Tyler Perry Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{pp|small=yes}} {{Short description|American actor and filmmaker (born 1969)}} {{For|the basketball player|Tylor Perry}} {{For|the rock duo|Toxic Twins}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Tyler Perry | image = Tyler Perry Interview 2016.jpg | image_size = | caption = Perry being interviewed for ''[[Boo! A Madea Halloween]]'' in 2016 | birth_name = Emmitt Perry Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|9|13|}} | birth_place = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film producer|director|writer|playwright|entrepreneur}} | years active = 1992–present | partner = Gelila Bekele (2009–2020) | children = 1 | website = {{URL|tylerperry.com}} }} '''Tyler Perry''' (born '''Emmitt Perry Jr.'''; September 13, 1969)<ref name="BiographyCom" /> is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of [[Madea|Mabel "Madea" Simmons]], a tough elderly woman, and also portrays her brother Joe Simmons and her nephew Brian Simmons.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/anotherfinemessh00aust|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/anotherfinemessh00aust/page/444 444]|title=Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy|year=2010|publisher=Chicago Review Press|author=Saul Austerlitz|isbn=9781556529511|access-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.10-movies.com/|title=10-movies|publisher=10-movies|access-date=December 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423030541/http://www.10-movies.com/|archive-date=April 23, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/fierceangelsstro0000park|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/fierceangelsstro0000park/page/131 131]|title=Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Culture|year=2010|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|author=Sheri Parks|isbn=9780345503145|access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays, many of which have been subsequently adapted into feature films. Madea's first appearance was in Perry's play ''[[I Can Do Bad All by Myself (play)|I Can Do Bad All by Myself]]'' (1999) staged in Chicago. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. His breakthrough performance came in 2005 with the film ''[[Diary of a Mad Black Woman]]'', which he wrote and produced as an adaptation of his [[Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)|stage play of the same name]]. He also developed numerous television series, most notably ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'', which ran for eight seasons on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] from 2006 to 2012. In 2011, ''[[Forbes]]'' listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011.<ref name="aitken1">{{cite news|last=Aitken|first=Peter C.|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tyler-perry-tops-forbes-list-highest-paid-men-entertainment-130-million-made-year-article-1.958059|title=Tyler Perry tops Forbes' list of the highest-paid men in entertainment with $130 million made in a year|location=New York|work=Daily News|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref> In 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with [[Oprah Winfrey]] and her [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] (OWN). The deal featured scripted projects such as ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]''.<ref name="oprah">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/pressroom/Oprah-Strikes-Partnership-with-Tyler-Perry|title=Oprah Strikes Partnership with Tyler Perry|publisher=Oprah.com|access-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref> In 2019, he produced the political drama series ''[[The Oval (TV series)|The Oval]]'' for [[BET]]. Outside of his own productions, Perry has been cast in numerous Hollywood films including ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009), ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]'' (2012), ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014), ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows]]'' (2016), ''[[Vice (2018 film)|Vice]]'' (2018), ''[[Those Who Wish Me Dead]]'' (2021), and ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021). Perry has also done [[voice acting]] for animated films such as ''[[The Star (2017 film)|The Star]]'' (2017) and ''[[PAW Patrol: The Movie]]'' (2021). Perry's films and shows have cumulatively grossed over $660 million, and his net worth is an estimated $1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a44196546/tyler-perry-net-worth/|title= Tyler Perry's Net Worth Is Fully $1 Billion—Here's How He Made All His Money|website= Cosmopolitan|date= June 14, 2023|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> Despite commercial success, his productions have received criticism from critics and scholars who believe his films perpetuate negative or offensive [[Representation of African Americans in media|portrayals of African Americans]], along with the critical reception itself being largely negative.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-fall-from-grace-and-tyler-perry-movies-punish-black-womens-desires|title= Tyler Perry Built a Movie Empire by Selling Out Black Women|website= The Daily Beast|date= January 18, 2020|accessdate= July 20, 2023|last1= Costa|first1= Cassie da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/tyler-perry-acrimony-taraji-p-henson-black-movies-1201944825/|title= Tyler Perry: Can Black Audiences Celebrate His Success Without Enjoying His Movies? Perry continues to be a divisive figure in black cinema|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= March 29, 2018|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=mcnair|title= Tyler Perry and the weight of Misrepresentation|website= Eastern Michigan University|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, Perry was included in [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']]'s [[Time 100|list of the 100 most influential people]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Tyler Perry: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888429/tyler-perry/|access-date=September 23, 2020|magazine=Time}}</ref> and received the [[Primetime Emmy Award|Governor's Award]] from the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]. Additionally, he received the [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]] from the [[Academy Awards]] in 2021, and was inducted into the [[Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Nazareno|first=Mia|date=2021-12-17|title=Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. & More to Be Inducted at 2022 Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/smokey-robinson-black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-2022-1235012202/|access-date=2021-12-27|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Early life== Tyler Perry was born Emmitt Perry Jr. in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, to Willie Maxine Perry ([[née]] Campbell) and Emmitt Perry Sr., a carpenter.