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.
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RevenueActing
Primarily2025 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