Tyler Perry

==Career==
===Stage===
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 life savings of US$12,000 ({{Inflation|US|12000|1990|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Forbes05">{{cite news |first=Brett |last=Pulley |title=A Showbiz Whiz |date=2005-09-15 |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1003/075.html |work=Forbes |access-date=2010-03-25 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="USAToday08">{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Bowles | title=Tyler Perry holds on to his past | date=September 10, 2008 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-09-09-tyler-perry_N.htm |work=USA Today | access-date =March 25, 2010 }}</ref>

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 (Atlanta, Georgia)|Fox Theatre]]. Perry continued to create new stage productions, touring with them on the so-called "[[Chitlin' Circuit]]", now also known as the "urban theater circuit"<ref name="BiographyCom" /> and developing a large, devoted following among African-American audiences. In 2005, ''Forbes'' reported that he had sold "more than $100&nbsp;million in tickets, $30&nbsp;million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20&nbsp;million in merchandise", and "the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week".<ref name="Forbes05" />

===Film===
Perry raised a US$5.5&nbsp;million budget in part from the ticket sales of his stage productions to fund his first movie, ''[[Diary of a Mad Black Woman]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem|title=Tyler Perry's 'Mad Black Woman' Was No Overnight Success|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1498236/tyler-perrys-mad-black-woman-was-no-overnight-success/|website=MTV News}}</ref> which went on to gross US$50.6&nbsp;million domestically, while scoring a 16% approval rating at the film review web site ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diary_of_a_mad_black_woman | title=Diary of Mad Black Woman | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=February 25, 2005 | access-date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> Perry made his directorial debut on his next film, an adaptation of ''[[Madea's Family Reunion]]'', and has directed all of his subsequent Madea films. On its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006, ''Madea's Family Reunion'' opened at number one at the box office with $30.3&nbsp;million. The film eventually grossed $65&nbsp;million. Perry and his co-stars promoted the film on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. <!--this next information is repeated in last para. of "Film."--> As with ''Diary'', almost all of the ''Madea{{'}}''s earnings have been generated in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeasfamilyreunion.htm |title=Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion|publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=April 27, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>

Perry's next [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] project, ''[[Daddy's Little Girls]]'', starred [[Gabrielle Union]] and [[Idris Elba]] and was released in the United States on February 14, 2007. It grossed over US$31&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daddyslittlegirls.htm |title=Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls |publisher= Boxofficemojo.com |date=March 29, 2007 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Perry wrote, directed, produced and starred in his next film, ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'', released on October 12, 2007. It opened at number one, grossing US$21.4&nbsp;million that weekend. It is loosely based on his play of the same name. Filming began March 5, 2007, in [[Whistler, British Columbia]], a resort town north of [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], then moved to Atlanta, where Perry had opened his own studio. [[Janet Jackson]], [[Sharon Leal]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], and [[Tasha Smith]] appeared in the film. Perry's 2008 film, ''[[Meet the Browns (film)|Meet the Browns]]'', released on March 21, opened at number 2 with a US$20.1&nbsp;million weekend gross.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=meetthebrowns.htm|work=Box office mojo|access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Family That Preys]]'' opened on September 12, 2008, and grossed over US$37.1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=familythatpreys.htm|work=boxofficemojo|access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref>

