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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.

From New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Gone Girl 2014
Tanner Bolt
Star Trek 2009
Admiral Richard Barnett
Vice 2018
Colin Powell
A Fall from Grace 2020
Rory, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
STRAW 2025
Producer, Director, Writer
Alex Cross 2012
Dr. Alex Cross
The Star 2017
Cyrus (voice)
The Six Triple Eight 2024
Producer, Writer, Director
A Madea Family Funeral 2019
Producer, Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow, Director, Writer
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween 2017
Producer, Madea/Joe/Brian, Director, Writer
Boo! A Madea Halloween 2016
Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons, Producer, Writer, Director

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2025 Ruth & Boaz Producer

2025 Madea's Destination Wedding as Madea / Brian / Joe Director, Producer, Writer

2025 Joy Ridge Producer, Writer, Director

2025 T Executive Producer

2025 Help Producer

2025 Joe's College Road Trip as Joe / Brian Producer, Director, Writer

2025 Otra Executive Producer

2025 Doing Life Director, Producer, Writer

2025 I Am Yours Producer

2025 Sisters in Italy Director, Producer

2025 STRAW Producer, Director, Writer

2025 Tyler Perry's Duplicity Writer, Director, Producer

2024 The Six Triple Eight Producer, Writer, Director

2024 Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black Director, Writer, Producer

2024 Mea Culpa Writer, Director, Producer

2023 Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story as Self

2022 A Jazzman's Blues Producer, Writer, Director

2022 Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming as Madea / Uncle Joe Executive Producer, Director, Writer

2021 Don't Look Up as Jack Bremmer

2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self

2021 Adele One Night Only as Self

2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie as Gus (voice)

2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead as Arthur

2021 Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces as Self

2020 Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play as Madea

2020 John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero

2020 A Fall from Grace as Rory Director, Writer, Executive Producer

2019 A Madea Family Funeral as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow Producer, Director, Writer

2019 Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul as Self - Host

2018 Vice as Colin Powell

2018 Nobody's Fool Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay

2018 Acrimony Screenplay, Producer, Director

2017 The Star as Cyrus (voice)

2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween as Madea/Joe/Brian Producer, Director, Writer

2017 Brain on Fire as Richard

2017 Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play as Madea Director, Writer

2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons Producer, Writer, Director

2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows as Baxter Stockman

2016 The Passion as Narrator

2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love as Madea / Joe / Brian Producer

2014 Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play Writer, Producer, Director

2014 Gone Girl as Tanner Bolt

2014 Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play as Madea Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Producer

2014 The Single Moms Club as T.K. Director, Producer, Screenplay

2013 A Madea Christmas as Madea Director, Producer, Screenplay

2013 Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play Writer, Director

2013 Peeples Producer

2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Director, Producer, Screenplay

2012 Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self

2012 Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play Director, Writer

2012 Alex Cross as Dr. Alex Cross

2012 Madea's Witness Protection as Madea / Joe / Brian Director, Screenplay, Producer

2012 Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play Writer, Director

2012 Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play as Madea Director, Writer, Producer

2012 Good Deeds as Wesley Deeds Screenplay, Director, Producer

2011 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play as Madea Director, Writer

2011 Madea's Big Happy Family as Madea / Joe / Self Writer, Director, Producer

2010 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play as Madea Director, Writer

2010 For Colored Girls Director, Screenplay

2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? as Terry Producer, Director, Writer

2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself as Madea Producer, Director, Writer

2009 Star Trek as Admiral Richard Barnett

2009 The Black List: Volume Two as Self

2009 Madea Goes to Jail as Madea / Joe / Brian Producer, Writer, Director

2009 Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Director

2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Ben Director, Producer, Writer

2008 Meet the Browns as Madea / Joe Director, Producer, Writer

2008 Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play Director, Producer, Writer

2007 Why Did I Get Married? as Terry Producer, Director, Writer

2007 Daddy's Little Girls Director, Producer, Screenplay

2006 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play Director, Producer, Writer

2006 Madea Goes to Jail - The Play as Madea Director, Writer

2006 Madea's Family Reunion as Madea / Brian / Joe Executive Producer, Director, Theatre Play, Writer

2005 Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play Writer, Producer, Director

2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Madea / Brian / Joe Writer, Theatre Play, Executive Producer

2003 Madea's Class Reunion - The Play as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones Director, Producer, Writer

2002 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play as Mable 'Madea' Simmons Producer, Director, Writer

2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons Writer, Producer, Director

2002 Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play as Mable 'Madea' Simmons Writer, Director

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7.56 History 1

7.56 War 1

7.22 Documentary 5

6.97 Family 5

6.87 Mystery 4

6.85 Science Fiction 3

6.82 Animation 3

6.81 Drama 41

6.81 Adventure 4

6.73 Thriller 9

6.71 Romance 10

6.61 Comedy 43

6.53 Music 8

6.45 TV Movie 4

6.36 Fantasy 1

6.31 Action 4

6.25 Crime 5