Tyler Perry
Born: 1969-09-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Joe's College Road Trip as Joe / Madea / Brian
- Strung ... (Producer)
2025
- STRAW ... (Director)
- Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas ... (Executive Producer)
- Tyler Perry's Duplicity ... (Producer)
- Tyler Perry's Finding Joy ... (Producer)
- Ruth & Boaz ... (Producer)
- Miss Governor ... (Producer)
- Madea's Destination Wedding as Madea / Brian / Joe
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television as Self
2024
- Beauty in Black ... (Director)
- Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black ... (Director)
- The Six Triple Eight ... (Writer)
- Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage)
- Mea Culpa ... (Writer)
2023
- Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story as Self
- Caught Up ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Tyler Perry's Zatima ... (Director)
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming as Madea / Uncle Joe
- Harry & Meghan as Self
- JANET JACKSON. as Self
- A Jazzman's Blues ... (Producer)
2021
- Don't Look Up as Jack Bremmer
- Those Who Wish Me Dead as Arthur
- PAW Patrol: The Movie as Gus (voice)
- All the Queen's Men ... (Teleplay)
- Directors on Directors as Self
- Wahl Street as Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios
- Hart to Heart as Self
- Adele One Night Only as Self
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces as Self
2020
- Tyler Perry's Ruthless ... (Creator)
- Tyler Perry's Assisted Living ... (Director)
- Tyler Perry's Young Dylan ... (Director)
- A Fall from Grace as Rory
- #blackAF as Tyler Perry
- Tyler Perry's Bruh ... (Writer)
- John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play as Madea
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tyler Perry's The Oval ... (Creator)
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Tyler Perry's Sistas ... (Creator)
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- A Madea Family Funeral as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
- Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul as Self - Host
2018
- Vice as Colin Powell
- Acrimony ... (Screenplay)
- Nobody's Fool ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- The Star as Cyrus (voice)
- Steve as Self
- Brain on Fire as Richard
- OBJECTified as Self
- Boo 2! A Madea Halloween as Madea/Joe/Brian
- Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play as Madea
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows as Baxter Stockman
- Too Close to Home ... (Creator)
- Boo! A Madea Halloween as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
- The Passion as Narrator
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love as Madea / Joe / Brian
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Gone Girl as Tanner Bolt
- Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong ... (Creator)
- The Single Moms Club as T.K.
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play as Madea
- Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play ... (Writer)
2013
- Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots ... (Producer)
- Love Thy Neighbor as Madea
- Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor ... (Director)
- A Madea Christmas as Madea
- Peeples ... (Producer)
- Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play ... (Writer)
- Love Thy Neighbour ... (Creator)
2012
- Alex Cross as Dr. Alex Cross
- Madea's Witness Protection as Madea / Joe / Brian
- Good Deeds as Wesley Deeds
- Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self
- Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play ... (Director)
- Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play as Madea
- Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play ... (Director)
2011
- Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse ... (Producer)
- Madea's Big Happy Family as Madea / Joe / Self
- Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play as Madea
2010
- Conan as Self
- Why Did I Get Married Too? as Terry
- For Colored Girls ... (Director)
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play as Madea
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Star Trek as Admiral Richard Barnett
- Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns ... (Creator)
- Madea Goes to Jail as Madea / Joe / Brian
- I Can Do Bad All By Myself as Madea
- The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Ben
- Meet the Browns as Madea / Joe
- Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play ... (Director)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- Why Did I Get Married? as Terry
- Daddy's Little Girls ... (Director)
2006
- Rachael Ray
- Madea's Family Reunion as Madea / Brian / Joe
- Madea Goes to Jail - The Play as Madea
- Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play ... (Director)
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- The Tyra Banks Show
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Madea / Brian / Joe
- Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play ... (Writer)
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- Madea’s Christmas Special as Madea
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- America's Next Top Model as Self - Guest
- Madea's Class Reunion - The Play as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
2002
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
- Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
- Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Winner
1953
- The Oscars as Self