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Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American
actor, director, screen and playwright, producer, author,[1] and
songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s
and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad
Black Woman.[2] In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in
entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011.[3]
****
Background information
Born Emmitt Perry, Jr.
September 13, 1969 (1969-09-13) (age 42)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation Actor, author, screen and playwright, producer, director, songwriter
Years active 1992–present
Website
Official website
****
Early
life
Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as Emmitt Perry, Jr. His family
consisted of three siblings, his mother, Willie Maxine Perry (née Campbell), and
his father, Emmitt Perry, Sr., a carpenter.[4] Perry once said his father's
"only answer to everything was to beat it out of you".[5] As a child, Perry once
went so far as to attempt suicide in an effort to escape his father's beatings.
In contrast to his father, his mother took him to church each week, where he
sensed a certain refuge and contentment.[5] At age 16, he had his first name
legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his
father.[6]
Many years later, after seeing the film Precious, he was moved to relate for the
first time[7] accounts of being molested by a friend's mother at age 10; he was
also molested by three men previous to this, and later found out his own father
had molested his friend.[8]
While Perry did not complete high school, he earned a GED.[9] In his early 20s,
watching an Oprah Winfrey talk show, he heard someone describe the sometimes
therapeutic effect that 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.
Stage
Around 1990, he moved to Atlanta, where two years later I Know I've Been Changed
was first performed at a community theater, financed by the $12,000 life savings
of the 22-year-old Perry.[10] It 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.[11] 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 of the play 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")[6][12] 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 of his shows
and an estimated $20 million in merchandise" and that "the 300 live shows he
produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week."[10]
Film
Perry received a $5.5 million budget to fund his first movie, Diary of a Mad
Black Woman, which went on to gross $50.6 million domestically, while scoring a
16 percent approval rating at the film review web site, Rotten Tomatoes.[13] On
its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006, Perry's film version of 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 Madeas' earnings have
been generated in the United States.[14]
Perry's next Lionsgate project, Daddy's Little Girls, starred Gabrielle Union
and Idris Elba and was released in the U.S. on February 14, 2007. It grossed
over $31 million.[15] 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 $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,
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 two with a
$20,082,809 weekend gross.[16] The Family That Preys opened on September 12,
2008, and grossed over $37.1 million.
Madea Goes to Jail opened at number one on February 20, 2009, grossing $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,[17] Perry
had a cameo appearance in Star Trek as the Starfleet Academy commandant Admiral
Barnett, which opened on May 8, 2009. 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, a film
structured around his Madea character. This was Perry's eighth film and also
made number one at the box office.[18] In 2009, Perry teamed with Oprah Winfrey
to present Precious, a film based on the novel Push by Sapphire.[19]
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, Cicely Tyson, Louis
Gossett, Jr., Jill Scott and Malik Yoba. As of April 18, the film has grossed
over $54 million domestically, with $29 million made the opening weekend.
Perry directed a film adaptation of Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have
Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. It was released November 5,
2010.[20] He appeared in the stage show Madea's Big Happy Family, which toured
the U.S. and was a movie in 2011, written, directed by, and starring Perry.
Madea's Big Happy Family raked in $25.8 million at the box office, taking 2nd
place.
Perry is also slated to take over the role of James Patterson's Alex Cross from
Morgan Freeman in the pending film adaptation of I, Alex Cross.
Perry's films are co-produced and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment; he
retains full copyright ownership under the corporate name Very Perry Films, and
places his name in front of all titles.[21] 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.[22]
Perry's next film with Lionsgate is set to be Good Deeds, as he again will work
behind and in front of the camera. Perry will be playing lead character, Wesley
Deeds.[23] The movie is also set to star Thandie Newton, Rebecca Romijn,
Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Jamie Kennedy, Phylicia Rashad and others.[24]
As of June 2011[update], Perry's films had grossed over $500 million
worldwide.[25]
Television
Perry produces a television show entitled Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which
follows an African-American household of three generations. The show
demonstrates the family members' struggles with faith and love, as well as
living with different generations. The show ran in the spring of 2006 as a
10-show pilot. After the successful pilot run, Perry signed a $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. The third season began on March 5, 2008 and the fourth
season on June 4, 2008. House of Payne airs on TBS.
