Tyler Perry
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-09-14 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tyler Perry
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.
Known For
Acting
Joe's College Road Trip
as Joe / Brian
(2025)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
as Madea / Brian / Joe
(2023)
(2022)
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
as Madea / Uncle Joe
(2021)
PAW Patrol: The Movie
as Gus (voice)
(2021)
Don't Look Up
as Jack Bremmer
(2021)
Those Who Wish Me Dead
as Arthur
(2021)
Adele One Night Only
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
A Fall from Grace
as Rory
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
A Madea Family Funeral
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
(2019)
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
as Self - Host
(2018)
Vice
as Colin Powell
(2017)
The Star
as Cyrus (voice)
(2017)
Brain on Fire
as Richard
(2017)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
as Madea/Joe/Brian
(2017)
(2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
as Baxter Stockman
(2016)
Boo! A Madea Halloween
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
(2016)
The Passion
as Narrator
(2015)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
as Madea / Joe / Brian
(2014)
Gone Girl
as Tanner Bolt
(2014)
The Single Moms Club
as T.K.
(2014)
(2013)
A Madea Christmas
as Madea
(2012)
Alex Cross
as Dr. Alex Cross
(2012)
Madea's Witness Protection
as Madea / Joe / Brian
(2012)
Good Deeds
as Wesley Deeds
(2012)
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
(2012)
(2011)
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Madea / Joe / Self
(2011)
(2010)
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Terry
(2010)
(2009)
Star Trek
as Admiral Richard Barnett
(2009)
Madea Goes to Jail
as Madea / Joe / Brian
(2009)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as Madea
(2009)
The Black List: Volume Two
as Self
(2008)
(2008)
Meet the Browns
as Madea / Joe
(2007)
Why Did I Get Married?
as Terry
(2006)
Madea's Family Reunion
as Madea / Brian / Joe
(2006)
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
as Madea
(2005)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Madea / Brian / Joe
(2003)
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
(2002)
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
(2002)
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Crew
Help
Producer
Joe's College Road Trip
Director, Producer, Writer
Joy Ridge
Director, Writer, Producer
I Am Yours
Producer
R&B
Producer
Sisters in Italy
Director, Producer
Doing Life
Director, Producer, Writer
T
Executive Producer
(2025)
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
Director, Writer, Producer
(2025)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding
Director, Producer, Writer
(2025)
Straw
Director, Writer
(2024)
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Director, Writer, Producer
(2024)
Mea Culpa
Writer, Director, Producer
(2024)
The Six Triple Eight
Director, Producer, Writer
(2022)
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
(2022)
A Jazzman's Blues
Writer, Producer, Director
(2020)
A Fall from Grace
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
(2019)
A Madea Family Funeral
Director, Writer, Producer
(2018)
Nobody's Fool
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
(2018)
Acrimony
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(2017)
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
Director, Writer
(2017)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Director, Writer, Producer
(2016)
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Producer, Writer, Director
(2015)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
Producer
(2014)
The Single Moms Club
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2014)
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
Director, Writer, Producer
(2014)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Producer
(2013)
Peeples
Producer
(2013)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2013)
A Madea Christmas
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2013)
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
Writer, Director
(2012)
Good Deeds
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2012)
Madea's Witness Protection
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2012)
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
Director, Writer
(2012)
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
Director, Writer
(2012)
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
Writer, Director, Producer
(2011)
Madea's Big Happy Family
Director, Writer, Producer
(2011)
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
Director, Writer
(2010)
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Director, Writer, Producer
(2010)
For Colored Girls
Director, Screenplay
(2010)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
Director, Writer
(2009)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Director, Writer, Producer
(2009)
Madea Goes to Jail
Director, Writer, Producer
(2009)
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Director
(2008)
Meet the Browns
Producer, Director, Writer
(2008)
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Director, Producer, Writer
(2008)
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
Director, Writer, Producer
(2007)
Why Did I Get Married?
Director, Writer, Producer
(2007)
Daddy's Little Girls
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(2006)
Madea's Family Reunion
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Theatre Play
(2006)
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer
(2006)
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
Director, Writer
(2005)
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer
(2005)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Theatre Play, Writer, Executive Producer
(2003)
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer
(2002)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
Director, Writer
(2002)
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
Director, Writer, Producer
(2002)
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer