nots (TV Series) |
| 2013 | |
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| 2012 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | For Better or Worse (TV Series) |
| 2011 | A Madea Christmas · as Executive Producer |
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| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Meet the Browns (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
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| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Madea Goes to Jail · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | |
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| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | BET Awards 2025 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | America's Burning · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2023 | Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story · as Self |
| 2023 | America in Black (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Harry & Meghan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Cuomo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Who's Talking To Chris Wallace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2022 | Janet Jackson. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Adele: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2021 | Hart to Heart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Honoree |
| 2021 | Wahl Street (TV Series) · as Self - Founder & Ceo, Tyler Perry Studios |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2021 · as Self |
| 2021 | Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces · as Self |
| 2020 | The E! People's Choice Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | #blackAF (TV Series) · as Tyler Perry |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | BET Awards Red Carpet Live · as Self |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Honoree |
| 2019 | Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul · as Self - Host |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | BET Awards 2018 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Lie Detector (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays · as Self |
| 2016 | OBJECTified (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage (2015) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Announcer |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 45th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | Aunt Bam's Place · as Self |
| 2012 | The 66th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Oprah's Next Chapter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Oprah's Lifeclass (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | 42nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | The BET Honors 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Oprah Presents Master Class (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | 41st NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Lopez Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Life After (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 40th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2009 | The BET Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 39th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | 38th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The 2006 Black Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2006 | 37th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 2005 BET Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self - 'nobody's Fool' |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Volunteer |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Survivor (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self - Gone Girl |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | ¡Despierta América! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Laugh Factory (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment: Tyler Perry) |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
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| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas (TV Series) |
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| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Beauty in Black (TV Series) |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Miss Governor (TV Series) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry’s Zatima (TV Series) |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | All the Queen's Men (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living (TV Series) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Ruthless (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (TV Series) |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s Bruh (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's Sistas (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s The Oval (TV Series) |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Paynes (TV Series) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Too Close to Home (TV Series) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | If Loving You Is Wrong (TV Series) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor (2013) (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Haves and the Have Nots (TV Series) |
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| 2012 | |
| 2011 | For Better or Worse (TV Series) |
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| 2009 | Meet the Browns (TV Series) |
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| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) |
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| 2024 | Beauty in Black (TV Series) |
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| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry’s Zatima (TV Series) |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living (TV Series) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s Bruh (TV Series) |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Nobody's Fool · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | Acrimony · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | |
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| 2016 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Haves and the Have Nots (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection · as Screenplay |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Good Deeds · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | For Better or Worse (TV Series) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | |
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| 2010 | |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls · as Screenplay |
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| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls · as Screenplay |
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| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 2023 | Miss Governor (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2021 | All the Queen's Men (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Ruthless (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's Sistas (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry’s The Oval (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2018 | The Paynes (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2016 | Too Close to Home (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love · as Based On The Characters Created By |
| 2014 | If Loving You Is Wrong (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor (2013) (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2012 | I Don't Want to Do Wrong · as Written By |
| 2009 | Meet the Browns (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 2006 | Madea Goes to Jail · as Composer |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Composer |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Theatre Play |
| 2002 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman · as Composer |