The Writers Guild of America, West has filed unfair labor practice charges with
the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging that Perry's production
company, House of Payne, unlawfully fired four writers in October 2008 in
retaliation for their trying to get a union contract.[26] The dispute was
settled a month later, when Tyler Perry Studios agreed to be a WGA
signatory.[27]
Perry wrote, directed and produced the sitcom Meet the Browns, which premiered
on TBS on January 7, 2009.
Perry has said he may produce more sitcoms entitled Floyd's Family, a spin off
of House of Payne featuring the character Floyd, and another called For Better
or Worse based on the play and motion picture, Why Did I Get Married and its
sequel.
In early 2009, Perry threatened legal action against Mo' Money Taxes, a tax
preparation company based in Memphis, for running a TV spot that he felt
offensively parodied his work, in particular Madea Goes to Jail. The ad features
a large Caucasian male (John Cowan) in drag, named "Ma'Madea". The offending ad
was dropped from circulation.[28]
Books
Tyler Perry's first novel, 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 fewer than 30,000 copies.[29] The hardcover reached number one on
the New York Times Best Seller list and stayed on the list for 12 weeks. It was
voted Book of the Year, Best Humor Book at the 2006 Quill Awards.
Stylistic trademarks
Perry always uses possessory credit in his works' titles (e.g., Tyler Perry's
Why Did I Get Married?). Several recurring narrative themes surface in Perry's
work and his films and plays feature predominantly African-American casts.
Criticism
Criticism of Perry’s work focuses mainly on a perception that it perpetuates
negative racial stereotypes.
Despite praising Perry in 2006, in 2009 director Spike Lee criticized his work
when interviewed by Ed Gordon on Our World with Black Enterprise, saying, "Each
artist should be allowed to pursue their artistic endeavors but I still think
there is a lot of stuff out today that is 'coonery' and buffoonery. I know it's
making a lot of money and breaking records, but we can do better … I see these
two ads for these two shows [Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns and House of Payne]
and I am scratching my head ... We got a black president and we going back to
Mantan Moreland and Sleep 'n' Eat?"[30] When Gordon cited Perry’s success among
black audiences and asked Spike if Perry wasn’t just giving black America what
they wanted, he responded, "We've had this discussion back and forth. When John
Singleton [created his films], people came out to see Boyz n the Hood, but when
he did Rosewood, nobody showed up. So a lot of this is on us. You vote with your
pocketbook, your wallet. You vote with your time sitting in front of the idiot
box, and the man has a huge audience, Tyler's very smart. …We shouldn’t think
that Tyler Perry is going to make the same film that I am going to make, or that
John Singleton or my cousin Malcolm Lee [would make]. As African Americans,
we're not one monolithic group so there is room for all of that, but at the same
time, for me, the imaging is troubling and it harkens back to Amos 'n'
Andy."[30]
In September 2009, Jamilah Lemieux made similar remarks on National Public
Radio. While thanking Perry for employing blacks in front of and behind the
camera and for making work with humor and "positive messages about self-worth,
love and respect", she criticized him for making television shows "marked by old
stereotypes of buffoonish, emasculated black men and crass, sassy black women."
She took him to task for his Madea character saying that through this, "the
country has laughed at one of the most important members of the black community:
Mother Dear, the beloved matriarch. […] Our mothers and grandmothers deserve
much more than that." She stated that she appreciated that he was dismissive of
critics' comments concerning his work, "but many black folks have expressed some
of the very same attitudes about your work that white critics have." She stated
that blacks "have been fed the same images of ourselves over and over and over
because they sell." She felt that his success had been "mired with the worst
black pathologies and stereotypes" and called on him to "stop dismissing the
critics as haters and realize that black people need new stories and new
storytellers."[31]
Lemieux’s criticism of Perry was cited and expanded upon by the author Tom
Burrell in his 2010 book Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority.
Burrell cited Perry’s 2008 film Meet the Browns as an example of when "we black
people pull the trigger for our own image assassination."[32] Burrell also
stated, "…it's not entirely fair to expect Perry to chart a new course alone.
His movies and TV shows would not be so successful if blacks didn't have a
raging appetite for messages and images that project us as dysfunctional or
incompetent. Nothing that occurred during Amos 'n' Andy’s radio and television
reign could match the words and actions of black comedies like Madea and The
Browns. Our attraction to self-demeaning images came way before, and goes far
beyond, Tyler Perry."[32] Burrell called for new images of blacks in
entertainment and a new vision of black self-image.
Perry (and Madea) were satirized in a June 2010 episode of the Adult Swim
animated series The Boondocks; the Los Angeles Times called this episode "one of
the sharpest public criticisms of Perry".[33]
In February 2011, actor Idris Elba caused controversy when he criticised Perry.
Elba, who has previously starred in one of Perry's romantic comedies (Daddy's
Little Girls), lamented the trend for cross-dressing caricatures of black
characters – a phenomenon many would recognise from films such as the The Klumps
and Big Momma's House series – describing it as "buffoonish". Elba maintains the
view that change should occur in Hollywood to address the recent
under-representation of black actors in Hollywood and the controversy it has
caused.[34] Elba said: "Imagine a film such as Inception with an entire cast of
black people – do you think it would be successful?" Elba asks. "Would people
watch it? But no one questions the fact that everyone's white. That's what we
have to change."[35]
Cultural critic Touré stated in an April 21, 2011 NPR All Things Considered
interview that "Tyler Perry is perhaps the worst filmmaker in Hollywood" and was
quoted as saying earlier that Perry is the "KFC of black cinema".[36]
On May 4, 2011, Perry was satirized by South Park in the episode "Funnybot". At
the South Park Elementary Special Education Department Comedy Awards, Perry was
presented the Kathy Griffin Award, "given to the celebrity most likely to show
up". Following the awards presentation, Perry annoyingly remained in South Park,
now dressed as Madea, cracking wise and uttering non sequiturs while constantly
being given money by Token, the only black student; Token explains that "I can’t
help myself". The South Park writers further satirized Perry by showing
President Obama addressing the nation, stating he was going to watch "a Tyler
Perry movie. I know, it’s embarrassing. But I simply can’t help myself."
Finally, in a surprise twist, Perry is forever buried, encased in steel,
because, as President Obama puts it, "I am pleased to announce that the greatest
threat to mankind has now gone forever. Justice has been done."[37]
Responses
In October 2009, during a 60 minutes interview, Perry was read a quote of Spike
Lee's comments about his work and responded, "I would love to read that
[criticism] to my fan base. …That pisses me off. It is so insulting. It's
attitudes like that, that make Hollywood think that these people do not exist,
and that is why there is no material speaking to them, speaking to us." Perry
also stated that "all these characters are bait – disarming, charming,
make-you-laugh bait. I can slap Madea on something and talk about God, love,
faith, forgiveness, family, any of those."[38]
Perry’s work has also been defended by Oprah Winfrey, who joined Perry in
promoting Lee Daniels' film Precious. She 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."[39]
Goldie Taylor, of The Grio and MSNBC, stated in an April 21, 2011 NPR All Things
Considered interview regarding Perry's target audience: "I don't think Tyler
Perry is talking to Touré. I don't think he's talking to me, but I know that
he's speaking directly to my mother, my sister, my cousins and meeting them at
their point of need, and that's what art and filmmaking is about." In the same
interview, NPR's Michele Norris reported Tyler Perry had said a week earlier
that "Spike Lee can, quote, 'go straight to hell.'"[36]
Personal
life
Perry identifies as a devout Christian.[40] He has become good friends with
Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith and Janet Jackson.[41] Many of the themes in Perry's
work reflect theology and social behaviour indicative of the predominantly
African American church culture. Many scenes in both Perry's stage and screen
work include church settings and worship styles commonly found in predominantly
African American churches, including showcasing gospel music and artists.
