Tyler Perry
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.
97 acting credits · 61 directing credits
Acting · 97
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
America's Next Top Model
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Gone Girl
2014
Tamron Hall
2019
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
The Oscars
1953
The Tony Danza Show
2004
People's Choice Awards
1975
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
Chelsea
2016
GMTV
1993
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Star Trek
2009
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
Don't Look Up
2021
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Rachael Ray
2006
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
Steve
2017
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
Directors on Directors
2021
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021
Wahl Street
2021
Vice
2018
Hart to Heart
2021
Love Thy Neighbor
2013
Hollywood Black
2024
#blackAF
2020
The Star
2017
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
JANET JACKSON.
2022
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
2013
Joe's College Road Trip
2026
A Fall from Grace
2020
Alex Cross
2012
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022
Harry & Meghan
2022
Madea Goes to Jail
2009
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
OBJECTified
2017
Brain on Fire
2017
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
Meet the Browns
2008
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
A Madea Christmas
2013
A Madea Family Funeral
2019
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002
The Single Moms Club
2014
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
Adele One Night Only
2021
Good Deeds
2012
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
The Black List: Volume Two
2009
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023
The Passion
2016
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
2020
Why Did I Get Married Again?
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Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
2021
Directing · 61
Beauty in Black
2024
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2013
STRAW
2025
Tyler Perry's Zatima
2022
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024
The Six Triple Eight
2024
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2020
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025
Joe's College Road Trip
2026
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025
Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020
A Fall from Grace
2020
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
Acrimony
2018
Madea Goes to Jail
2009
Nobody's Fool
2018
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
Meet the Browns
2008
For Colored Girls
2010
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
A Madea Christmas
2013
A Madea Family Funeral
2019
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016
Mea Culpa
2024
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002
The Single Moms Club
2014
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
Sisters in Italy
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A Jazzman's Blues
2022
Good Deeds
2012
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2005
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2013
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006
Why Did I Get Married Again?
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Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2008
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004
Doing Life
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Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas
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