<ref name="eta">{{Cite news|title=Perry, Willie Maxine Campbell|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|date=December 11, 2009|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12C8B2C28A992A50&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> He has three siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=willie-maxine-campbell-perry&pid=137150585 |title=Willie Maxine Campbell Perry Obituary: View Willie Perry's Obituary by The Advocate |publisher=Legacy.com |date=December 8, 2009 |access-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref> Perry's childhood was described in retrospect as a "living hell".<ref name="Tyler Perry's Traumatic Childhood">{{cite web | url=https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/tyler-perry-speaks-out-about-being-molested-and-the-aftermath | title=Tyler Perry's Traumatic Childhood }}</ref> In contrast to his father, his mother took him to church each week, where he sensed a certain refuge and contentment.<ref name="Tyler Perry's Traumatic Childhood"/> At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father.<ref name="BiographyCom">{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tyler-perry-361274| title=Tyler Perry Biography: Film Actor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Playwright (1969–)| publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (American TV channel)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]]) | access-date = December 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909214402/http://www.biography.com/people/tyler-perry-361274 | archive-date= September 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Many years later, after seeing the film ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'', Perry was moved to reveal for the first time that he had been [[Child sexual abuse|molested]] by a friend's mother at age 10.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/06/tyler.perry.abuse.precious/ "Tyler Perry recounts childhood abuse on Web site"]. CNN. October 6, 2009.</ref> He was also molested by three men prior to this and later learned his own father had molested his friend.<ref name="People">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tyler-perry-reveals-he-was-abused-as-a-child/| title= Tyler Perry Reveals He Was Abused as a Child| last=Park|first=Michael Y.|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=October 6, 2009| access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> A DNA test taken by Perry indicated that Emmitt Sr. was not Perry's biological father.<ref name="Essence">{{cite web|work=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|date=March 18, 2014|title=Tyler Perry: My Mother Lied About My Biological Father|first=Dominique|last=Hobdy|url=http://www.essence.com/2014/03/18/tyler-perry-dna-test-father}}</ref> While Perry did not complete high school, he earned a [[General Educational Development]] (GED).<ref>{{cite web| title=Oprah Talks to Tyler Perry|url=http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Oprah-Interviews-Tyler-Perry_1/3}}</ref> In his early 20s, watching an episode of ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', he heard someone describe the sometimes therapeutic effect the act of writing can have, enabling the author to work out his or her own problems. This comment inspired him to apply himself to a career in writing. He soon started writing a series of letters to himself, which became the basis for the musical ''[[I Know I've Been Changed]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Speaker Bio: Tyler Perry|url=http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?speaker_id_string=3734:PYjS-98ZaG7syvaDDO6NpA**|work=natpe.org/|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520200307/http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?speaker_id_string=3734:PYjS-98ZaG7syvaDDO6NpA**|archive-date=May 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==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 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".<ref name="Forbes05" /> ===Film=== Perry raised a US$5.5 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 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 million. The film eventually grossed $65 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 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 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 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 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 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 million domestically, with US$29 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 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 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 – 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 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 – '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> ==Legal actions== ===The Writers Guild of America, West=== The [[Writers Guild of America, West]] filed unfair labor practice charges with the [[National Labor Relations Board]] (NLRB), alleging that Perry's production company, Tyler Perry Studios, unlawfully fired four writers in October 2008 in retaliation for them trying to get a union contract.<ref name="WGAWstrike">{{cite web|title=Writers at Tyler Perry Studio to Take Strike Action – Will Picket Grand Opening and Ask Invited Guests Not To Attend |first=Gregg |last=Mitchell |year=2008 |url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=2970 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010045936/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=2970 |archive-date=October 10, 2008 }}</ref> The dispute was settled a month later, when TPS agreed to be a WGA signatory.<ref name="settlement">{{cite web|title=TOLDJA! Tyler Perry Studios And WGA Reach Agreement Mediated By NAACP|first=Nikki|last=Finke|date=November 26, 2008|url=https://www.deadline.com/2008/11/toldja-tyler-perry-studios-and-wga-settle-naacp-mediated/ |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> ===Mo' Money Taxes=== In early 2009, Perry threatened legal action against Mo' Money Taxes, a tax preparation company based in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], for running a [[Television advertisement|TV spot]] that he felt offensively [[parody|parodied]] his work, in particular ''Madea Goes to Jail''. The ad features a large [[White people|white]] male (John Cowan) in [[Drag (clothing)|drag]], named "Ma'Madea". The offending ad was dropped from circulation.<ref>Griffin, Dee. [http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Meet-Mo-Money-Taxes/KzOnhbVq30ej-QvAe_JT-g.cspx "Meet 'Mo'Money Taxes'."]{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/default.aspx ABC24-WPTY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007091129/http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/default.aspx |date=October 7, 2009 }}, May 14, 2009.</ref> == Reception == === Criticism === Tyler Perry's films have come under intense scrutiny with many scrutinizers claiming his films traffic in offensive and negative [[African-American]] stereotypes. Author Donald Bogle stated in an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', "Madea does have connections to the old mammy type. She’s mammy-like. If a white director put out this product, the black audience would be appalled."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/2009/03/17/madea-bad-black-america/|title= 'Madea': Bad for black America?|magazine= Entertainment Weekly|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> In an open letter to Perry on [[National Public Radio]], journalist [[Jamilah Lemieux]], while thanking Perry for "giving black folks jobs in front of and behind the camera," also criticized his shows ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]'' and ''[[House of Payne]]''. In her letter, she stated that "both your shows are marked by old stereotypes of buffoonish, emasculated black men and crass, sassy black women." While she noted his work for its humor and "positive messages of self-worth, love and respect," she later expressed frustration that African-Americans "have been fed the same images of ourselves over and over and over because they sell."<ref name="An Open Letter to Tyler Perry">{{cite news|title=An Open Letter to Tyler Perry|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112760404|date=September 11, 2009|access-date=March 29, 2013|newspaper=National Public Radio}}</ref> Lemieux dismissed his famous Madea character, claiming that "Through her, the country has laughed at one of the most important members of the black community: Mother Dear, the beloved matriarch. ... Our mothers and grandmothers deserve much more than that." While she expressed appreciation toward Perry for dismissing critics' negative comments, Lemieux claimed that "many black folks have expressed some of the very same attitudes about your work that white critics have," and urged him to "stop dismissing the critics as haters and realize that black people need new stories and new storytellers."<ref name="An Open Letter to Tyler Perry"/> === Spike Lee comments === Despite praising Perry in 2006, director [[Spike Lee]] criticized his work in 2009, stating "Each artist should be allowed to pursue their artistic endeavors but I still think there is a lot of stuff out today that is 'coonery buffoonery'" and highlighted the work and content of [[John Singleton]] as well as his own work including ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'' (2008), which depicts the heroism of African American soldiers known as the [[Buffalo Soldier]]s during World War II.<ref name="Our World">{{cite video|title=Our World with Black Enterprise |date=May 31, 2009 |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/tv-video/our-world/full-episode-our-world-with-black-enterprise-tv-video/2009/05/30/our-world-episode-73/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106194319/http://www.blackenterprise.com/tv-video/our-world/full-episode-our-world-with-black-enterprise-tv-video/2009/05/30/our-world-episode-73 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 }}</ref> When asked if Perry's success among black audiences was a result of just giving black America what they wanted, Lee responded, "the imaging is troubling." In October 2009, during a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' interview, Perry was read a quote of [[Spike Lee]]'s comments about his work and responded, "I would love to read that [criticism] to my fan base. ... That pisses me off. It is so insulting. It's attitudes like that that make Hollywood think that these people do not exist, and that is why there is no material speaking to them, speaking to us." Perry also stated that "all these characters are bait – disarming, charming, make-you-laugh bait. I can slap Madea on something and talk about God, love, faith, forgiveness, family, any of those."<ref>{{cite news|title=60 Minutes: Tyler Perry's Amazing Journey to the Top|date=October 25, 2009|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/22/60minutes/main5410095.shtml |work=CBS News}}</ref> In an interview with Hip Hollywood, Perry responded to Spike Lee's comments by telling him to "go to hell."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyler Perry Tells Spike Lee to "Go To Hell!"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOnY6cx-nBI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/YOnY6cx-nBI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2013|newspaper=Hip Hollywood}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === ''The Boondocks'' and ''Atlanta'' === Perry was spoofed in ''[[The Boondocks (2005 TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' episode: "[[Pause (The Boondocks)|Pause]]". The character Winston Jerome is a parody Perry. In the episode Jerome's character is Ma Dukes, whom he portrays by [[crossdressing]], similar to Perry's Madea.