A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
تایلر پری
타일러 페리
Birthplace:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Born:
September 14, 1969
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, songwriter., and entrepreneur. Already a successful artist in Southern theater, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has won critical praise for playing Madea, a mentally strong woman who handles adversity with optimism and happiness; his critically acclaimed portrayal of her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood. He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia. Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Director:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Executive Producer:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Producer:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Peeples
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Help
???? I Am Yours
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? R&B
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Screenplay:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Peeples
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Help
???? I Am Yours
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? R&B
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Theatre Play:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Peeples
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Help
???? I Am Yours
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? R&B
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Writer:
2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2007 Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Why Did I Get Married?
2008 Meet the Browns
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2010 For Colored Girls
2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2012 Good Deeds
2012 Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2013 A Madea Christmas
2013 Peeples
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2014 The Single Moms Club
2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2018 Acrimony
2018 Nobody's Fool
2019 A Madea Family Funeral
2020 A Fall from Grace
2022 A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2024 Mea Culpa
2024 The Six Triple Eight
2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity
???? Help
???? I Am Yours
???? Joe's College Road Trip
???? Joy Ridge
???? R&B
???? Sisters in Italy
???? Straw
???? Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Creator:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Director:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Executive Producer:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2023 Caught Up
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Producer:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2023 Caught Up
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Teleplay:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2021 All the Queen's Men
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2023 Caught Up
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Thanks:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2021 All the Queen's Men
2021 Wahl Street
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2023 Caught Up
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
Writer:
2007 House of Payne
2009 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2011 For Better or Worse
2013 Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Love Thy Neighbour
2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2014 Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
2016 Too Close to Home
2019 Tyler Perry's Sistas
2019 Tyler Perry's The Oval
2020 Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020 Tyler Perry's Ruthless
2020 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2021 All the Queen's Men
2021 Wahl Street
2022 Tyler Perry's Zatima
2023 Caught Up
2024 Beauty in Black
???? Tyler Perry's She the People
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