''[[Madea Goes to Jail]]'' opened at number one on February 20, 2009, grossing US$41&nbsp;million and becoming his largest opening to date. This was Perry's seventh film with Lionsgate Entertainment. At the request of director [[J. J. Abrams]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Christian |first=Margena A. |date=October 2008 |title=Becoming Tyler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtMDAAAAMBAJ&q=83 |magazine=Ebony |page=83}}</ref> also in 2009, Perry had a small role as the [[Starfleet Academy]] commandant Admiral Barnett in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', which opened on May 8. This was his first film appearance outside of his own projects.
Perry next wrote, directed, and starred in ''[[I Can Do Bad All By Myself (film)|I Can Do Bad All By Myself]]'' (2009), a film structured around his Madea character. This was Perry's eighth film and it also made number one at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20299647,00.html |date=August 21, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 3, 2009 |first=Tanner |last=Stransky |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120225045/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20299647,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, Perry teamed with Oprah Winfrey to present ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]],'' a film based on the novel ''[[Push (novel)|Push]]'' by [[Sapphire (author)|Sapphire]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title={{-'}}Precious' trailer: Mo'Nique... potential Oscar nominee? |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/05/13/precious-traile/ |date=May 13, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref>
''[[Why Did I Get Married Too?]]'', the sequel to ''Why Did I Get Married?'', opened in theaters on April 2, 2010. It featured [[Janet Jackson]], [[Tasha Smith]],
[[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], and [[Malik Yoba]]. The film grossed US$60&nbsp;million domestically, with US$29&nbsp;million made the opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1618707969/|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:82nd Academy Awards, Tyler Perry - army mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Perry at the [[82nd Academy Awards]] ceremony, 2010]]
Perry directed a [[For Colored Girls|film adaptation]] of [[Ntozake Shange]]'s 1975 [[choreopoem]] ''[[For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf]]'', which was released in theaters November 5, 2010.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=124459269 "More Than 'Madea': Tyler Perry Changes Course"], ''[[All Things Considered]]'', March 8, 2010.</ref>
He appeared in the stage show ''[[Madea's Big Happy Family]]'', which toured the U.S. as a stage play and was released as a movie in 2011, written, directed by and starring Perry. The film version of ''[[Madea's Big Happy Family (film)|Madea's Big Happy Family]]'' raked in US$25.8&nbsp;million at the box office, taking second place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office: 'Rio' flies past 'Madea's Big Happy Family' to stay no. 1|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/box-office-rio-flies-past-madeas-big-happy-family-to-stay-no-1|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Hitfix|date=April 24, 2011}}</ref>

Perry's next film with Lionsgate was ''[[Good Deeds]]'', in which Perry plays lead character Wesley Deeds. ''Good Deeds'' is a romantic drama film written, directed by, and starring Perry. The film was released on February 24, 2012. It is the tenth of eleven films that Perry directed and appears in. The film received a 29% rating by review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and opened with a box office US$15.5 million gross.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Tyler Perry to Direct, Star in 'Good Deeds' for Lionsgate|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-direct-star-good-174431/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 4, 2011|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref> The movie also stars [[Thandie Newton]], [[Rebecca Romijn]], [[Gabrielle Union]], [[Eddie Cibrian]], [[Jamie Kennedy]], [[Phylicia Rashad]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caverley|first=Alyssa|title=Rebecca Romijin Joins Tyler Perry's Good Deeds|date=April 20, 2011|url=http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/04/rebecca-romijin-joins-tyler-perrys-good-deeds/|publisher=Movie Fanatic}}</ref>

{{As of|June 2011}}, Perry's films had grossed over US$500&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Segal|first=Andy|title=Perry's greatest accomplishment has nothing to do with business|date=July 23, 2009|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/23/bia.tyler.perry/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> Perry's ''[[Madea's Witness Protection]]'', his seventh film within the Madea franchise, was released on June 29, 2012.

Perry took over the role of [[James Patterson]]'s [[Alex Cross]] from [[Morgan Freeman]] for a new film in the series, titled ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Fleming | first=Mike |url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/01/tyler-perry-as-alex-cross/ | title=Tyler Perry As Alex Cross in James Patterson Franchise Reboot | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | date=January 31, 2011 | access-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref> The film which opened on October 19, 2012, was panned by critics and audiences, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 11% & 47% positive respectively, and became a [[box office bomb]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Cross|date=October 19, 2012 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alex_cross|language=en|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref> His performance gained the attention of director [[David Fincher]], who subsequently cast Perry in his 2014 thriller ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'', co-starring with [[Ben Affleck]], [[Rosamund Pike]], and [[Neil Patrick Harris]].

Perry released his thirteenth film, ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' (based on his 2008 play of the same name) on March 29, 2013. The film stars [[Lance Gross]], [[Jurnee Smollett]], [[Brandy Norwood]], [[Robbie Jones (actor)|Robbie Jones]], [[Vanessa L. Williams]], and [[Kim Kardashian]]. He produced ''[[Tyler Perry Presents Peeples]]'', released on May 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/peeples-movie-trailer-craig-robinson/ |title='Peeples' Trailer Makes Meeting the Parents More Awkward Than Usual |website=Screenrant.com |date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> He returned to the big screen with ''[[A Madea Christmas (film)|A Madea Christmas]]'', released on December 13, 2013.<ref name="urbanbridgez1">{{cite web|url=http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2013/01/02/tyler-perrys-madea-gets-a-job-available-on-dvd-february-5th/|title=Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job&nbsp;– Available on DVD February 5th|work=Urban Entertainment E-Zine|access-date=January 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232932/http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2013/01/02/tyler-perrys-madea-gets-a-job-available-on-dvd-february-5th/|archive-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Perry directed the film ''[[The Single Moms Club]]'', which opened on March 14, 2014. His first animated movie ''[[Madea's Tough Love]]'' was released on DVD January 20, 2015. In 2016, Perry played scientist [[Baxter Stockman]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/tyler-perry-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2 |title=Tyler Perry joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 cast |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>

In mid-January 2016, Perry started filming his seventeenth film, and ninth within the Madea franchise, ''[[Boo! A Madea Halloween]]''. The film was released on October 21, 2016. A sequel, ''[[Boo 2! A Madea Halloween]]'', was released in October 2017. Perry, alongside [[Oprah Winfrey]], lent his voice in his first computer-animated film, called ''[[The Star (2017 film)|The Star]]'', which is based on the [[Nativity of Jesus]]. Developed by [[Sony Pictures Animation]], the film was released on November 17, 2017.<ref name="THR2017Forecast">{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Kim|title=Studios' 2017 Forecast: Big Bets, Franchise Fears and Executive Intrigue|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-movies-biggest-gambles-justice-league-mummy-960935/item/sony-what-watch-2017-960933|access-date=January 6, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>

====Film partnerships and distribution====
Perry's films are co-produced and distributed by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]]; he retains full copyright ownership under the corporate name Tyler Perry Films, and places his name in front of all titles.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Christian |first=Margena A. |date=October 2008 |title=Becoming Tyler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtMDAAAAMBAJ&q=83 |magazine=Ebony |page=78}}</ref> Perry's movies have seen very limited release outside North America, but in May 2010, Lionsgate announced plans to begin releasing his films in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |first=Diana|last=Lodderhose|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019848.html?categoryid=19&cs=1 |title=Lionsgate brings Perry to U.K. 'Married Too?' to be released on Sept. 3 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 26, 2010}}</ref>

===Television programs===
Perry produced the long-running sitcom ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'', which ran for 8 seasons from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. The series followed an [[African American|African-American]] household of three generations. The show demonstrated the family members' serious, true-to-life struggles with faith and love. The show ran in the spring of 2006 as a 10-show pilot. After the successful pilot run, Perry signed a US$200&nbsp;million, 100-episode deal with [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]]. On June 6, 2007, the first two episodes of ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' ran on TBS. After receiving high ratings, ''House of Payne'' entered [[broadcast syndication]]. Reruns were played through December 2007 before the second season began. Perry also wrote, directed and produced the sitcom ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]'', which premiered on TBS on January 7, 2009, and ended on November 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns|url=http://www.tbs.com/shows/meetthebrowns/|work=Tbs|access-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425001011/http://www.tbs.com/shows/meetthebrowns/|archive-date=April 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====OWN and partnership with Oprah====
In 2009, Perry co-produced ''[[Precious (film)|Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]'' alongside [[Oprah Winfrey]] and [[Lee Daniels]]. The film was directed by Daniels and starred [[Gabourey Sidibe]] and [[Mo'Nique]]. While promoting the film Oprah told an interviewer, "I think [Perry] grew up being raised by strong, black women. And so much of what he does is really in celebration of that. I think that's what Madea really is: a compilation of all those strong black women that I know and maybe you do too? And so the reason it works is because people see themselves."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tyler-perry-responds-spike-lee-claim-work-comparable-amos-n-andy-article-1.380544| title=Tyler Perry responds to Spike Lee's claim that his work is comparable to 'Amos 'n' Andy'|author=Issie Lapowsky |work=Daily News|date=October 26, 2009 | location=New York|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>

On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with [[Oprah Winfrey]] and her [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] (OWN). The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringing [[television program#scripted entertainment|scripted television]] to OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department.<ref name="oprah" />