<ref name = braxton>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-boondocks-20100622,0,7842614.story|title= Aaron McGruder's Boondocks' lampoons Tyler Perry|website= [[The Los Angeles Times]]|date= June 22, 2010|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> Greg Braxton of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' cited "Pause" as one of the sharpest public criticisms of Perry. The episode reportedly angered Perry who threatened to re-evaluate his relationship with [[Turner Broadcasting]] who had two series on the network [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] at the time, ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'' and ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]''. The episode was pulled from circulation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.looper.com/224886/the-untold-truth-of-the-boondocks/|title= The Untold Truth Of The Boondocks|website= Looper|date= July 9, 2020|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> [[Donald Glover]] reportedly took aim at Perry in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]''. The episode title "[[Work Ethic!]]" comes from a tweet in which Perry posted a video of all the scripts he wrote for that season with the caption "WORK ETHIC! Come on. Let's go get 2020!". In the episode a woman and her daughter arrive at a TV studio run by a private and mysterious person known as "Mr. Chocolate". The mother is soon in fear of her daughter being exploited by Mr. Chocolate. Viewers and critics quickly deduced that the episode was satirizing Perry and the way in which he runs his studios in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/atlanta-review-season-4-episode-5-work-ethic-1849617219|title= Van gets pulled into show business in a biting Atlanta|website= AV Club|date= October 7, 2022|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/atlanta-recap-work-ethic-season-4-episode-5-1234603652/|title= 'Atlanta' Recap: Donald Glover Takes Aim at Tyler Perry|website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date= October 7, 2022|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> Ile-Ife Okantah of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' wrote their review, "Like Perry’s own 330-acre studio in Atlanta, Mr. Chocolate Studios is a sprawling lot with multiple soundstages and office spaces" and added "Atlanta and many critics of Perry ask two questions of us: Do we as Black people have to support anything and everything that’s Black? And does Perry’s shallow depiction of us do more harm than good?".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/article/atlanta-recap-season-4-episode-5-work-ethic.html|title= Atlanta Recap: Mr. Chocolate and the Black Movie Factory|website= Vulture|date= October 6, 2022|accessdate= July 20, 2023}}</ref> === Lack of writers rooms === On January 6, 2020, Perry posted a video on [[Instagram]] in which he revealed that he doesn't use a writers room for his films and TV shows and prefers to write his work himself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/tyler-perry-writes-all-of-his-own-shows-1202822941/|title=Tyler Perry Says He Writes All Of His Shows: "I Have No Writers Room"|last1=Bennett|first1=Anita|date=January 7, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> Perry received criticism from several outlets and figures in entertainment for denying opportunities to up-and-coming black writers. Later that month, Perry responded in an interview by stating that he had experienced issues when working with both WGA writers and nonunion writers. He claims that the WGA writers would submit "scripts that would need rewrites in order to get paid multiple times." He also said that nonunion writers struggled to meet his standards of quality and that he "was unhappy with every single script they wrote" because "they were not speaking to the voice."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/01/tyler-perry-addresses-writers-room-controversy|title=Tyler Perry on Why He Doesn't Have a Writers' Room: 'My Audience Wants My Voice'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> === Support for Tyler Perry === [[Goldie Taylor]], of [[The Grio]] and [[MSNBC]], stated in an April 21, 2011 [[National Public Radio|NPR]] ''[[All Things Considered]]'' interview regarding Perry's target audience: "I don't think Tyler Perry is talking to [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]]. I don't think he's talking to me, but I know that he's speaking directly to my mother, my sister, my cousins and meeting them at their point of need, and that's what art and filmmaking is about."<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/21/135610190/war-of-words-tyler-perry-vs-spike-lee?ps=rs |title=''All Things Considered'' "War of Words: Tyler Perry Vs. Spike Lee"|publisher=NPR |date=April 21, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> In his ''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' editorial, sociologist Shayne Lee lists Perry among the pantheon of today's most innovative filmmakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyler-perrys-movie-milest_b_6604704|title=Tyler Perry's Movie Milestone|work=The Huffington Post|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref> ==Personal life== Perry is good friends with [[Janet Jackson]], [[Will Smith]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/01/14/steroid.raid.ap/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz |title=Paper: Entertainers named in steroid report |work=CNN|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323095201/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/01/14/steroid.raid.ap/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz |archive-date=March 23, 2008 }}</ref> Perry is a [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Kress |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/TV/Tyler-Perrys-House-Of-Payne/Diary-Of-A-Faithful-Black-Man.aspx |title=Interview with Michael Kress: Tyler Perry, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, "Meet the Browns" Madea's Family Reunion, Daddy's Little Girls |publisher=Beliefnet.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Many of the themes in his work reflect theology and social behavior indicative of the predominantly [[black church]] culture, such as the many scenes in both his stage and screen work that feature church settings and worship styles commonly found in predominantly African American churches, including showcases of [[gospel music]] and artists.<ref>{{cite news|last=Landrum|first=Jonathan Jr.|title=Gospel artists flock to Atlanta to advance career|url=http://onlineathens.com/faith/2012-06-07/gospel-artists-flock-atlanta-advance-career|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Associated press|date=June 7, 2012}}</ref> On July 20, 2009, Perry sponsored 65 children from a [[Philadelphia]] day camp to visit [[Walt Disney World]], after reading that a suburban swim club, the Valley Swim Club in [[Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon Valley]], Pennsylvania, had shunned them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/20/tyler.perry.pool.children/index.html|title=Tyler Perry sending day-care children to Disney World|date=July 20, 2009|access-date=January 3, 2023 |work=CNN|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726091247/http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/20/tyler-perry-sending-day-care-children-to-disney-world/ |archive-date=July 26, 2009 }}</ref> He wrote on his website, "I want them to know that for every act of evil that a few people will throw at you, there are millions more who will do something kind for them."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tylerperry.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304164431/http://www.tylerperry.com/_Messages/|url-status=dead|title=Tyler Perry|archive-date=March 4, 2011|website=Tyler Perry}}</ref> On December 8, 2009, Perry's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died at age 64, following an illness.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2009/12/tyler-perrys-mother-dies-at-64-she-inspired-his-madea-character.html "Tyler Perry's mother dies at 64; Willie Maxine inspired Madea character"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web | year = 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtnsONBP2fs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/PtnsONBP2fs |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live| title= Tyler Perry: A Hollywood Bachelor's Take on Marriage |website = [[YouTube]]| access-date =January 16, 2010}}{{cbignore}} CBN Lionsgate news interview with Perry re: marriage. </ref> He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios.<ref>{{cite web | year = 2008 |url=http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/10/06/tyler-perry-studios-opens-in-atlanta/ | title= Tyler Perry Studios Opens in Atlanta | access-date =January 16, 2010}} Grand opening announcement for Tyler Perry Studios </ref> In August 2010, it was reported that he had purchased [[Dean Gardens]], a 58-acre estate in the Atlanta suburb of [[Johns Creek, Georgia|Johns Creek]]. He tore down the existing {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion and planned, but never built, a new, environmentally-friendly home on the property.<ref>Katherine Q. Seelye, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/us/22house.html "In Georgia, a Megamansion is Finally Sold"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 22, 2010.</ref><ref>Michelle E. Shaw, [https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/tyler-perry-build-home-johns-creek/2ThZxWyTxgrchUIczmvBkO/ "Tyler Perry to build home in Johns Creek"], ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', August 18, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2023</ref> On November 30, 2014, Perry's partner Gelila Bekele gave birth to their son, Aman.<ref>Webber, Stephanie (December 4, 2014). [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/tyler-perrys-girlfriend-gelila-bekele-gives-birth-welcomes-son-2014412 "Tyler Perry's Girlfriend Gelila Bekele Gives Birth, Couple Welcomes Baby Boy Aman."] ''Us Weekly''. Retrieved July 7, 2015.</ref><ref>Michaud, Sarah (December 4, 2014). [https://people.com/parents/tyler-perry-welcomes-son-aman-tyler/ "Tyler Perry Welcomes Son Aman Tyler"] ''People''. Retrieved July 7, 2015.</ref> In December 2020, Perry announced that he was a single [[bachelor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/tyler-perry-and-gelila-bekele-split/|title=Tyler Perry and Longtime Girlfriend Gelila Bekele Split: 'Their Focus Is on Being the Best Parents'|work=People|date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> On March 7, 2021, [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]] publicly revealed in the television interview ''[[Oprah with Meghan and Harry]]'' that Perry provided initial security and housing for three months that allowed the couple to safely relocate from Canada to California in March 2020, following the withdrawal of their British royal protection.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oprah with Meghan and Harry – Oprah with Meghan and Harry|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/oprah-with-meghan-and-harry/10a1332a0001|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=ITV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tyler Perry let Harry and Meghan stay in his home and use his security when the royal family stripped theirs away|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyler-perry-harry-meghan-stay-in-his-home-security/|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=CBS News|date=March 8, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Perry is also godfather to their daughter, [[Princess Lilibet of Sussex]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-15 |title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal Lilibet's godfather |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/tyler-perry-harry-meghan-godfather-lilibet-b2246044.html |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Following the death of [[Stephen "tWitch" Boss]], Perry uploaded a video to his Instagram account where he spoke about his own struggles with depression, and revealed he had attempted suicide several times before his career took off.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/entertainment/tyler-perry-twitch-suicide-prevention/index.html |title=Tyler Perry opens up about his past suicide attempts as he mourns Stephen 'tWitch' Boss |work=CNN |last=Garvey |first=Marianne |date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref> To overcome his [[fear of flying]], Perry took [[flight training]] lessons and obtained a [[private pilot certificate]]. He flies a [[Cirrus SR22T]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fly Above Your Fear|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lel6gThNJC8&t= |date=July 2012}}</ref> ===Property=== In 2007, Perry bought a 17-acre estate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/north-fulton/tylerperry0926/ |title="Tyler Perry's real house of pain"|publisher= Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125025936/http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/north-fulton/tylerperry0926/ |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> in the [[Paces (Atlanta)|Paces]] neighborhood of [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]], [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/fulton-county/N/NW-Paces-Ferry-Road-5.html |title=Fulton County, Georgia, Tax Records |publisher=City-data.com |access-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/tyler-perry-pays-massive-fine-for-cutting-trees/nFBKD/ |title=Tyler Perry Pays Massive Fine For Cutting Trees |publisher=www.wsbtv.com |date=February 27, 2007 |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142556/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/tyler-perry-pays-massive-fine-for-cutting-trees/nFBKD/ |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In May 2016, he sold the house for $17.5 million, also closing the biggest deal ever for a private home in the Georgia capital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/767026/tyler-perry-explains-why-he-sold-his-massive-mansion-in-atlanta |date=May 23, 2016 |access-date= January 3, 2023|publisher=eonline|title=Tyler Perry Explains Why He Sold His Massive Mansion in Atlanta}}</ref> In 2013, his company, ETPC LLC, purchased around {{convert|1100|acre|km2}} in the New Manchester, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] area of [[Douglas County, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Amanda|title=Tyler Perry apparently buys more land in Douglas County|url=http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/local/article_a6fd9266-20c6-11e3-afd2-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=September 21, 2013|date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064010/http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/local/article_a6fd9266-20c6-11e3-afd2-001a4bcf6878.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In September 2017, Perry purchased a house in [[Mulholland Estates]], a gated community in Los Angeles.<ref name="latimestylerperrylands">{{cite news|last1=Leitereg|first1=Neal J.|title=Tyler Perry lands a modern mansion in Mulholland Estates for $14.5 million|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-tyler-perry-mansion-los-angeles-20170905-story.html?|access-date=November 30, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> Nine months after buying the estate, Perry sold the property for $15.6 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leitereg |first1=Neal J. |title=Tyler Perry sells modern tour de force in Mulholland Estates for $15.6 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-tyler-perry-mulholland-estates-home-sold-15-6-million-20180515-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 15, 2018 }}</ref> Perry owns vacation properties in both Wyoming and the Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kimmel|first1=Jimmy|title=Tyler Perry Interview|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhdPx-iW5p8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/VhdPx-iW5p8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Perry owns a 2,100 acre estate in Douglasville, Georgia, including a 40,000 square feet [[châteauesque]] house, and an [[runway|airstrip]].<ref>https://www.idesignarch.com/tyler-perrys-multi-million-dollar-grand-estate-in-georgia/</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film work=== <!--DO NOT ADD ROWSPANS PER WP:FILMOGRAPHY--> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" |Year ! rowspan="2" | Film ! colspan="5" class="unsortable" | Credited as |- ! style="width:65px;"|Director ! style="width:65px;"|Writer ! style="width:65px;"|Producer ! style="width:65px;"|Actor ! Role |- style="text-align:center;" | 2005 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Diary of a Mad Black Woman]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | [[Madea]], Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" | 2006 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Family Reunion]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=2|2007 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Daddy's Little Girls]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Terry Bob |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=2|2008 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Meet the Browns (film)|Meet the Browns]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Family That Preys]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Ben |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=4|2009 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea Goes to Jail]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Admiral Barnett |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[I Can Do Bad All By Myself (film)|I Can Do Bad All By Myself]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=2|2010 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Why Did I Get Married Too?]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Terry Bob |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[For Colored Girls]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | 2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Big Happy Family (film)|Madea's Big Happy Family]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=3|2012 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Good Deeds]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Wesley Deeds |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Witness Protection]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | [[Alex Cross]] |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=3|2013 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Peeples (film)|Peeples]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Madea Christmas (film)|A Madea Christmas]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=2|2014 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Single Moms Club]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | TK |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Tanner Bolt |- style="text-align:center;" | 2015 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Tough Love]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian (voices) |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=3|2016 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Dr. [[Baxter Stockman]] |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Brain on Fire (film)|Brain on Fire]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Richard |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Boo! A Madea Halloween]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=2|2017 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Star (2017 film)|The Star]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Cyrus the Camel (voice) |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Boo 2! A Madea Halloween]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Boo! 2: A Madea Halloween (2017)|url=https://www.movieinsider.com/m15160/madea-boo-2|work=Movie Insider|date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian |- style="text-align:center;" |rowspan=3|2018 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Acrimony (film)|Acrimony]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/tiffany-haddish-tyler-perry-movie-the-list-1202718756/|title=Tiffany Haddish to Star in Tyler Perry Comedy 'The List'|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=March 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/whoopi-goldberg-tiffany-haddish-tyler-perry-comedy-the-list-1202736384/|title=Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tiffany Haddish in Tyler Perry's Comedy 'The List'|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Vice (2018 film)|Vice]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | [[Colin Powell]] |- style="text-align:center;" | 2019 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Madea Family Funeral]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/949639-tyler-perrys-a-madea-family-funeral-gets-a-release-date|title=Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral Gets a Release Date|date=June 1, 2018|website=ComingSoon.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/madea-family-funeral-lionsgate-release-date-2019-1202401471/|title='Madea Family Funeral' From Lionsgate Moves To 2019|first1=Anita|last1=Busch|date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe, Brian, Heathrow |- style="text-align:center;" | 2020 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Fall from Grace]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"|Rory Garraux |- style="text-align:center;" | rowspan="3" | 2021 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Those Who Wish Me Dead]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Officer Arthur Phillip |- | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[PAW Patrol: The Movie]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Truck Driver (voice) |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Jack Bremmer |- style="text-align:center;" | rowspan=2| 2022 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Madea Homecoming]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea, Joe |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Jazzman's Blues]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Mea Culpa (2024 film)|Mea Culpa]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/tyler-perry-netflix-movie-mea-culpa-kelly-rowland-trevante-rhodes-1235269195/|title=Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes & Others Set For New Tyler Perry Netflix Film ‘Mea Culpa’|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- style="text-align:center;" | TBA | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Six Triple Eight (film)|Six Triple Eight]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Post-production |- style="text-align:center;" | TBA | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Destination Wedding]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry about to start shooting ‘Madea’s Destination Wedding’ for Netflix|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/tyler-perry-about-to-start-shooting-netflixs-madeas-destination-wedding/EBF5VZN4VNARBMVK724APT4LNQ/|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|first=Rodney|last=Ho|date=January 5, 2024|accessdate=January 7, 2024}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Filming |- style="text-align:center;" | TBA | style="text-align:left;" | ''Black, White, and Blue''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/tyler-perry-black-white-blue-amazon-1235426312/|title=Tyler Perry Sets First Movie ‘Black, White & Blue’ Under His Four-Pic Pact At Amazon Studios|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 28, 2023}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Post-production |- style="text-align:center;" | TBA | style="text-align:left;" | ''Divorce in the Black''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/tyler-perry-divorce-in-the-black-meagan-good-cory-hardrict-1235426756/|title=Tyler Perry Sets Meagan Good, Cory Hardrict & Five Others To Star In Prime Video Pic ‘Divorce In The Black’|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=June 29, 2023}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Post-production |- style="text-align:center;" | TBA | style="text-align:left;" | ''Joy Ridge''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tyler-perry-joy-ridge-amazon-shannon-thornton-tosin-morohunfola-1235926578/|title=Tyler Perry Sets Drama ‘Joy Ridge’ at Amazon MGM Studios, Starring Shannon Thornton and Tosin Morohunfola (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Angelique|last=Jackson|date=February 29, 2024}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Post-production |- |} ===Television work=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Show ! colspan="5" class="unsortable"| Credited as |- ! style="width:65px;"|Director ! style="width:65px;"|Writer ! style="width:65px;"|Producer ! style="width:65px;"|Actor ! Role |- style="text-align:center;" | 2007–2012; 2020–present | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne|House of Payne]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Madea |- style="text-align:center;" | 2009–2011 | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | 2011–2017 | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[For Better or Worse (2011 TV series)|For Better or Worse]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | 2013–2021 | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | 2013–2017 | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Love Thy Neighbor (American TV series)|Love Thy Neighbor]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Madea |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2014–2020}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[If Loving You Is Wrong]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2016–2017}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Too Close to Home (TV series)|Too Close to Home]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2016}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[The Passion: New Orleans]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Host/Narrator |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2018}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[The Paynes]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2019–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[The Oval (TV series)|The Oval]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2019–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Sistas (TV series)|Sistas]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2020–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Tyler Perry's Young Dylan|Young Dylan]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'' Nickelodeon Series Sets Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/tyler-perrys-young-dylan-nickelodeon-live-action-series-cast-1202838493/|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2020–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ruthless (TV series)|Ruthless]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2020–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Bruh (TV series)|Bruh]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2020–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Tyler Perry's Assisted Living|Assisted Living]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2021–present}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[All the Queen's Men (TV series)|All the Queen's Men]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2022–present }} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Zatima]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|2024 }} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Perimeter (TV series)|Perimeter]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |- style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|TBA}} | style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Beauty in Black (TV series)|Beauty in Black]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/tyler-perry-netflix-deal-tv-series-beauty-in-black-1235908429/|title=Tyler Perry Expands Netflix Deal to Include TV Series; ‘Beauty in Black’ First Series Ordered|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| |} ==Stage work== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Play ! colspan="5" class="unsortable" | Credited as |- ! style="width:65px;"|Director ! style="width:65px;"|Writer ! style="width:65px;"|Producer ! style="width:65px;"|Actor ! style="width:65px;"|Role |- style="text-align:center;" ||1993 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[I Know I've Been Changed]]'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Joe |- style="text-align:center;" ||1999 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Woman, Thou Art Loosed!'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | The Rent Man |- style="text-align:center;" || 1999 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[I Can Do Bad All by Myself (play)|I Can Do Bad All by Myself]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" ||2000 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Behind Closed Doors'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2001 | style="text-align:left;" |''[[Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play)|Diary of a Mad Black Woman]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Daddy Charles / Madea |- style="text-align:center;" || 2002 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Family Reunion (play)|Madea's Family Reunion]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" || 2003 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Class Reunion]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Dr. Willie Leroy Jones / Madea |- style="text-align:center;" || 2003 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Why Did I Get Married? (play)|Why Did I Get Married?]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2004 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Meet the Browns (play)|Meet the Browns]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea (voice only) |- style="text-align:center;" || 2004 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Madea's Christmas'' | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" || 2005 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea Goes to Jail (play)|Madea Goes to Jail]]'' | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- style="text-align:center;" || 2006 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[What's Done in the Dark]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2008 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Marriage Counselor]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2009 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Laugh to Keep from Crying]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2010 | style="text-align:left;" |''[[Madea's Big Happy Family]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" || 2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[A Madea Christmas (musical play)|A Madea Christmas]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- style="text-align:center;" || 2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Aunt Bam's Place]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''I Don't Want to Do Wrong'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2012 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Haves and the Have Nots (play)|The Haves and the Have Nots]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" || 2012 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea Gets a Job]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" ||2013 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:center;" ||2013 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Madea's Neighbors from Hell'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Madea |- style="text-align:center;" ||2017 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Madea on the Run'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- style="text-align:center;" || 2019 | style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Madea's Farewell Play]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |} ==Accolades== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Tyler Perry}} ==See also== * [[Disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos]] – Tyler Perry offered a $200,000 reward for information in the case and has worked to raise publicity for the case. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{sister project links|collapsible=true}} * {{Official website|http://www.tylerperry.com/}} * {{IMDb name|1347153}} * {{AllMovie name|403164}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|tyler_perry}} * ''[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tyler-Perry Tyler Perry]'', on ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica|Enciclopedia Britannica]]'', Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc * ''[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/131311.Tyler_Perry Tyler Perry]'', on ''[[Goodreads]]'' * ''[https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68d58242-32f3-4fc6-8681-9f6d6aba85ae Tyler Perry]'', on ''[[MusicBrainz]]'', MetaBrainz Foundation * ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120103091912/http://www.tv.com/people/tyler-perry/ Tyler Perry]'', on ''[[TV.com]]'', [[Red Ventures]] <small>(archived 1º January 2012)</small> {{Tyler Perry|state=uncollapsed}} {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and 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