A successful actor, director and playwright who was little known outside of the African-American community until 2005, Tyler Perry was born in New Orleans September 13, 1969. He triumphed over poverty and homelessness with a series of gospel-themed plays he wrote, produced and starred in, starting with the Atlanta production of "I Know I've Been Changed."With "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," Perry introduced the character of Madea, a gun-toting, wisdom-spouting black matriarch. Madea returned in five more productions, which played to sold-out audiences from Chicago to Miami and were released on DVD.
Perry brought Madea to the big screen in early 2005 with a script based on the six plays, playing his famous creation and two other roles as well. Diary of a Mad Black Woman startled Hollywood bean counters with a $45 million box office return on a $5.5 million budget.
Tyler Perry's A Madea ChristmasMadea adds some "Hallelujer!" to the holidays in this family comedy that finds her helping a high-class brood in Cape Cod at Christmastime. Can Madea pull off a Christmas miracle and get everyone to truly appreciate all they have? Read More
Tyler Perry's Good DeedsBusinessman Wesley Deeds has always done the right thing -- including proposing to the woman everyone expects him to marry -- but he may finally have to listen to his own heart when his attempts to help a single mother spark an unlikely attraction. Read More
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?An annual Caribbean retreat turns into a week of life-altering revelations when four couples bust their relationships wide open in filmmaker Tyler Perry's take on modern love, devotion, unfaithfulness and forgiveness. Read More
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to JailWhen a routine speeding incident turns into a full-blown highway "situation," Madea (Tyler Perry) mouths off to a cop and lands herself in jail, where she's suddenly trapped behind bars with more motherly instinct than she knows what to do with. But Madea's nurturing side comes in handy when she... Read More
Why Did I Get Married?In this big-screen adaptation of Tyler Perry's stage hit, eight married college friends gather for a weeklong reunion in the snowy mountains of Colorado. But a startling revelation of infidelity sets off a chain reaction of soul searching. Read More
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (2012) | NR | |
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For Colored Girls (2010) | R | |
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Marriage Counselor (2008) | NR | |
Why Did I Get Married? (2007) | PG-13 | |
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Madea's Family Reunion (2006) | PG-13 | |
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Madea Goes to Jail (2006) | NR | |
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006) | TV-PG | |
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) | PG-13 | |
Why Did I Get Married? (2005) | NR | |
Meet the Browns (2004) | NR | |
Madea's Class Reunion (2003) | NR | |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2002) | NR | |
Madea's Family Reunion (2002) | NR | |
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