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Tyler Perry
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born September 14, 1969 (55 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.
Known For
Filmography
| 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 | A Fall from Grace · as Rory |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral · as Mabel "madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow |
| 2018 | |
| 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 |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |