Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author, and songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned US$130 million between May 2010 and 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth13 September 1969
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I knew that love was around. I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't.
I thank God I didn't become successful until I was older.
I've been doing television with TBS for quite some time, and it's been a great journey.
After Obama became president, I realized that black people could not have put him in the White House - it had to be a collective effort of everybody in the country.
As I experience life and go through things, that's what I write about.
I want a lot of people to see my movies. More black people. More white people. I want to make that connection.
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
You don't try to do anything that Morgan Freeman does. He was the voice of God in a movie. That's Morgan Freeman!
My first show was called 'I Know I've Been Changed' in '92. I tried to do this show for years and years. It kept failing over and over and over again. Every time I went out to do the show, nobody showed up. I was like, 'What is this about?'
The Bible says that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose. I believe that. Because I've seen it all work.
There are a lot of people who have dreams, goals, and hopes, but there aren't a lot who get to see them realized.
The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules.