Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry was born Emmitt Perry Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Willie Maxine Perry (née Campbell) and Emmitt Perry Sr., a carpenter.{{Cite news|title=Perry, Willie Maxine Campbell|work=The Advocate|date=December 11, 2009|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12C8B2C28A992A50&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 5, 2010}} He has three siblings.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=willie-maxine-campbell-perry&pid=137150585 |title=Willie Maxine Campbell Perry Obituary: View Willie Perry's Obituary by The Advocate |publisher=Legacy.com |date=December 8, 2009 |access-date=December 31, 2012}} Perry has described his childhood as a "living hell".{{cite web | url=https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/tyler-perry-speaks-out-about-being-molested-and-the-aftermath | title=Tyler Perry's Traumatic Childhood }} In contrast to his abusive father, his 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tyler-perry-361274| title=Tyler Perry Biography: Film Actor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Playwright (1969–)| publisher=Biography.com (FYI/A&E Networks) | access-date = December 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909214402/http://www.biography.com/people/tyler-perry-361274 | archive-date= September 9, 2015|url-status=live}}

Many years later, after seeing the film Precious, Perry was moved to reveal for the first time that he had been molested by a friend's mother at age 10.[http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/06/tyler.perry.abuse.precious/ "Tyler Perry recounts childhood abuse on Web site"]. CNN. October 6, 2009. He was also molested by three men prior to this and later learned his own father had molested his friend.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tyler-perry-reveals-he-was-abused-as-a-child/| title= Tyler Perry Reveals He Was Abused as a Child| last=Park|first=Michael Y.|work=People| date=October 6, 2009| access-date=January 20, 2010}} A DNA test taken by Perry indicated that Emmitt Sr. was not Perry's biological father.{{cite web|work=Essence|date=March 18, 2014|title=Tyler Perry: My Mother Lied About My Biological Father|first=Dominique|last=Hobdy|url=http://www.essence.com/2014/03/18/tyler-perry-dna-test-father}}

While Perry did not complete high school, he earned a General Educational Development (GED).{{cite web| title=Oprah Talks to Tyler Perry|url=http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Oprah-Interviews-Tyler-Perry_1/3}} In his early 20s, watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, he 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.{{cite web|title=Speaker Bio: Tyler Perry|url=http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?speaker_id_string=3734:PYjS-98ZaG7syvaDDO6NpA**|work=natpe.org/|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520200307/http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?speaker_id_string=3734:PYjS-98ZaG7syvaDDO6NpA**|archive-date=May 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Around 1990, Perry moved to Atlanta, where two years later I Know I've Been Changed was first performed at a community theater, financed by the 22-year-old Perry's life savings of US$12,000 ({{Inflation|US|12000|1990|fmt=eq}}).{{cite news |first=Brett |last=Pulley |title=A Showbiz Whiz |date=2005-09-15 |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1003/075.html |work=Forbes |access-date=2010-03-25 }} The play included Christian themes of forgiveness, dignity, and self-worth, while addressing issues such as child abuse and dysfunctional families. The musical initially received a "less than stellar" reception and was a financial failure.{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Bowles | title=Tyler Perry holds on to his past | date=September 10, 2008 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-09-09-tyler-perry_N.htm |work=USA Today | access-date =March 25, 2010 }}

Perry persisted, and over the next six years he rewrote the musical repeatedly, though lackluster reviews continued. In 1998, at age 28, he succeeded in retooling the play and restaging it in Atlanta, first at the House of Blues, then at the Fox Theatre. Perry continued to create new stage productions, touring with them on the so-called "Chitlin' Circuit", now also known as the "urban theater circuit" and developing a large, devoted following among African-American audiences. In 2005, Forbes reported that he had sold "more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20 million in merchandise", and "the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week".

Perry raised a US$5.5 million budget in part from the ticket sales of his stage productions to fund his first movie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman,{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem|title=Tyler Perry's 'Mad Black Woman' Was No Overnight Success|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1498236/tyler-perrys-mad-black-woman-was-no-overnight-success/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100823/http://www.mtv.com/news/1498236/tyler-perrys-mad-black-woman-was-no-overnight-success/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2015|website=MTV News}} which went on to gross US$50.6 million domestically, while scoring a 16% approval rating at the film review web site Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diary_of_a_mad_black_woman | title=Diary of Mad Black Woman | work=Rotten Tomatoes | date=February 25, 2005 | access-date=October 29, 2008}} Perry made his directorial debut on his next film, an adaptation of Madea's Family Reunion, and has directed all of his subsequent Madea films. On its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006, Madea's Family Reunion opened at number one at the box office with $30.3 million. The film eventually grossed $65 million. Perry and his co-stars promoted the film on The Oprah Winfrey Show. As with Diary, almost all of the Madea{{'}}s earnings have been generated in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeasfamilyreunion.htm |title=Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion|publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=April 27, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}

