Tyler Perry

About Tyler Perry

Forbes magazine named him the most paid man in entertainment in 2011. He is a producer, dramatist, filmmaker, director, and actor.

Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. In 2011, Forbes ranked him as the highest paid man in the entertainment industry, earning $ 130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. Perry created and played the character Madea, a tough old woman. Perry films come in a variety of styles, from mainstream filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live plays. Many of Perry's theaters were later adapted into feature films. Perry wrote and produced several plays in the 1990s and early 2000s. Perry developed a number of TV series, most notably Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which aired for eight seasons on TBS from date June 21, 2006 to August 10, 2006. 2012. On October 2, 2012, Perry entered into an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey network. The partnership is largely in the interest of bringing scripted television to OWN, based on Perry's previous success in the field.

Net worth	U.S $ (September 2020 estimate)
Children	1
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1992–present
Born	Emmitt Perry Jr, September 13, 1969, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Partner(s)	Gelila Bekele (2009–2020)

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Trivia

He wrote the 2006 version of Madea's Family Reunion and produced Diary of a Mad Black Woman in which he acted as Madea in drag. 

Tyler Perry before fame

His first piece was a musical adaptation of letters to himself called I Know I've Been Changed.

Achievement of Tyler Perry

He created Madea's Family Reunion in 2006 and produced Diary of a Mad Black Woman, in which he played Madea in drag.

Salary 2020

$80 Million

Net Worth 2020

$800 Million

Tyler Perry family life

Willie Maxine Perry, his mother, died in 2009. He and his longterm partner Gelila Bekele welcomed a son named Aman in December 2014. In late 2020, he and Gelila split up.

Associations of Tyler Perry

After seeing an episode of Oprah Winfrey's talk show in which a writer highlighted the therapeutic effects of writing fiction, he was encouraged to start writing.

Tyler Perry Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	196 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Emmbre Perry	Brother		N/A
Emmitt Perry, Sr.	Father		N/A
Willie Maxine Perry	Mother	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Celebrity Family Member
Gelila Bekele	Partner	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Model
Yulanda Wilkins	Sister		N/A
Melva Porter	Sister		N/A