Tyler Perry

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Biography

Recent Role:
on Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
Gender:
Male
Born:
9-13-1969
Birthplace:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth Name:
Tyler A. Perry
AKA:
Madea
He was one of four kids in his family. Being born and raised in New Orleans, he was physically abused as a child and lived in severe poverty.

After years of blaming his parents and others for his unsuccessful life, he watched an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1992 which gave angry and depressed people, as himself, strong advice to write your feelings in a letter to yourself.

His letters eventually became his plays. After saving $12,000 to move to Atlanta, he tried to stage his play/personal letters, under the title, "I Know I've Been Saved", which was



More about adult survivors of child abuse.

Successful as he is today, it's hard to believe that his plays were such failures that he was left penniless. For 6 year full years he struggled in Atlanta, living as a homeless man. Finally, in 1998 his play had a successful run in The House of Blue and in Fox Theatre.

His following play, A Woman Thou Art Loosed, a staging of Bishop T.D. Jakes, made over $5 Million in 5 months. Every since then, Tyler had a successful run in his career.

Bridging the gap the traditional urban theater circuit - pejoratively referred to as the "chitlin' circuit" - and a more traditional theater format, he has made many successful plays, including, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "I Can Do Bad All By Myself", "Madea's Family Reunion" and "Madea's Class Reunion", "Meet the Browns", "Madea Goes to Jail", and many many more.

Next to his stage work, Tyler has made two successul movie films, based off his plays. The movies include, "Dairy of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Family Reunion". Not only did he direct and write the movies, but he also acts in them as well. As of March 2005, his work has gained him over $75 Million.

Tyler Perry came from less of a man than the dirt we walk on to a success story of a lifetime. Being inspired by none other than the lovable Oprah, he has the opportunity to inspire many just as much as he was.

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    Tyler Perry was born in New Orleans. He wrote many plays and movies such as, plays: Madea's Class Reunion, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea Goes to Jail, and so much more. Currently he has two tv shows on TBS House of Payne and Meet the Browns. hide show

    This man is a genius with the entertainment! I really love his work with Meet the Browns and House Of Payne. I am not saying this because of my race. To all of the reviewers who said that his show is homophoic and not funny and any other negative comments about him I say leave him alone you all don't comedy besides you all are just jealous of what he does so stop hating. Tyler Perry is a real person on and off set. His shows are based on real life issues and they're funny. Unlike the current shows MTV,Nickelodeon, and Disney Channel; the characters are not only funny but they are what these other shows should is themselves. I also like Madea and Brown hilarious. Keep going and continue doing what you do Mr. Perry as a fan I expect even greater things from you in the near future.

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    Tyler Perry is the #1 favorite actors of all time. hide show

    When I first saw Tyler Perry,he was Mabel "Madea" Simmons on stage plays like:I Can Do Bad By Myself, Family Reunion, Class Reunion, but he wasn't in the play Meet the Browns with David and Tamela Mann. A year later he portrayed himself as "Madea" in Madea Goes To Jail. He is still in the movie industry he directed and portrayed himself in movies like in the 2005 movie Diary of a Mad Black woman,a year later Family Reunion the Movie. In 2007 he write and direct the TV show called: Tyler Perry's House of Payne with Allen Payne as CJ. Months later he wrote and portrayed himself in the movie in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married.I was an A+ movie of all time. This year he portrayeed himself as "Madea" and her brother "Uncle Joe" in Meet the Browns. Tyler is doing all the good work and accepting NAACP awards in his work he's doing in the past,present, and the future. Keep it up Tyler.

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    The New Spike Lee hide show

    I enjoy all of Tyler Perry's plays,movies, and his television show House Of Payne. I like how he uses Love in all of his work. That's what the world needs today. so, when people talk about how tierd they get of him having the same story line all of the time they should examine themselves and their situations in life I guarantee that if more people lived by what he talks about in all of his works there is a message if you apply that to your daily life there is no limit to how many doors and oportunities would be open to you I would like to conclude the reason I feel he is the new spike Lee is because he has achieved the same amount of superstardom as Spike and his directing is incredible this man can achieve anything he shows you that although in life we may struggle sometimes but if we keep our head up as strong black men and women there is no limit to the things we can do he also teaches us to love others as well as oursleves Long Live Tyler P

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    he iz hilarious licious! hide show

    He is so funny in his madea plays!He is sure not afraid of no POPO he will shoot you if u say he is a bad actor.Madea is so funny i fell down and laugh my head off and tears of joy came down.I hope he still does more plays and movies of madea cause whoo those are comedylicious movies.

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