Tyler Perry
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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.
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Doing Life (2026)
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Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
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STRAW (2025)
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The Six Triple Eight (2024)
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Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)
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Mea Culpa (2024)
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Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
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Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
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Nobody's Fool (2018)
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Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025)
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Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
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A Fall from Grace (2020)
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming (2022)
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Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
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The Single Moms Club (2014)
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Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play (2011)
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Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
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Joe's College Road Trip (2026)
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Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
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Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
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A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
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Madea's Destination Wedding (2025)
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For Colored Girls (2010)
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Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas (2026)
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Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
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Acrimony (2018)
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
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Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play (2017)
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Madea’s Christmas Special (2004)
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
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A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
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Tyler Perry's Confabulation (—)
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Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
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Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play (2009)
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play (2002)
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
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Good Deeds (2012)
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Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)
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Meet the Browns (2008)
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (2010)
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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play (2002)
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Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play (2001)
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Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play (2005)
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A Madea Christmas (2013)
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Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play (2012)
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Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play (2013)
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play (2014)
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Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play (2012)
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Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play (2006)
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Madea's Class Reunion - The Play (2003)
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Sisters in Italy (—)
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Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play (2008)
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Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play (2014)
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Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play (2012)
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