''[[Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse]]'', based on his films ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'' and ''[[Why Did I Get Married Too?]]'', premiered on TBS on November 25, 2011. The series was cancelled by TBS in February 2013 but was revived by OWN for a third season, which began on September 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |title=OWN Greenlights 'It's Primetime' Starring Deion Sanders, Announces Lindsay Lohan Interview to Air August 18 |last=Bibel |first=Sara |work=TV by the Numbers |date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828010434/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |archive-date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=OWN Picks Up Tyler Perry's Sitcom 'For Better Or Worse', Orders Third Season|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/02/own-picks-up-tyler-perrys-sitcom-for-better-or-worse-orders-third-season/|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Deadline|date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>

Perry had two other television series featured on OWN: the hour-long [[soap opera]]/[[dramatic programming|drama series]] ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]'' and the sitcom ''[[Love Thy Neighbor (American TV series)|Love Thy Neighbor]]''. ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' premiered on May 28, 2013, and completed its series run after 8 seasons on July 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yvonne Villarreal|first=Greg Braxton|title=Tyler Perry-Oprah alliance marks new turn for OWN|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-oprah-own-network-tyler-perry-20130526-story.html|access-date=January 3, 2023|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> The program was credited by Oprah Winfrey as bringing success to her network and opened the door for a host of other highly rated dramas to OWN. During its series run, ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' had numerous [[Nielsen rating]] highs for the OWN broadcasting station: it was reported on May 29, 2013, that ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' set a new record for OWN, scoring the highest ratings ever for a series premiere on the network.<ref name="thppi">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-tyler-perry-premiere-559937/ | title=TV Ratings: Tyler Perry Premiere Gives OWN a Record Launch | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2023 | author=Michael O'Connell}}</ref><ref name="ddpl">{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/solid-debut-for-tyler-perrys-the-haves-and-have-nots-on-own/ | title=Solid Debut For Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And Have Nots' On OWN | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=May 30, 2013 | author=Nellie Andreeva}}</ref> ''Love Thy Neighbor'' scored the second highest ratings ever for a series premiere on OWN, behind ''The Haves and the Have Nots.''<ref name="variety1">{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/love-thy-neighbor-off-to-a-promising-start-of-its-own-1200490035/ |title=TV Ratings&nbsp;– 'Love Thy Neighbor' Off to a Promising Start on OWN |work=Variety |access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' gave OWN some of its highest ratings during its 8-year series run,<ref name="Rick Kissell @ratesrick">{{cite magazine|first=Rick|last=Kissell|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/ratings/haves-and-have-nots-sets-own-ratings-record-with-its-finale-1201130322/|title='Haves and Have Nots' Sets OWN Ratings Record With Its Finale|magazine=Variety|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> the program hailed as "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs and manipulations."<ref>{{cite web|last=Halterman|first=Jim|url=http://www.thebacklot.com/aaron-oconnell-gavin-houston-weigh-in-on-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-gay-story/08/2013/|title=Aaron O'Connell & Gavin Houston On 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Gay Story|publisher=thebacklot.com|access-date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>

Contrastingly, ''Love Thy Neighbor'' had struggled in ratings. ''The Have and the Have Nots'' remained the network's highest rated program for most of its run.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tyler-perrys-haves-have-nots-597266 |title=Tyler Perry's 'Haves and Have Nots' Rises to Series High on OWN |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/tyler-perry-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-sets-series-high_n_3727829.html |title=Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Sets Another Series High|work=The Huffington Post|date= August 8, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2013|first=Brennan|last=Williams}}</ref> On February 4, 2014, ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' came in as [[List of The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series) episodes#Season 2 (2014)|the most watched program in all of cable television]] for the night.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/owns-haves-and-the-have-nots-surges-to-series-highs-1201088345/ |title=OWN's 'Haves and the Have Nots' Surges to Series Highs |work=Variety |access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> On March 11, 2014, a ''Haves and the Have Nots'' season 2 episode set an OWN record when it scored the highest ratings in the network's history. The record-breaking episode brought in 3.6 million viewers, surpassing the 3.5 million that tuned in for the ''[[Oprah Prime|Oprah's Next Chapter]]'' interview with Bobbi Kristina which was the network's previous highest rated viewing.<ref name="Rick Kissell @ratesrick"/>

On January 9, 2014, as part of Perry's continued partnership with OWN, the network ordered its fourth scripted series (and fourth series by Perry) based on the feature film, ''[[The Single Moms Club]]'', called ''[[If Loving You Is Wrong (TV series)|If Loving You Is Wrong]]''. The hour-long drama series premiered on September 9, 2014.

====Tyler Perry Studios====
{{main|Tyler Perry Studios}}
In 2015, Perry acquired the 330-acre former military base [[Fort McPherson]] located in [[Atlanta]], which he converted to studios.<ref name="Braxton2016">{{cite news|last1=Braxton|first1=Greg|title=Take a tour of Tyler Perry's massive new studio on a former Army base in Atlanta|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tyler-perry-guided-tour-20161016-snap-story.html|access-date=February 24, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> The studios were used to film the HBO Films/OWN film version of ''[[The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)|The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks]]'', and is currently in ongoing use for the television series ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''.<ref name="Braxton2016"/><ref name="DeggansAtlanta">{{cite news|last1=Deggans|first1=Eric|title=Atlanta Is Experiencing A Film And TV Production Boom|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/23/588374743/atlanta-is-experiencing-a-film-and-tv-production-boom|access-date=February 24, 2018|work=[[NPR]]|date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> 50,000 square feet of the site are dedicated to standing permanent sets, including a replica of a luxury-hotel lobby, a [[White House]] replica, a 16,000-square-foot mansion, a mock cheap hotel, a trailer-park set, and a real 1950s-style diner that was relocated from a town 100 miles away. It also hosts 12 sound stages named after highly accomplished African Americans in the entertainment industry.<ref name="DeggansAtlanta"/> The blockbuster Marvel film, ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', was the first to be filmed on one of the new stages at Tyler Perry Studios as announced personally by Perry on his Instagram account on February 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title='Black Panther' was the first movie filmed at Tyler Perry Studios' new stages|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/world/black-panther-was-the-first-movie-filmed-tyler-perry-studios-new-stages/O37OBGUaCloW20QIL9Hi5I/|work=Atlanta Journal Constitution|date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>

Tyler Perry Studios is one of the largest film studios in the nation, and it established Perry as the second African American to own a major film studio outright, after [[Tim Reid|Tim]] and [[Daphne Reid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/movies/tyler-perry-atlanta.html |title=Tyler Perry Builds a New Kingdom, With Madea Behind Him |work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Buckley |first=Cara |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Shadow and Act Staff|title=Tim and Daphne Maxwell Reid Sell Their New Millennium Studios (The End of a Dream)|url=https://shadowandact.com/tim-and-daphne-maxwell-reid-sell-their-new-millennium-studios-the-end-of-a-dream|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2022|website=Shadow and Act|language=en}}</ref>

====ViacomCBS====
On June 14, 2017, Perry signed a long-term deal with Viacom [[ViacomCBS|(now ViacomCBS]]) for 90 episodes/year of original drama and comedy series. Viacom will also have distribution rights to short video content and a first look at film concepts (the first film from this deal was ''[[Nobody’s Fool (2018 film)|Nobody’s Fool]]''). The TV deal began fall 2019 with ''[[The Oval (TV series)|The Oval]]'', ''[[Sistas (TV series)|Sistas]]'' and [[BET+]] (a brand new streaming service) premiering with strong ratings for [[BET]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/arts/television/viacom-poaches-tyler-perry-from-oprah-winfreys-network.html Viacom poaches Perry] Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref>

===Books===
[[File:Tyler Perry.jpg|thumb|upright|Perry at a book signing in 2006]]
Perry's first book, ''[[Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings|Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life]]'', appeared on April 11, 2006. The book sold 30,000 copies.<ref>[http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/retail/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002382647 Exclusive: Tyler Perry's Madea Has Scored Again, This Time in Bookstores] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910035733/http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/retail/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002382647 |date=September 10, 2006 }}</ref> The hardcover reached number one on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] and remained on the list for 12 weeks. It was voted Book of the Year, Best Humor Book at the 2006 [[Quill Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Quill Awards winners named|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/12/news/wk-quick12.5|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 12, 2006}}</ref>

His second book, ''Higher Is Waiting'', was published on November 14, 2017. It debuted at number 5 on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/12/03/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - December 3, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>