Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry was born on Sep 14, 1969 in USA. Tyler Perry's big-screen debut came with Diary of a Mad Black Woman directed by Darren Grant in 2005. Tyler Perry is known for Precious directed by Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe stars as Precious and Mo'Nique as Mary. Tyler Perry has got 17 awards and 51 nominations so far. The most recent award Tyler Perry achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Tyler Perry plays is A Jazzman's Blues which will be released on Sep 23, 2022.

Perry was born and raised in New Orleans, to Willie Maxine (Campbell) and Emmitt Perry, Sr. His mother was a church-goer and took Perry along with her once a week. His father was a carpenter and they had a very strained and abusive relationship, which led Perry to suffer from depression as a teenager.In 1991, he was working an office job, when he saw an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) discussing the therapeutic nature of writing. This inspired him to begin writing and he worked through his bad experiences by writing letters to himself. He adapted his letters into a play, "I Know I've Changed", about domestic abuse. Unfortunately, after renting a theater in Atlanta to put on the play, he failed to attract audiences.He took on a series of odd jobs and found himself living in his car. But, in 1998, he was given a second chance to stage his play and, this time, he was more business-savvy with his marketing. The play was sold-out and drew attention from investors.Tyler has gone on to established a successful career as a writer, director and producer for stage, television and film.