Tyler Perry Bio | Wiki
Tyler Perry is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of the Madea character, a tough elderly woman. Tyler’s films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays.
Many of his stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as feature films. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning US$130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. Perry was included in Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2020.
In 2020, Tyler was awarded the Governor’s Award from the Primetime Emmy Awards, and the following year, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Tyler Perry Age
Tyler was born on September 13, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He is 53 years old.
Tyler Perry Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.97 m).
Tyler Perry Family
He was born Emmitt Perry Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana, to his parents Willie Maxine Perry and Emmitt Perry Sr. Tyler’s father is a carpenter. He has three siblings. Tyler once said his father’s answer to everything was to “beat it out of you”. As a child, he once went so far as to attempt suicide in an effort to escape his father’s beatings.
In contrast to his father, Tyler’s mother took him to church each week, where he sensed a certain refuge and contentment. At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father. A DNA test taken by Tyeler indicated that Emmitt Sr. was not his biological father. On December 8, 2009, Tyler’s mother, died at age 64, following an illness.
Tyler Perry Wife | Married
On November 30, 2014, Tyler’s partner Gelila Bekele gave birth to their son Aman. In December 2020, he announced that he was a single bachelor. He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios.
Tyler Perry Education
While he did not complete high school, he earned a General Educational Development (GED). In his early 20s, watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Tyler 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 musical I Know I’ve Been Changed.
Tyler Perry Movies | Shows
2007–2012; 2020–present House of Payne
2009–2011 Meet the Browns
2011–2017 For Better or Worse
2013–2021 The Haves and the Have Nots
2013–2017 Love Thy Neighbor
2014–2020 If Loving You Is Wrong
2016–2017 Too Close to Home
2016 The Passion: New Orleans
2018 The Paynes
2019–present The Oval
2019–present Sistas
2020–present Young Dylan
2020–present Ruthless
2020–present Bruh
2020–present Assisted Living
2021–present All the Queen’s Men
2022–present Zatima
Tyler Perry Studios | Studios Tour
In 2015, Tyler acquired the 330-acre former military base Fort McPherson located in Atlanta, which he converted to studios. The studios were used to film the HBO Films/OWN film version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and are currently in ongoing use for the television series The Walking Dead.
Tyler Perry Studios is one of the largest film studios in the nation and established Tyler as the second African-American to outright own a major film studio, after Tim and Daphne Reid.
Tyler Perry Sistas
He created, wrote and executive produced a comedy-drama television series Sistas. The series premiered on October 23, 2019, on BET. On May 12, 2020, BET renewed the series for a second season, with Tyler announcing that production would start on July 8, 2020. The second season premiered on October 14, 2020.
On January 19, 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season. The third season premiered on June 9, 2021. On October 20, 2021, BET renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on January 5, 2022. On March 22, 2022, BET renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on October 12, 2022.
Tyler Perry Madea
He is the creator and performer of the Madea character, a tough elderly woman. Tyler made his directorial debut in his next film, an adaptation of Madea’s Family Reunion, and has directed all of his subsequent Madea films.
Tyler Perry House Of Payne
Tyler produced the long-running sitcom Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which ran for 8 seasons from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. The series followed an African-American household 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.
Tyler Perry House
In 2007, Tyler bought a 17-acre estate in the Paces neighborhood of Buckhead, Atlanta. 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. In 2013, his company, ETPC LLC, purchased around 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) in the New Manchester, Georgia area of Douglas County, Georgia.
Tyler lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios. In August 2010, it was reported that he had purchased Dean Gardens, a 58-acre estate in the Atlanta suburb of Johns 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. In September 2017, Tyler purchased a house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles. He also owns vacation properties in both Wyoming and the Bahamas.
Tyler Perry The Oval
The Oval is an American political drama and soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler. It premiered on October 23, 2019, on BET. The series chronicles the lives of a family placed in the White House by people of power, while also highlighting the personal side and everyday lives of the staff who run its inner workings. A streaming television spin-off, Ruthless, premiered on BET+ on March 19, 2020.
Tyler Perry Movies And Tv Shows
Tyler has also acted in films not directed, written, or produced by himself, including:
Admiral Barnett in Star Trek (2009)
The titular character in Alex Cross (2012)
Tanner Bolt in Gone Girl (2014)
Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Colin Powell in Vice (2018) Arthur in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
Jack Bremmer in Don’t Look Up (2021).
Tyler Perry Net Worth
In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning US$130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. His current estimated net worth is $1 billion.
Is Tyler Perry Married
No. In December 2020, he announced that he was a single bachelor. He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta.