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Tyler Perry
Perry being interviewed forBoo! A Madea Halloweenin 2016
Born
Emmitt Perry Jr.

(1969-09-13)September 13, 1969(age 55)
New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • director
  • writer
  • playwright
  • entrepreneur
Years active1992–present
PartnerGelila Bekele (2009–2020)
Children1
Websitetylerperry

Tyler Perry(bornEmmitt Perry Jr.;September 13, 1969)[1]is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer ofMabel "Madea" Simmons,a tough elderly woman, and also portrays her brother Joe Simmons and her nephew Brian Simmons.[2][3][4]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 playI 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 filmDiary of a Mad Black Woman,which he wrote and produced as an adaptation of hisstage play of the same name.He also developed numerous television series, most notablyTyler Perry's House of Payne,which ran for eight seasons onTBSfrom 2006 to 2012. In 2011,Forbeslisted him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011.[5]In 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership withOprah Winfreyand herOprah Winfrey Network(OWN). The deal featured scripted projects such asThe Haves and the Have Nots.[6]In 2019, he produced the political drama seriesThe OvalforBET.

Outside of his own productions, Perry has been cast in numerous Hollywood films includingStar Trek(2009),Alex Cross(2012),Gone Girl(2014),Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows(2016),Vice(2018),Those Who Wish Me Dead(2021), andDon't Look Up(2021). Perry has also donevoice actingfor animated films such asThe Star(2017) andPAW Patrol: The Movie(2021).

Perry's films and shows have cumulatively grossed over $660 million, and his net worth is an estimated $1 billion.[7]Despite commercial success, his productions have received criticism from critics and scholars who believe his films perpetuate negative or offensiveportrayals of African Americans,along with the critical reception itself being largely negative.[8][9][10]In 2020, Perry was included inTime'slist of the 100 most influential people[11]and received theGovernor's Awardfrom theAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences.Additionally, he received theJean Hersholt Humanitarian Awardfrom theAcademy Awardsin 2021, and was inducted into theBlack Music & Entertainment Walk of Famethe following year.[12]

Early life

Tyler Perry was born Emmitt Perry Jr. inNew Orleans,Louisiana, to Willie Maxine Perry (néeCampbell) and Emmitt Perry Sr., a carpenter.[13]He has three siblings.[14]Perry's childhood was described in retrospect as a "living hell".[15]In contrast to his father, his mother took him to church each week, where he sensed a certain refuge and contentment.[15]At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father.[1]

Many years later, after seeing the filmPrecious,Perry was moved to reveal for the first time that he had beenmolestedby a friend's mother at age 10.[16]He was also molested by three men prior to this and later learned his own father had molested his friend.[17]A DNA test taken by Perry indicated that Emmitt Sr. was not Perry's biological father.[18]

While Perry did not complete high school, he earned aGeneral Educational Development(GED).[19]In his early 20s, watching an episode ofThe 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 musicalI Know I've Been Changed.[20]

Career

Stage

Around 1990, Perry moved toAtlanta,where two years laterI Know I've Been Changedwas first performed at a community theater, financed by the 22-year-old Perry's life savings of US$12,000 (equivalent to $27,986 in 2023).[21]The play included Christian themes of forgiveness, dignity, and self-worth, while addressing issues such as child abuse anddysfunctional families.The musical initially received a "less than stellar" reception and was a financial failure.[22]

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 theHouse of Blues,then at theFox 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 "[1]and developing a large, devoted following among African-American audiences. In 2005,Forbesreported 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".[21]

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,[23]which went on to gross US$50.6 million domestically, while scoring a 16% approval rating at the film review web siteRotten Tomatoes.[24]Perry made his directorial debut on his next film, an adaptation ofMadea's Family Reunion,and has directed all of his subsequent Madea films. On its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006,Madea's Family Reunionopened 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 onThe Oprah Winfrey Show.As withDiary,almost all of theMadea's earnings have been generated in the United States.[25]

Perry's nextLionsgateproject,Daddy's Little Girls,starredGabrielle UnionandIdris Elbaand was released in the United States on February 14, 2007. It grossed over US$31 million.[26]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, inWhistler, British Columbia,a resort town north ofVancouver,then moved to Atlanta, where Perry had opened his own studio.Janet Jackson,Sharon Leal,Jill Scott,andTasha Smithappeared in the film. Perry's 2008 film,Meet the Browns,released on March 21, opened at number 2 with a US$20.1 million weekend gross.[27]The Family That Preysopened on September 12, 2008, and grossed over US$37.1 million.[28]

Madea Goes to Jailopened 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 directorJ. J. Abrams,[29]also in 2009, Perry had a small role as theStarfleet Academycommandant Admiral Barnett inStar Trek,which opened on May 8. This was his first film appearance outside of his own projects. Perry next wrote, directed, and starred inI 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.[30]In 2009, Perry teamed with Oprah Winfrey to presentPrecious,a film based on the novelPushbySapphire.[31] Why Did I Get Married Too?,the sequel toWhy Did I Get Married?,opened in theaters on April 2, 2010. It featuredJanet Jackson,Tasha Smith, Jill Scott,andMalik Yoba.The film grossed US$60 million domestically, with US$29 million made the opening weekend.[32]

Perry at the82nd Academy Awardsceremony, 2010

Perry directed afilm adaptationofNtozake Shange's 1975choreopoemFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,which was released in theaters November 5, 2010.[33] He appeared in the stage showMadea'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 ofMadea's Big Happy Familyraked in US$25.8 million at the box office, taking second place.[34]

Perry's next film with Lionsgate wasGood Deeds,in which Perry plays lead character Wesley Deeds.Good Deedsis 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 aggregatorRotten Tomatoesand opened with a box office US$15.5 million gross.[35]The movie also starsThandie Newton,Rebecca Romijn,Gabrielle Union,Eddie Cibrian,Jamie Kennedy,Phylicia Rashad,and others.[36]

As of June 2011,Perry's films had grossed over US$500 million worldwide.[37]Perry'sMadea's Witness Protection,his seventh film within the Madea franchise, was released on June 29, 2012.

Perry took over the role ofJames Patterson'sAlex CrossfromMorgan Freemanfor a new film in the series, titledAlex Cross.[38]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 abox office bomb.[39]His performance gained the attention of directorDavid Fincher,who subsequently cast Perry in his 2014 thrillerGone Girl,co-starring withBen Affleck,Rosamund Pike,andNeil 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 starsLance Gross,Jurnee Smollett,Brandy Norwood,Robbie Jones,Vanessa L. Williams,andKim Kardashian.He producedTyler Perry Presents Peeples,released on May 10, 2013.[40]He returned to the big screen withA Madea Christmas,released on December 13, 2013.[41]Perry directed the filmThe Single Moms Club,which opened on March 14, 2014. His first animated movieMadea's Tough Lovewas released on DVD January 20, 2015. In 2016, Perry played scientistBaxter StockmaninTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.[42]

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, alongsideOprah Winfrey,lent his voice in his first animated film, calledThe Star,which is based on theNativity of Jesus.Developed bySony Pictures Animation,the film was released on November 17, 2017.[43]

Film partnerships and distribution

Perry's films are co-produced and distributed byLions Gate Entertainment;he retains full copyright ownership under the corporate name Tyler Perry Films, and places his name in front of all titles.[44]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.[45]

Television programs

Perry produced the long-running sitcomTyler Perry's House of Payne,which ran for 8 seasons from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. The series followed anAfrican-Americanhousehold 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 withTBS.On June 6, 2007, the first two episodes ofTyler Perry's House of Payneran on TBS. After receiving high ratings,House of Payneenteredbroadcast syndication.Reruns were played through December 2007 before the second season began. Perry also wrote, directed and produced the sitcomMeet the Browns,which premiered on TBS on January 7, 2009, and ended on November 18, 2011.[46]

OWN and partnership with Oprah

In 2009, Perry co-producedPrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphirealongsideOprah WinfreyandLee Daniels.The film was directed by Daniels and starredGabourey SidibeandMo'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."[47]

On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership withOprah Winfreyand herOprah Winfrey Network(OWN). The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringingscripted televisionto OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department.[6]

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse,based on his filmsWhy Did I Get Married?andWhy 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.[48][49]

Perry had two other television series featured on OWN: the hour-longsoap opera/drama seriesThe Haves and the Have Notsand the sitcomLove Thy Neighbor.The Haves and the Have Notspremiered on May 28, 2013, and completed its series run after 8 seasons on July 20, 2021.[50]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 Notshad numerousNielsen ratinghighs for the OWN broadcasting station: it was reported on May 29, 2013, thatThe Haves and the Have Notsset a new record for OWN, scoring the highest ratings ever for a series premiere on the network.[51][52]Love Thy Neighborscored the second highest ratings ever for a series premiere on OWN, behindThe Haves and the Have Nots.[53]The Haves and the Have Notsgave OWN some of its highest ratings during its 8-year series run,[54]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."[55]

Contrastingly,Love Thy Neighborhad struggled in ratings.The Have and the Have Notsremained the network's highest rated program for most of its run.[56][57]On February 4, 2014,The Haves and the Have Notscame in asthe most watched program in all of cable televisionfor the night.[58]On March 11, 2014, aHaves and the Have Notsseason 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 theOprah's Next Chapterinterview with Bobbi Kristina which was the network's previous highest rated viewing.[54]

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,calledIf Loving You Is Wrong.The hour-long drama series premiered on September 9, 2014.

Tyler Perry Studios

Main article:Tyler Perry Studios

In 2015, Perry acquired the 330-acre (130 ha) former military baseFort McPhersonlocated inAtlanta,which he converted to studios.[59]The studios were used to film the HBO Films/OWN film version ofThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,and is currently in ongoing use for the television seriesThe Walking Dead.[59][60]50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) of the site are dedicated to standing permanent sets, including a replica of a luxury-hotel lobby, aWhite Housereplica, a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) mansion, a mock cheap hotel, a trailer-park set, and a real 1950s-style diner that was relocated from a town 100 miles (160 km) away. It also hosts 12 sound stages named after highly accomplished African Americans in the entertainment industry.[60]The blockbuster Marvel 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.[61]

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, afterTimandDaphne Reid.[62][63]

ViacomCBS

On June 14, 2017, Perry signed a long-term deal with Viacom(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 wasNobody’s Fool). The TV deal began fall 2019 withThe Oval,SistasandBET+(a brand new streaming service) premiering with strong ratings forBET.[64]

Books

Perry at a book signing in 2006

Perry's first book,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.[65]The hardcover reached number one on theNew York TimesBest Seller listand remained on the list for 12 weeks. It was voted Book of the Year, Best Humor Book at the 2006Quill Awards.[66]

His second book,Higher Is Waiting,was published on November 14, 2017. It debuted at number 5 on theNew York TimesBest Seller list.[67]

The Writers Guild of America, West

TheWriters Guild of America, Westfiled unfair labor practice charges with theNational 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.[68]The dispute was settled a month later, when TPS agreed to be a WGA signatory.[69]

Mo' Money Taxes

In early 2009, Perry threatened legal action against Mo' Money Taxes, a tax preparation company based inMemphis, Tennessee,for running aTV spotthat he felt offensivelyparodiedhis work, in particularMadea Goes to Jail.The ad features a largewhitemale (John Cowan) indrag,named "Ma'Madea". The offending ad was dropped from circulation.[70]

Reception

Criticism

Tyler Perry's films have come under intense scrutiny with many scrutinizers claiming his films traffic in offensive and negativeAfrican-Americanstereotypes. Author Donald Bogle stated in an interview withEntertainment 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."[71]

In an open letter to Perry onNational Public Radio,journalistJamilah Lemieux,while thanking Perry for "giving black folks jobs in front of and behind the camera," also criticized his showsMeet the BrownsandHouse 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."[72]

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."[72]

Spike Lee comments

Despite praising Perry in 2006, directorSpike Leecriticized his work in 2009, stating that "[e]ach 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 ofJohn Singletonas well as his own work includingMiracle at St. Anna(2008), which depicts the heroism of African American soldiers known as theBuffalo Soldiersduring World War II.[73][time needed]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".[citation needed]

In October 2009, during a60 Minutesinterview, Perry was read a quote ofSpike 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."[74]In an interview with Hip Hollywood, Perry responded to Spike Lee's comments by telling him to "go to hell."[75]

The BoondocksandAtlanta

Perry was spoofed inThe Boondocksepisode: "Pause".The character Winston Jerome is a parody of Perry. In the episode Jerome's character is Ma Dukes, whom he portrays bycrossdressing,similar to Perry's Madea.[76]Greg Braxton of theLos Angeles Timescited "Pause" as one of the sharpest public criticisms of Perry. The episode reportedly angered Perry who threatened to re-evaluate his relationship withTurner Broadcastingwho had two series on the networkTBSat the time,Tyler Perry's House of PayneandMeet the Browns.The episode was pulled from circulation.[77]

Donald Gloverreportedly took aim at Perry in theFXseriesAtlanta.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.[78][79]Ile-Ife Okantah ofVulturewrote 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?".[80]

Lack of writers rooms

On January 6, 2020, Perry posted a video onInstagramin which he revealed that he doesn't use a writers room for his films and TV shows and prefers to write his work himself.[81]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."[82]

Support for Tyler Perry

Goldie Taylor,ofThe GrioandMSNBC,stated in an April 21, 2011NPRAll Things Consideredinterview regarding Perry's target audience: "I don't think Tyler Perry is talking toTouré.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. "[83]

In hisHuffington Posteditorial, sociologist Shayne Lee lists Perry among the pantheon of today's most innovative filmmakers.[84]

Personal life

Perry is good friends withJanet Jackson,Will Smith,andOprah Winfrey.[85]

Perry is aChristian.[86]Many of the themes in his work reflect theology and social behavior indicative of the predominantlyblack churchculture, 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 ofgospel musicand artists.[87]

On July 20, 2009, Perry sponsored 65 children from aPhiladelphiaday camp to visitWalt Disney World,after reading that a suburban swim club, the Valley Swim Club inHuntingdon Valley,Pennsylvania, had shunned them.[88]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."[89]

On December 8, 2009, Perry's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died at age 64, following an illness.[90][91]He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios.[92]In August 2010, it was reported that he had purchasedDean Gardens,a 58-acre (23 ha) estate in the Atlanta suburb ofJohns Creek.He tore down the existing 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) mansion and planned, but never built, a new, environmentally-friendly home on the property.[93][94]

On November 30, 2014, Perry's partner Gelila Bekele gave birth to their son, Aman.[95][96]In December 2020, Perry announced that he was a singlebachelor.[97]

On March 7, 2021,Prince Harry, Duke of SussexandMeghan, Duchess of Sussexpublicly revealed in the television interviewOprah with Meghan and Harrythat 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.[98][99]Perry is also godfather to their daughter,Princess Lilibet of Sussex.[100]

Following the death ofStephen "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.[101]

To overcome hisfear of flying,Perry tookflight traininglessons and obtained aprivate pilot certificate.He flies aCirrus SR22Taircraft.[102]

Property

In 2007, Perry bought a 17-acre (7 ha) estate[103]in thePacesneighborhood ofBuckhead,Atlanta.[104][105]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.[106]In 2013, his company, ETPC LLC, purchased around 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) in the New Manchester,Georgiaarea ofDouglas County, Georgia.[107]

In September 2017, Perry purchased a house inMulholland Estates,a gated community in Los Angeles.[108]Nine months after buying the estate, Perry sold the property for $15.6 million.[109]

Perry owns vacation properties in both Wyoming and the Bahamas.[110]

Perry owns a 2,100-acre (8.5 km2) estate in Douglasville, Georgia, including a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2)châteauesquehouse, and anairstrip.[111]

Filmography

Film work

Year Film Credited as
Director Writer Producer Actor Role
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman No Yes Yes Yes Madea,Joe, Brian
2006 Madea's Family Reunion Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian
2007 Daddy's Little Girls Yes Yes Yes No
Why Did I Get Married? Yes Yes Yes Yes Terry Bob
2008 Meet the Browns Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe
The Family That Preys Yes Yes Yes Yes Ben
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian
Star Trek No No No Yes Admiral Barnett
I Can Do Bad All By Myself Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe
Precious No No Yes No
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? Yes Yes Yes Yes Terry Bob
For Colored Girls Yes Yes Yes No
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe
2012 Good Deeds Yes Yes Yes Yes Wesley Deeds
Madea's Witness Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian
Alex Cross No No No Yes Alex Cross
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Yes Yes Yes No
Peeples No No Yes No
A Madea Christmas Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2014 The Single Moms Club Yes Yes Yes Yes TK
Gone Girl No No No Yes Tanner Bolt
2015 Madea's Tough Love No No Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian (voices)
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows No No No Yes Dr.Baxter Stockman
Brain on Fire No No No Yes Richard
Boo! A Madea Halloween Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian
2017 The Star No No No Yes Cyrus the Camel (voice)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween[112] Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian
2018 Acrimony Yes Yes Yes No
Nobody's Fool[113][114] Yes Yes Executive No
Vice No No No Yes Colin Powell
2019 A Madea Family Funeral[115][116] Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea, Joe, Brian, Heathrow
2020 A Fall from Grace Yes Yes Executive Yes Rory Garraux
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead No No No Yes Officer Arthur Phillip
PAW Patrol: The Movie No No No Yes Truck Driver (voice)
Don't Look Up No No No Yes Jack Bremmer
2022 A Madea Homecoming Yes Yes Executive Yes Madea, Joe
A Jazzman's Blues Yes Yes Yes No
2024 Mea Culpa[117] Yes Yes Yes No
Divorce in the Black[118] Yes Yes Yes No
TBA Six Triple Eight Yes Yes Yes No Post-production
TBA Madea's Destination Wedding[119] Yes Yes Yes Yes Filming
TBA Black, White, and Blue[120] Yes Yes Yes No Post-production
TBA Joy Ridge[121] Yes Yes Yes No Post-production

Television work

Year Show Credited as
Director Writer Producer Actor Role
2007–2012; 2020–present House of Payne Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2009–2011 Meet the Browns Yes Yes Yes No
2011–2017 For Better or Worse Yes Yes Yes No
2013–2017 Love Thy Neighbor Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2013–2021 The Haves and the Have Nots Yes Yes Yes No
2014–2020 If Loving You Is Wrong Yes Yes Yes No
2016 The Passion: New Orleans No No No Yes Host/Narrator
2016–2017 Too Close to Home Yes Yes Yes No
2018 The Paynes Yes Yes Yes No
2019–present The Oval Yes Yes Yes No
Sistas Yes Yes Yes No
2020–present Young Dylan[122] Yes Yes Yes No
Ruthless Yes Yes Yes No
Bruh Yes Yes Yes No
Assisted Living Yes Yes Yes No
2021–present All the Queen's Men Yes Yes Yes No
2022–present Zatima Yes Yes Yes No
2024 Perimeter No No Yes No
2025 Route 187[123] Yes Yes Yes No
TBA Beauty in Black[124] Yes Yes Yes No

Stage work

Year Play Credited as
Director Writer Producer Actor Role
1993 I Know I've Been Changed Yes Yes No Yes Joe
1999 Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Yes Yes Yes Yes The Rent Man
I Can Do Bad All by Myself Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2000 Behind Closed Doors Yes Yes Yes No
2001 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Yes Yes Yes Yes Daddy Charles / Madea
2002 Madea's Family Reunion Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2003 Madea's Class Reunion Yes Yes Yes Yes Dr. Willie Leroy Jones / Madea
Why Did I Get Married? Yes Yes Yes No
2004 Meet the Browns Yes Yes Yes No Madea (voice only)
Madea's Christmas Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2005 Madea Goes to Jail Yes Yes Yes Yes
2006 What's Done in the Dark Yes Yes Yes No
2008 The Marriage Counselor Yes Yes Yes No
2009 Laugh to Keep from Crying Yes Yes Yes No
2010 Madea's Big Happy Family Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2011 A Madea Christmas Yes Yes Yes Yes
Aunt Bam's Place Yes Yes Yes No
I Don't Want to Do Wrong Yes Yes Yes No
2012 The Haves and the Have Nots Yes Yes Yes No
Madea Gets a Job Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2013 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned Yes Yes Yes No
Madea's Neighbors from Hell Yes Yes Yes Yes Madea
2017 Madea on the Run Yes Yes Yes Yes
2019 Madea's Farewell Play Yes Yes Yes Yes

Accolades

Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Tyler Perry

See also

References

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