On July 20, 2009, Perry sponsored 65 children from a Philadelphia day camp to go
to Walt Disney World, after reading that a suburban swim club (Valley Swim Club,
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania) had shunned them.[42] Perry 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."[43]
On December 8, 2009, Tyler's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died at the age of 64,
following an illness.[44] As of 2011, Perry remains unmarried.[45] He lives and
works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry movies and TV
studios.[46] In August 2010, it was reported that Perry had purchased Dean
Gardens, a 58-acre (230,000 m2) estate in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek.
Perry was reportedly planning to tear down the existing 32,000-square-foot
(3,000 m2) mansion and build a new, environmentally friendly home on the
property.[47][48]
Filmography
Film
work
|
Year |
Film |
Credited as |
|
Director |
Writer |
Producer |
Actor |
Role |
|
2005 |
Diary of a Mad
Black Woman |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe, Brian |
|
2006 |
Madea's Family
Reunion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe, Brian |
|
2007 |
Daddy's Little
Girls |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
Why Did I Get
Married? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Terry Brock |
|
2008 |
Meet the
Browns |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe
(cameo) |
|
The Family
That Preys |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Ben |
|
2009 |
Madea Goes to
Jail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe, Brian |
|
Star Trek |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Admiral Barnett |
|
I Can Do Bad
All by Myself |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe |
|
Precious |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2010 |
Why Did I Get
Married Too? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Terry Brock |
|
For Colored
Girls |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2011 |
Madea's Big
Happy Family |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe |
|
2012 |
Good Deeds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Wesley Deeds |
|
The Marriage
Counselor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
I, Alex Cross |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Alex Cross |
|
Madea's
Witness Protection |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea, Joe |
Play
work
|
Year |
Play |
Credited as |
|
Director |
Writer |
Producer |
Actor |
Role |
|
1999 |
I Know I've
Been Changed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Joe |
|
2000 |
I Can Do Bad
All By Myself |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2001 |
Diary of a Mad
Black Woman |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Daddy Charles /
Madea |
|
2002 |
Madea's Family
Reunion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2003 |
Madea's Class
Reunion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dr. Willie Leroy
Jones / Madea |
|
2004 |
Why Did I Get
Married? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2005 |
Meet the
Browns |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea (Voice) |
|
2006 |
Madea Goes to
Jail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2007 |
What's Done in
the Dark |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2008 |
The Marriage
Counselor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2009 |
Laugh to Keep
from Crying |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2010 |
Madea's Big
Happy Family |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2011 |
A Madea
Christmas |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2012 |
Aunt Bam's
Place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2012 |
I Don't Want
To Do Wrong! |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2012 |
The Haves And
The Have Nots |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
2012 |
Madea Gets a
Job |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Television work
|
Year |
Show |
Credited as |
|
Director |
Writer |
Producer |
Actor |
Role |
|
2006-present |
Tyler Perry's
House of Payne |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea |
|
2009-2011 |
Meet the
Browns |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Madea (mentioned) |
|
2011-present |
Tyler Perry's
For Better Or Worse |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Therapist |
Awards
and nominations
BET
Comedy Awards
2005, Outstanding Actor in a Theatrical Film (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) - won
2005, Outstanding Writing for Theatrical Film (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) - won
Black
Movie Awards
2006, Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting (Madea's Family Reunion)
2006, Outstanding Motion Picture (Madea's Family Reunion)
2005, Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) -
won
2005, Outstanding Motion Picture (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
Black
Reel Awards
2008, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted (Meet the Browns)
2008, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted (The Family That Preys)
2007, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted (Madea's Family Reunion)
2005, Best Breakthrough Performance (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
2005, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
Image
Awards
2009, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie (The Family
That Preys)
2008, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Why Did I Get Married?)
2007, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie (Madea's
Family Reunion)
2007, Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie (Madea's
Family Reunion)
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards
2010, Best Actor (Madea Goes To Jail)
MTV Movie Awards
2006, Best Comedic Performance (Madea's Family Reunion)
2006, Breakthrough Male Performance (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
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