Tyler Perry

Also Credited As:

Emmitt Perry
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Biography

Within a few short years, writer-director-producer-actor Tyler Perry emerged not only as one of the most recognizable names in entertainment, but as a media brand unto himself. Beginning with his first theatrical production, 1999's "I Know I've Been Changed," Perry connected with an under-represented, yet fiercely loyal fan base as he presented shows on the urban theater circuit. Adapting his plays into modestly budgeted feature films, he …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

Emmitt Perry on 13 September, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Joe/Madea

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

Terry

The Tyler Perry Show

Host

Alex Cross

Alex Cross

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?

Terry

The 41st NAACP Image Awards

Honoree

The Diversification of Noah Miller

Actor (has been mentioned )

Madea's Big Happy Family

Madea/Joe

The Black List: Volume Two

Interviewee

Invisible

Isaiah Green

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea/Brian/Joe

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail

Madea/Joe/Brian

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Wesley Deeds

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

Madea / Joe / Brian

Double Cross

Alex Cross

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

Madea

Single Mom's Club

Actor

Take My Wife

Actor

Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009

Actor

The BET Honors

Honoree

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Brian,Madea,Joe

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Ben

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Presenter

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Madea/Joe