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birthday
Tyler perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana -
Name change
Tyler changed his name to "Tyler" when he was 16 to dissociate himself from his abusive father. His birth name is actually Emmitt Perry, Jr. -
First Play
in 1992, while watching Oprah Winfrey's daily talk show, Perry heard the advice that he credits with turning around his career and life. Winfrey told her audience that writing down one's life experiences could be therapeutic. Taking her words to heart, Perry began to keep a diary, which inspired his first play, I Know I've Been Changed.( information from the New Georgia Encyclopedia). -
Madea
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2000 Perry introduced Madea, the trash-talking, marijuana-smoking, gun-toting grandmother in his play I Can Do Bad All by Myself. Played by Perry himself, Madea is a central character in several of his subsequent plays and films. -
More than just Madea
Perry expanded his work such as the series House of Payne and Meet the Browns. he also had some films without Medea such as Daddy's Little Girls, Why Did I Get Married, The Family That Preys, etc. -
Perry's Studio
Tyler was the first African American to own a film studio in the U.S. He opened it in Atlanta. -
What he's up to
Tyler is working on a new film called Madea's Family Reunion which is supposed to come out on March 1, 2019
