Tyler Perry
b. 1969 (age 57)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Director
Writer
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. 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. In 2009, Perry was ranked by Forbes magazine as the sixth highest-paid man in Hollywood. 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. As of July 2009, Perry's films had grossed nearly $400 million worldwide.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.4
Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip
2026 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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The Gospel of Christmas
2026 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Straw
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 5.1
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 4.7
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 4.7
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Divorced Sistas
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 Self
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Den of Kings
2025 Self
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★ 6.7
The Six Triple Eight
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 4.2
My Fault
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 5.9
Beauty in Black
2024 Writer
Director
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★ 4.7
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 4.8
Miss Governor
2023 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023 Self
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★ 5.6
Caught Up
2023 Writer
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★ 1.1
Etalk in Conversation with Ava DuVernay
2023 Self
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★ 5.7
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022 Actor
Director
Writer
Young Madea
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★ 6.8
A Jazzman's Blues
2022 Director
Writer
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★ 6.8
Zatima
2022 Writer
Director
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★ 4.9
Cuomo
2022 Self
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★ 3.3
Joe Scarborough Presents
2022 Actor
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Masters of the Game
2022 Self
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★ 7.1
Don't Look Up
2021 Actor
Jack Bremmer
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★ 6.0
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021 Actor
Arthur
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★ 6.1
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021 Actor
Gus
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★ 6.8
All the Queen's Men
2021 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
2021 Self
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★ 8.2
Love & Respect with Killer Mike
2021 Self
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★ 5.9
A Fall from Grace
2020 Actor
Director
Writer
Rory
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★ 4.8
Ruthless
2020 Writer
Director
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★ 2.7
Young Dylan
2020 Writer
Director
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★ 3.5
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020 Writer
Director
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★ 5.2
Madea's Farewell Play
2020 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020 Self
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★ 7.3
The WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards
2020 Self
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★ 4.8
A Madea Family Funeral
2019 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 5.7
Sistas
2019 Writer
Director
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★ 4.5
The Oval
2019 Writer
Director
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★ 4.1
Bruh
2019 Writer
Director
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★ 7.3
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019 Self
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Stellar Sunday
2019 Self
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BET Awards Red Carpet Live
2019 Self
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★ 5.9
Acrimony
2018 Director
Writer
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★ 5.0
Nobody's Fool
2018 Director
Writer
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★ 5.1
The Paynes
2018 Writer
Director
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★ 6.1
I'm Coming Home
2018 Self
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New York Stories with Joe Pascal: Tyler Perry
2018 Self
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★ 4.1
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 5.0
Madea on the Run
2017 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 7.3
Objectified
2017 Self
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★ 5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 Actor
Baxter Stockman
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★ 6.6
Brain on Fire
2016 Actor
Richard
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★ 4.7
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 5.1
Too Close to Home
2016 Writer
Director
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★ 7.2
The Passion
2016 Actor
Narrator
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★ 5.2
Madea's Tough Love
2015 Actor
Writer
Madea
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★ 8.1
Gone Girl
2014 Actor
Tanner Bolt
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★ 5.5
The Single Moms Club
2014 Actor
Director
Writer
TK
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★ 5.8
If Loving You Is Wrong
2014 Writer
Director
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★ 4.4
Madea's Neighbors from Hell
2014 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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A Tribute to David Zaslav: Newhouse Mirror Awards
2014 Self
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★ 5.0
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 Director
Writer
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★ 5.2
A Madea Christmas
2013 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 6.0
The Haves and the Have Nots
2013 Writer
Director
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★ 4.7
Madea Gets a Job
2013 Director
Writer
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★ 4.4
Love Thy Neighbor
2013 Writer
Director
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Random Pop
2013 Self
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★ 5.2
Alex Cross
2012 Actor
Alex Cross
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★ 5.0
Madea's Witness Protection
2012 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 5.7
Good Deeds
2012 Actor
Director
Writer
Wesley Deeds
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★ 3.2
Aunt Bam's Place
2012 Self
Director
Writer
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★ 5.1
Oprah Prime
2012 Self
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★ 6.5
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012 Self
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★ 4.9
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 Actor
Director
Writer
Tyler Perry
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★ 4.4
For Better or Worse
2011 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind
2011 Self
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★ 4.8
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 Actor
Director
Writer
Terry
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★ 6.3
For Colored Girls
2010 Director
Writer
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★ 4.7
Madea Goes to Jail
2009 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 4.8
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
2009 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 3.8
Meet the Browns
2009 Writer
Director
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★ 6.1
The Black List: Volume Two
2009 Self
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★ 5.3
CNN Presents: Black in America 2
2009 Self
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★ 6.0
The Family That Preys
2008 Actor
Director
Writer
Ben
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★ 4.6
Meet the Browns
2008 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 4.2
The Tyler Perry Show
2008 Self
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★ 6.9
Beyond the Trailer
2008 Self
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★ 6.0
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 Actor
Director
Writer
Terry
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★ 5.9
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy
2007 Self
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★ 1.7
Black Men: The Truth
2007 Self
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★ 5.4
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 Actor
Director
Writer
Madea
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★ 3.8
House of Payne
2006 Writer
Director
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★ 5.8
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Actor
Writer
Composer
Madea
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★ 4.6
Made in Hollywood
2005 Self
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★ 5.0
The Oprah Winfrey Show
1986 Self
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Untitled Oscar Micheaux Project
Actor
Oscar Micheaux
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Where There's Smoke
Director
Writer
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Why Did I Get Married Again?
Actor
Director
Writer
Terry