Perry's next Lionsgate project, Daddy's Little Girls, starred Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba and was released in the United States on February 14, 2007. It grossed over US$31 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daddyslittlegirls.htm |title=Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls |publisher= Boxofficemojo.com |date=March 29, 2007 |access-date=November 13, 2011}} Perry wrote, directed, produced and starred in his next film, Why Did I Get Married?, released on October 12, 2007. It opened at number one, grossing US$21.4 million that weekend. It is loosely based on his play of the same name. Filming began March 5, 2007, in Whistler, British Columbia, a resort town north of Vancouver, then moved to Atlanta, where Perry had opened his own studio. Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, and Tasha Smith appeared in the film. Perry's 2008 film, Meet the Browns, released on March 21, opened at number 2 with a US$20.1 million weekend gross.{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=meetthebrowns.htm|work=Box office mojo|access-date=May 24, 2013}} The Family That Preys opened on September 12, 2008, and grossed over US$37.1 million.{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=familythatpreys.htm|work=boxofficemojo|access-date=May 24, 2013}}

Madea Goes to Jail opened at number one on February 20, 2009, grossing US$41 million and becoming his largest opening to date. This was Perry's seventh film with Lionsgate Entertainment. At the request of director J. J. Abrams,{{cite magazine |last=Christian |first=Margena A. |date=October 2008 |title=Becoming Tyler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtMDAAAAMBAJ&q=83 |magazine=Ebony |page=83}} also in 2009, Perry had a small role as the Starfleet Academy commandant Admiral Barnett in Star Trek, which opened on May 8. This was his first film appearance outside of his own projects.

Perry next wrote, directed, and starred in I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009), named after the known stage play. This was Perry's eighth film and it also made number one at the box office.{{cite magazine |title=Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/09/11/tyler-perrys-i-can-do-bad-all-myself/ |date=August 21, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 3, 2009 |first=Tanner |last=Stransky |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120225045/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20299647,00.html |url-status=live }} In 2009, Perry teamed with Oprah Winfrey to present Precious, a film based on the novel Push by Sapphire.{{cite magazine|title={{-'}}Precious' trailer: Mo'Nique... potential Oscar nominee? |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/05/13/precious-traile/ |date=May 13, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 3, 2009}}

Why Did I Get Married Too?, the sequel to Why Did I Get Married?, opened in theaters on April 2, 2010. It featured Janet Jackson, Tasha Smith,

Jill Scott, and Malik Yoba. The film grossed US$60 million domestically, with US$29 million made the opening weekend.{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1618707969/|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 3, 2023}}

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Perry directed a film adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, which was released in theaters November 5, 2010.[https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=124459269 "More Than 'Madea': Tyler Perry Changes Course"], All Things Considered, March 8, 2010.

He appeared in the stage show Madea's Big Happy Family, which toured the U.S. as a stage play and was released as adapted months later, only to be released in 2011, written, directed by and starring Perry. The film version of Madea's Big Happy Family raked in US$25.8 million at the box office, taking second place.{{cite news|title=Box Office: 'Rio' flies past 'Madea's Big Happy Family' to stay no. 1|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/box-office-rio-flies-past-madeas-big-happy-family-to-stay-no-1|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Hitfix|date=April 24, 2011}}

Perry's next film with Lionsgate was Good Deeds, in which Perry plays lead character Wesley Deeds. Good Deeds is a romantic drama film written, directed by, and starring Perry. The film was released on February 24, 2012. It is the tenth of eleven films that Perry directed and appears in. The film received a 29% rating by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and opened with a box office US$15.5 million gross.{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Tyler Perry to Direct, Star in 'Good Deeds' for Lionsgate|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-direct-star-good-174431/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 4, 2011|access-date=January 3, 2023}} The movie also stars Thandiwe Newton, Rebecca Romijn, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Jamie Kennedy, Phylicia Rashad, and others.{{cite web|last=Caverley|first=Alyssa|title=Rebecca Romijin Joins Tyler Perry's Good Deeds|date=April 20, 2011|url=http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/04/rebecca-romijin-joins-tyler-perrys-good-deeds/|publisher=Movie Fanatic}}

{{As of|June 2011}}, Perry's films had grossed over US$500 million worldwide.{{cite news|last=Segal|first=Andy|title=Perry's greatest accomplishment has nothing to do with business|date=July 23, 2009|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/23/bia.tyler.perry/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=September 12, 2009}} Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, his seventh film within the Madea franchise, was released on June 29, 2012.

Perry took over the role of James Patterson's Alex Cross from Morgan Freeman for a new film in the series, titled Alex Cross.{{cite news | last=Fleming | first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/tyler-perry-as-alex-cross-102310/ | title=Tyler Perry As Alex Cross in James Patterson Franchise Reboot | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=January 31, 2011 | access-date=October 17, 2012 }} The film which opened on October 19, 2012, was panned by critics and audiences, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 11% & 47% positive respectively, and became a box office bomb.{{Citation|title=Alex Cross|date=October 19, 2012 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alex_cross|language=en|access-date=2022-01-24}} His performance gained the attention of director David Fincher, who subsequently cast Perry in his 2014 thriller Gone Girl, co-starring with Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Neil Patrick Harris.

Perry released his thirteenth film, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (based on his 2008 play of the same name) on March 29, 2013. The film stars Lance Gross, Jurnee Smollett, Brandy Norwood, Robbie Jones, Vanessa L. Williams, and Kim Kardashian. He produced Tyler Perry Presents Peeples, released on May 10, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/peeples-movie-trailer-craig-robinson/ |title='Peeples' Trailer Makes Meeting the Parents More Awkward Than Usual |website=Screenrant.com |date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=April 2, 2013}} He returned to the big screen with A Madea Christmas, released on December 13, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2013/01/02/tyler-perrys-madea-gets-a-job-available-on-dvd-february-5th/|title=Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job – Available on DVD February 5th|work=Urban Entertainment E-Zine|access-date=January 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232932/http://urbanbridgez.com/ubgblog/2013/01/02/tyler-perrys-madea-gets-a-job-available-on-dvd-february-5th/|archive-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Perry directed the film The Single Moms Club, which opened on March 14, 2014. His first animated movie Madea's Tough Love was released on DVD January 20, 2015. In 2016, Perry played scientist Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/tyler-perry-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2 |title=Tyler Perry joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 cast |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015}}

In mid-January 2016, Perry started filming his seventeenth film, and ninth within the Madea franchise, Boo! A Madea Halloween. The film was released on October 21, 2016. A sequel, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, was released in October 2017. Perry, alongside Oprah Winfrey, lent his voice in his first animated film, called The Star, which is based on the Nativity of Jesus. Developed by Sony Pictures Animation, the film was released on November 17, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Kim|title=Studios' 2017 Forecast: Big Bets, Franchise Fears and Executive Intrigue|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-movies-biggest-gambles-justice-league-mummy-960935/item/sony-what-watch-2017-960933|access-date=January 6, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 5, 2016}}

Perry's films are co-produced and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment; he retains full copyright ownership under the corporate name Tyler Perry Films, and places his name in front of all titles.{{cite magazine |last=Christian |first=Margena A. |date=October 2008 |title=Becoming Tyler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtMDAAAAMBAJ&q=83 |magazine=Ebony |page=78}} Perry's movies have seen very limited release outside North America, but in May 2010, Lionsgate announced plans to begin releasing his films in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |first=Diana|last=Lodderhose|url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/lionsgate-brings-perry-to-u-k-1118019848/ |title=Lionsgate brings Perry to U.K. 'Married Too?' to be released on Sept. 3 |work=Variety |date=May 26, 2010}}

Perry 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. After the successful pilot run, Perry signed a US$200 million, 100-episode deal with TBS. On June 6, 2007, the first two episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne ran on TBS. After receiving high ratings, House of Payne entered broadcast syndication. Reruns were played through December 2007 before the second season began. Perry also wrote, directed and produced the sitcom Meet the Browns, which premiered on TBS on January 7, 2009, and ended on November 18, 2011.{{cite web|title=Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns|url=http://www.tbs.com/shows/meetthebrowns/|work=Tbs|access-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425001011/http://www.tbs.com/shows/meetthebrowns/|archive-date=April 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

In 2009, Perry co-produced Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire alongside Oprah Winfrey and Lee Daniels. The film was directed by Daniels and starred Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique. While promoting the film Oprah told an interviewer, "I think [Perry] grew up being raised by strong, black women. And so much of what he does is really in celebration of that. I think that's what Madea really is: a compilation of all those strong black women that I know and maybe you do too? And so the reason it works is because people see themselves."{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tyler-perry-responds-spike-lee-claim-work-comparable-amos-n-andy-article-1.380544| title=Tyler Perry responds to Spike Lee's claim that his work is comparable to 'Amos 'n' Andy'|author=Issie Lapowsky |work=Daily News|date=October 26, 2009 | location=New York|access-date=January 3, 2023}}

On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringing scripted television to OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department.

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, based on his films Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?, premiered on TBS on November 25, 2011. The series was cancelled by TBS in February 2013 but was revived by OWN for a third season, which began on September 18, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |title=OWN Greenlights 'It's Primetime' Starring Deion Sanders, Announces Lindsay Lohan Interview to Air August 18 |last=Bibel |first=Sara |work=TV by the Numbers |date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828010434/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/25/own-greenlights-its-primetime-starring-deion-sanders-announces-lindsay-lohan-interview-to-air-august-18/193929/ |archive-date=August 28, 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=OWN Picks Up Tyler Perry's Sitcom 'For Better Or Worse', Orders Third Season|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/own-picks-up-tyler-perrys-sitcom-for-better-or-worse-orders-third-season-435343/|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Deadline|date=February 20, 2013}}

Perry had two other television series featured on OWN: the hour-long soap opera/drama series The Haves and the Have Nots and the sitcom Love Thy Neighbor. The Haves and the Have Nots premiered on May 28, 2013, and completed its series run after 8 seasons on July 20, 2021.{{cite news|last=Yvonne Villarreal|first=Greg Braxton|title=Tyler Perry-Oprah alliance marks new turn for OWN|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-oprah-own-network-tyler-perry-20130526-story.html|access-date=January 3, 2023|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 2013}} The program was credited by Oprah Winfrey as bringing success to her network and opened the door for a host of other highly rated dramas to OWN. During its series run, The Haves and the Have Nots had numerous Nielsen rating highs for the OWN broadcasting station: it was reported on May 29, 2013, that The Haves and the Have Nots set a new record for OWN, scoring the highest ratings ever for a series premiere on the network.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-tyler-perry-premiere-559937/ | title=TV Ratings: Tyler Perry Premiere Gives OWN a Record Launch | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2023 | author=Michael O'Connell}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/solid-debut-for-tyler-perrys-the-haves-and-have-nots-on-own-509916/ | title=Solid Debut For Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And Have Nots' On OWN | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=May 29, 2013 | access-date=May 30, 2013 | author=Nellie Andreeva}} Love Thy Neighbor scored the second highest ratings ever for a series premiere on OWN, behind The Haves and the Have Nots.{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/love-thy-neighbor-off-to-a-promising-start-of-its-own-1200490035/ |title=TV Ratings – 'Love Thy Neighbor' Off to a Promising Start on OWN |work=Variety |access-date=May 31, 2013}} The Haves and the Have Nots gave OWN some of its highest ratings during its 8-year series run,{{cite magazine|first=Rick|last=Kissell|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/ratings/haves-and-have-nots-sets-own-ratings-record-with-its-finale-1201130322/|title='Haves and Have Nots' Sets OWN Ratings Record With Its Finale|magazine=Variety|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2014}} the program hailed as "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs and manipulations."{{cite web|last=Halterman|first=Jim|url=http://www.thebacklot.com/aaron-oconnell-gavin-houston-weigh-in-on-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-gay-story/08/2013/|title=Aaron O'Connell & Gavin Houston On 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Gay Story|publisher=thebacklot.com|access-date=August 21, 2013}}

Contrastingly, Love Thy Neighbor had struggled in ratings. The Have and the Have Nots remained the network's highest rated program for most of its run.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tyler-perrys-haves-have-nots-597266 |title=Tyler Perry's 'Haves and Have Nots' Rises to Series High on OWN |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/tyler-perry-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-sets-series-high_n_3727829.html |title=Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Sets Another Series High|work=The Huffington Post|date= August 8, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2013|first=Brennan|last=Williams}} On February 4, 2014, The Haves and the Have Nots came in as the most watched program in all of cable television for the night.{{cite news|author=Rick Kissell @ratesrick |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/owns-haves-and-the-have-nots-surges-to-series-highs-1201088345/ |title=OWN's 'Haves and the Have Nots' Surges to Series Highs |work=Variety |access-date=February 6, 2014}} On March 11, 2014, a Haves and the Have Nots season 2 episode set an OWN record when it scored the highest ratings in the network's history. The record-breaking episode brought in 3.6 million viewers, surpassing the 3.5 million that tuned in for the Oprah's Next Chapter interview with Bobbi Kristina which was the network's previous highest rated viewing.

On January 9, 2014, as part of Perry's continued partnership with OWN, the network ordered its fourth scripted series (and fourth series by Perry) based on the feature film, The Single Moms Club, called If Loving You Is Wrong. The hour-long drama series premiered on September 9, 2014.

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In 2015, Perry acquired the {{Convert | 330 | acre | adj = on}} former military base Fort McPherson located in Atlanta, which he converted to studios.{{cite news|last1=Braxton|first1=Greg|title=Take a tour of Tyler Perry's massive new studio on a former Army base in Atlanta|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tyler-perry-guided-tour-20161016-snap-story.html|access-date=February 24, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 13, 2016}} The studios were used to film the HBO Films/OWN film version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and later for the television series The Walking Dead.{{cite news|last1=Deggans|first1=Eric|title=Atlanta Is Experiencing A Film And TV Production Boom|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/23/588374743/atlanta-is-experiencing-a-film-and-tv-production-boom|access-date=February 24, 2018|work=NPR|date=February 22, 2018}} {{Convert | 50000 | sqft}} of the site are dedicated to standing permanent sets, including a replica of a luxury-hotel lobby, a White House replica, a {{Convert | 16000 | sqft | adj = on}} mansion, a mock cheap hotel, a trailer-park set, and a real 1950s-style diner that was relocated from a town {{Convert | 100 | mi}} away. It also hosts 12 sound stages named after highly accomplished African Americans in the entertainment industry. The blockbuster Marvel film, Black Panther, was the first to be filmed on one of the new stages at Tyler Perry Studios as announced personally by Perry on his Instagram account on February 19, 2018.{{cite news|title='Black Panther' was the first movie filmed at Tyler Perry Studios' new stages|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/world/black-panther-was-the-first-movie-filmed-tyler-perry-studios-new-stages/O37OBGUaCloW20QIL9Hi5I/|work=Atlanta Journal Constitution|date=February 20, 2018}}

Tyler Perry Studios is one of the largest film studios in the United States, and it established Perry as the second African American to own a major film studio outright, after Tim and Daphne Reid.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/movies/tyler-perry-atlanta.html |title=Tyler Perry Builds a New Kingdom, With Madea Behind Him |work=The New York Times|last=Buckley |first=Cara |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2021 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|author=Shadow and Act Staff|title=Tim and Daphne Maxwell Reid Sell Their New Millennium Studios (The End of a Dream)|url=https://shadowandact.com/tim-and-daphne-maxwell-reid-sell-their-new-millennium-studios-the-end-of-a-dream|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2022|website=Shadow and Act|language=en}}

On June 14, 2017, Perry signed a long-term deal with Viacom (now ViacomCBS) for 90 episodes/year of original drama and comedy series. Viacom will also have distribution rights to short video content and a first look at film concepts (the first film from this deal was Nobody’s Fool). The TV deal began fall 2019 with The Oval, Sistas and BET+ (a brand new streaming service) premiering with strong ratings for BET.[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/arts/television/viacom-poaches-tyler-perry-from-oprah-winfreys-network.html Viacom poaches Perry] Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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Perry's first book, Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life, appeared on April 11, 2006. The book sold 30,000 copies.[http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/retail/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002382647 Exclusive: Tyler Perry's Madea Has Scored Again, This Time in Bookstores] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910035733/http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/retail/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002382647 |date=September 10, 2006 }} The hardcover reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list and remained on the list for 12 weeks. It was voted Book of the Year, Best Humor Book at the 2006 Quill Awards.{{cite news|title=Quill Awards winners named|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-12-wk-quick12.5-story.html|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 12, 2006}}

His second book, Higher Is Waiting, was published on November 14, 2017. It debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Best Seller list.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/12/03/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - December 3, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

The Writers Guild of America West filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging that Perry's production company, Tyler Perry Studios, unlawfully fired four writers in October 2008 in retaliation for them trying to get a union contract.{{cite web|title=Writers at Tyler Perry Studio to Take Strike Action – Will Picket Grand Opening and Ask Invited Guests Not To Attend |first=Gregg |last=Mitchell |year=2008 |url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=2970 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010045936/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=2970 |archive-date=October 10, 2008 }} The dispute was settled a month later, when TPS agreed to be a WGA signatory.{{cite web|title=TOLDJA! Tyler Perry Studios And WGA Reach Agreement Mediated By NAACP|first=Nikki|last=Finke|date=November 26, 2008|url=https://deadline.com/2008/11/toldja-tyler-perry-studios-and-wga-settle-naacp-mediated-7595/ |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

In early 2009, Perry threatened legal action against Mo' Money Taxes, a tax preparation company based in Memphis, Tennessee, for running a TV spot that he felt offensively parodied his work, in particular Madea Goes to Jail. The ad features a large white male (John Cowan) in drag, named "Ma'Madea". The offending ad was dropped from circulation.Griffin, Dee. [http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Meet-Mo-Money-Taxes/KzOnhbVq30ej-QvAe_JT-g.cspx "Meet 'Mo'Money Taxes'."]{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/default.aspx ABC24-WPTY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007091129/http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/default.aspx |date=October 7, 2009 }}, May 14, 2009.

Tyler Perry's work has garnered both commercial success and critical discussion. While his films and television shows have achieved significant popularity, some critics have expressed concerns regarding the portrayal of African-American characters and reliance on certain stereotypes. Author Donald Bogle, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, noted similarities between Perry's Madea character and traditional "mammy" archetypes, suggesting that such representations might be viewed differently if presented by a white director.{{cite magazine |title='Madea': Bad for black America? |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/03/17/madea-bad-black-america/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=July 20, 2023}} Journalist Jamilah Lemieux, in an open letter published by NPR, acknowledged Perry's contributions to Black employment in the entertainment industry but also criticized shows like Meet the Browns and House of Payne for featuring what she described as "old stereotypes of buffoonish, emasculated black men and crass, sassy black women."{{cite news |date=September 11, 2009 |title=An Open Letter to Tyler Perry |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112760404 |access-date=March 29, 2013 |newspaper=National Public Radio}}

Filmmaker Spike Lee has also commented on Perry's work. In 2009, Lee referred to certain portrayals in Perry's productions as "coonery buffoonery," expressing concern over the imaging in contemporary Black media.{{cite video |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/tv-video/our-world/full-episode-our-world-with-black-enterprise-tv-video/2009/05/30/our-world-episode-73/ |title=Our World with Black Enterprise |date=May 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106194319/http://www.blackenterprise.com/tv-video/our-world/full-episode-our-world-with-black-enterprise-tv-video/2009/05/30/our-world-episode-73 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}} Perry responded by emphasizing that his characters are designed to be relatable and to convey messages about faith and family, aiming to serve audiences he feels are often overlooked by mainstream media.{{cite news |date=October 25, 2009 |title=60 Minutes: Tyler Perry's Amazing Journey to the Top |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyler-perrys-amazing-journey-to-the-top-22-10-2009/ |work=CBS News}}

Perry's productions have been parodied in popular media. For instance, the animated series The Boondocks featured an episode titled "Pause," which satirized aspects of Perry's work, particularly his cross-dressing Madea character. Reports indicated that Perry was displeased with the portrayal, leading to the episode's removal from circulation.{{cite web |date=June 22, 2010 |title=Aaron McGruder's Boondocks' lampoons Tyler Perry |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-boondocks-20100622,0,7842614.story |accessdate=July 20, 2023 |website=The Los Angeles Times}}{{cite web |date=July 9, 2020 |title=The Untold Truth Of The Boondocks |url=https://www.looper.com/224886/the-untold-truth-of-the-boondocks/ |accessdate=July 20, 2023 |website=Looper}} Similarly, the FX series Atlanta aired an episode titled "Work Ethic!" that many interpreted as a commentary on Perry's production practices and creative control.{{cite web |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Van gets pulled into show business in a biting Atlanta |url=https://www.avclub.com/atlanta-review-season-4-episode-5-work-ethic-1849617219 |accessdate=July 20, 2023 |website=AV Club}}{{cite web |date=October 7, 2022 |title='Atlanta' Recap: Donald Glover Takes Aim at Tyler Perry |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/atlanta-recap-work-ethic-season-4-episode-5-1234603652/ |accessdate=July 20, 2023 |website=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Atlanta Recap: Mr. Chocolate and the Black Movie Factory |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/atlanta-recap-season-4-episode-5-work-ethic.html |accessdate=July 20, 2023 |website=Vulture}}

In 2020, Perry revealed that he writes all of his scripts independently without a writers' room.{{Cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Anita |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Tyler Perry Says He Writes All Of His Shows: "I Have No Writers Room" |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/tyler-perry-writes-all-of-his-own-shows-1202822941/ |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Deadline |language=en}} This approach drew criticism from some industry professionals who argued that it limits opportunities for emerging Black writers. Perry defended his method, citing past challenges with both union and non-union writers and emphasizing his desire to maintain a consistent creative voice.{{Cite web |title=Tyler Perry on Why He Doesn't Have a Writers' Room: 'My Audience Wants My Voice' |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/01/tyler-perry-addresses-writers-room-controversy |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Complex |language=en}}

Despite these critiques, Perry has received support from various commentators. Goldie Taylor, writing for TheGrio and speaking on NPR, noted that while Perry's work may not resonate with everyone, it connects deeply with many African Americans.{{cite web |date=April 21, 2011 |title=All Things Considered "War of Words: Tyler Perry Vs. Spike Lee" |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/21/135610190/war-of-words-tyler-perry-vs-spike-lee?ps=rs |access-date=November 13, 2011 |publisher=NPR}} Sociologist Shayne Lee, in an editorial for The Huffington Post, described Perry as one of the most innovative filmmakers of his time, highlighting his unique ability to blend spiritual themes with popular entertainment.{{cite web |date=February 4, 2015 |title=Tyler Perry's Movie Milestone |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyler-perrys-movie-milest_b_6604704 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |work=The Huffington Post}}

Perry is good friends with Janet Jackson, Will Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/01/14/steroid.raid.ap/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz |title=Paper: Entertainers named in steroid report |work=CNN|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323095201/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/01/14/steroid.raid.ap/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz |archive-date=March 23, 2008 }}

Perry is a Christian.{{cite web|author=Michael Kress |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/TV/Tyler-Perrys-House-Of-Payne/Diary-Of-A-Faithful-Black-Man.aspx |title=Interview with Michael Kress: Tyler Perry, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, "Meet the Browns" Madea's Family Reunion, Daddy's Little Girls |publisher=Beliefnet.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}} Many of the themes in his work reflect theology and social behavior indicative of the predominantly black church culture, such as the many scenes in both his stage and screen work that feature church settings and worship styles commonly found in predominantly African American churches, including showcases of gospel music and artists.{{cite news|last=Landrum|first=Jonathan Jr.|title=Gospel artists flock to Atlanta to advance career|url=http://onlineathens.com/faith/2012-06-07/gospel-artists-flock-atlanta-advance-career|access-date=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Associated press|date=June 7, 2012}}

On July 20, 2009, Perry sponsored 65 children from a Philadelphia day camp to visit Walt Disney World, after reading that a suburban swim club, the Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, had shunned them.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/20/tyler.perry.pool.children/index.html|title=Tyler Perry sending day-care children to Disney World|date=July 20, 2009|access-date=January 3, 2023 |work=CNN|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726091247/http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/20/tyler-perry-sending-day-care-children-to-disney-world/ |archive-date=July 26, 2009 }} He wrote on his website, "I want them to know that for every act of evil that a few people will throw at you, there are millions more who will do something kind for them."{{Cite web|url=http://tylerperry.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304164431/http://www.tylerperry.com/_Messages/|url-status=dead|title=Tyler Perry|archive-date=March 4, 2011|website=Tyler Perry}}

On December 8, 2009, Perry's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died at age 64, following an illness.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2009/12/tyler-perrys-mother-dies-at-64-she-inspired-his-madea-character.html "Tyler Perry's mother dies at 64; Willie Maxine inspired Madea character"]. Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2009.{{cite web

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He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios.{{cite web

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In August 2010, it was reported that he had purchased Dean Gardens, a {{Convert | 58 | acre | adj = on}} estate in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. He tore down the existing {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion and planned, but never built, a new, environmentally-friendly home on the property.Katherine Q. Seelye, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/us/22house.html "In Georgia, a Megamansion is Finally Sold"], The New York Times, August 22, 2010.Michelle E. Shaw, [https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/tyler-perry-build-home-johns-creek/2ThZxWyTxgrchUIczmvBkO/ "Tyler Perry to build home in Johns Creek"], The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 18, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2023

On November 30, 2014, Perry's partner Gelila Bekele gave birth to their son, Aman.Webber, Stephanie (December 4, 2014). [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/tyler-perrys-girlfriend-gelila-bekele-gives-birth-welcomes-son-2014412 "Tyler Perry's Girlfriend Gelila Bekele Gives Birth, Couple Welcomes Baby Boy Aman."] Us Weekly. Retrieved July 7, 2015.Michaud, Sarah (December 4, 2014). [https://people.com/parents/tyler-perry-welcomes-son-aman-tyler/ "Tyler Perry Welcomes Son Aman Tyler"] People. Retrieved July 7, 2015. In December 2020, Perry announced that he was a single bachelor.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/tyler-perry-and-gelila-bekele-split/|title=Tyler Perry and Longtime Girlfriend Gelila Bekele Split: 'Their Focus Is on Being the Best Parents'|work=People|date=December 17, 2020}}

On March 7, 2021, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex publicly revealed in the television interview Oprah with Meghan and Harry that Perry provided initial security and housing for three months that allowed the couple to relocate safely from Canada to California in March 2020, following the withdrawal of their British royal protection.{{Cite web|title=Oprah with Meghan and Harry – Oprah with Meghan and Harry|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/oprah-with-meghan-and-harry/10a1332a0001|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=ITV}}{{Cite web|title=Tyler Perry let Harry and Meghan stay in his home and use his security when the royal family stripped theirs away|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyler-perry-harry-meghan-stay-in-his-home-security/|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=CBS News|date=March 8, 2021 |language=en-US}} Perry is also godfather to their daughter, Princess Lilibet of Sussex.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-15 |title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal Lilibet's godfather |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/tyler-perry-harry-meghan-godfather-lilibet-b2246044.html |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

Following the death of Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Perry uploaded a video to his Instagram account where he spoke about his own struggles with depression, and revealed he had attempted suicide several times before his career took off.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/entertainment/tyler-perry-twitch-suicide-prevention/index.html |title=Tyler Perry opens up about his past suicide attempts as he mourns Stephen 'tWitch' Boss |work=CNN |last=Garvey |first=Marianne |date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2023}}

To overcome his fear of flying, Perry took flight training lessons and obtained a private pilot certificate. He flies a Cirrus SR22T aircraft.{{cite web|title=Fly Above Your Fear|website=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lel6gThNJC8&t= |date=July 2012}}

In 2007, Perry bought a {{Convert | 17 | acre | 0 | adj = on}} estate{{cite web |url=http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/north-fulton/tylerperry0926/ |title="Tyler Perry's real house of pain"|publisher= Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125025936/http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/north-fulton/tylerperry0926/ |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} in the Paces neighborhood of Buckhead, Atlanta.{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/fulton-county/N/NW-Paces-Ferry-Road-5.html |title=Fulton County, Georgia, Tax Records |publisher=City-data.com |access-date=October 20, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/tyler-perry-pays-massive-fine-for-cutting-trees/nFBKD/ |title=Tyler Perry Pays Massive Fine For Cutting Trees |publisher=www.wsbtv.com |date=February 27, 2007 |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142556/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/tyler-perry-pays-massive-fine-for-cutting-trees/nFBKD/ |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/767026/tyler-perry-explains-why-he-sold-his-massive-mansion-in-atlanta |date=May 23, 2016 |access-date= January 3, 2023|publisher=eonline|title=Tyler Perry Explains Why He Sold His Massive Mansion in Atlanta}} In 2013, his company, ETPC LLC, purchased around {{convert|1100|acre|km2}} in the New Manchester, Georgia area of Douglas County, Georgia.{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Amanda|title=Tyler Perry apparently buys more land in Douglas County|url=http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/local/article_a6fd9266-20c6-11e3-afd2-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=September 21, 2013|date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064010/http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/local/article_a6fd9266-20c6-11e3-afd2-001a4bcf6878.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

In September 2017, Perry purchased a house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles.{{cite news|last1=Leitereg|first1=Neal J.|title=Tyler Perry lands a modern mansion in Mulholland Estates for $14.5 million|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-tyler-perry-mansion-los-angeles-20170905-story.html?|access-date=November 30, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 5, 2017}} Nine months after buying the estate, Perry sold the property for $15.6 million.{{cite web |last1=Leitereg |first1=Neal J. |title=Tyler Perry sells modern tour de force in Mulholland Estates for $15.6 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-tyler-perry-mulholland-estates-home-sold-15-6-million-20180515-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 15, 2018 }}

Perry owns vacation properties in both Wyoming and the Bahamas.{{cite web|last1=Kimmel|first1=Jimmy|title=Tyler Perry Interview|website=YouTube|date=March 20, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhdPx-iW5p8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/VhdPx-iW5p8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}

Perry owns a {{Convert | 2100 | acre | km2 | adj = on}} estate in Douglasville, Georgia, including a {{Convert | 40000 | sqft | adj = on}} châteauesque house, and an airstrip.{{cite web | url=https://www.idesignarch.com/tyler-perrys-multi-million-dollar-grand-estate-in-georgia/ | title=Tyler Perry's Multi-Million Dollar Grand Estate in Georgia | date=May 27, 2023 }}

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