Tyler Perry

ActorDirectorProducerWriterCrew Sep 14 (age 56) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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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 h…

Known For

Film

Gone Girl

Tanner Bolt

Film

Star Trek

Admiral Richard Barnett

Film

Don't Look Up

Jack Bremmer

Film

Vice

Colin Powell

Film

STRAW

Director

Film

PAW Patrol: The Movie

Gus (voice)

Film

Brain on Fire

Richard

Film

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Arthur

Filmography

Acting (95)

Movies (53)

Joe's College Road Trip

2026

as Joe / Madea / Brian

5.7

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025

as Madea / Brian / Joe

6.0

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

2023

as Self

7.7

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

as Madea / Uncle Joe

Don't Look Up

as Jack Bremmer

PAW Patrol: The Movie

2021

as Gus (voice)

7.3

Those Who Wish Me Dead

as Arthur

Adele One Night Only

as Self

Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces

2021

as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

A Fall from Grace

as Rory

Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play

2020

as Madea

7.8

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero

2020

6.6

A Madea Family Funeral

2019

as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow

6.0

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

as Self - Host

Vice

as Colin Powell

The Star

as Cyrus (voice)

Brain on Fire

as Richard

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017

as Madea/Joe/Brian

5.8

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

2017

as Madea

7.5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

2016

as Baxter Stockman

6.0

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016

as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons

5.8

The Passion

2016

as Narrator

5.3

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

2015

as Madea / Joe / Brian

Gone Girl

as Tanner Bolt

The Single Moms Club

as T.K.

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

as Madea

A Madea Christmas

as Madea

Alex Cross

as Dr. Alex Cross

Madea's Witness Protection

2012

as Madea / Joe / Brian

6.1

Good Deeds

2012

as Wesley Deeds

6.2

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

2012

as Madea

7.2

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

2012

as Self

6.0

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

as Madea / Joe / Self

6.8

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play

2011

as Madea

6.7

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

as Terry

6.5

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

2010

as Madea

7.4

Star Trek

2009

as Admiral Richard Barnett

7.4

Madea Goes to Jail

2009

as Madea / Joe / Brian

6.5

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

as Madea

6.2

The Black List: Volume Two

as Self

Meet the Browns

as Madea / Joe

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

as Ben

6.7

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

as Terry

6.5

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

as Madea / Brian / Joe

6.4

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

2006

as Madea

7.6

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

as Madea / Brian / Joe

6.6

Madea’s Christmas Special

2004

as Madea

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

2003

as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones

6.7

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

2002

as Mable 'Madea' Simmons

6.5

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play

2002

as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons

7.1

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play

2002

as Mable 'Madea' Simmons

6.9

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Television (42)

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

as Self

Harry & Meghan

as Self

JANET JACKSON.

as Self

Wahl Street

as Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios

5.7

Directors on Directors

2021

as Self

Hart to Heart

as Self

#blackAF

as Tyler Perry

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

as Self

3.5

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

OBJECTified

as Self

Chelsea

as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Jay Leno's Garage

as Self

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

2015

as Self

10.0

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall

Love Thy Neighbor

as Madea

Conan

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Rachael Ray

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Tyra Banks Show

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

America's Next Top Model

as Self - Guest

The View

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

GMTV

as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Entertainment Tonight

1981

as Self

4.1

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Winner

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (187)

Movies (165)

Joe's College Road Trip

2026

Director

5.7

Joe's College Road Trip

2026

Producer

5.7

Joe's College Road Trip

2026

Writer

5.7

Strung

2026 Upcoming

Producer

May 27

STRAW

Director

STRAW

Producer

STRAW

Writer

Ruth & Boaz

Producer

Tyler Perry's Duplicity

2025

Director

6.5

Tyler Perry's Duplicity

2025

Producer

6.5

Tyler Perry's Duplicity

2025

Writer

6.5

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025

Director

6.0

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025

Producer

6.0

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025

Writer

6.0

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

2025

Director

5.9

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

2025

Producer

5.9

Tyler Perry's Finding Joy

Writer

The Six Triple Eight

Director

The Six Triple Eight

Producer

The Six Triple Eight

Writer

Mea Culpa

Director

Mea Culpa

Producer

Mea Culpa

Writer

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024

Director

7.2

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024

Producer

7.2

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024

Writer

7.2

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

2022

Director

6.8

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

2022

Executive Producer

6.8

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

Writer

A Jazzman's Blues

Director

A Jazzman's Blues

Producer

A Jazzman's Blues

Writer

A Fall from Grace

Director

A Fall from Grace

Executive Producer

A Fall from Grace

Writer

A Madea Family Funeral

2019

Director

6.0

A Madea Family Funeral

2019

Producer

6.0

A Madea Family Funeral

Writer

Nobody's Fool

Director

Nobody's Fool

Executive Producer

Nobody's Fool

Screenplay

Acrimony

Director

Acrimony

Producer

Acrimony

Screenplay

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017

Director

5.8

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017

Producer

5.8

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017

Writer

5.8

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

2017

Director

7.5

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

2017

Writer

7.5

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016

Director

5.8

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016

Producer

5.8

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016

Writer

5.8

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

Producer

The Single Moms Club

Director

The Single Moms Club

Producer

The Single Moms Club

Screenplay

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

2014

Director

7.2

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

2014

Executive Producer

7.2

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

2014

Producer

7.2

Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play

2014

Writer

7.2

Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play

2014

Director

6.2

Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play

2014

Producer

6.2

Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play

2014

Writer

6.2

Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play

2013

Director

7.8

Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play

Writer

Peeples

Producer

A Madea Christmas

Director

A Madea Christmas

Producer

A Madea Christmas

Screenplay

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013

Director

6.6

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013

Producer

6.6

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013

Screenplay

6.6

Madea's Witness Protection

2012

Director

6.1

Madea's Witness Protection

2012

Producer

6.1

Madea's Witness Protection

Screenplay

Good Deeds

Director

Good Deeds

Producer

Good Deeds

Screenplay

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

2012

Director

7.2

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

2012

Producer

7.2

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play

2012

Writer

7.2

Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play

2012

Director

7.3

Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play

2012

Writer

7.3

Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play

2012

Director

7.2

Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play

2012

Writer

7.2

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

Director

6.8

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

Producer

6.8

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

Writer

6.8

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play

2011

Director

6.7

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play

2011

Writer

6.7

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

Director

6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

Producer

6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Writer

For Colored Girls

Director

For Colored Girls

Producer

For Colored Girls

Screenplay

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

2010

Director

7.4

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

2010

Writer

7.4

Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play

2009

Director

6.6

Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play

2009

Executive Producer

6.6

Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play

2009

Producer

6.6

Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play

Writer

Madea Goes to Jail

Director

Madea Goes to Jail

Producer

Madea Goes to Jail

Writer

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

Director

6.2

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

Producer

6.2

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

Writer

6.2

Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play

2008

Director

7.6

Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play

2008

Producer

7.6

Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play

Writer

Meet the Browns

Director

Meet the Browns

Producer

Meet the Browns

Writer

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Director

6.7

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Producer

6.7

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Writer

6.7

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

Director

6.5

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

Producer

6.5

Why Did I Get Married?

Writer

Daddy's Little Girls

Director

Daddy's Little Girls

Producer

Daddy's Little Girls

Screenplay

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Director

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Executive Producer

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Theatre Play

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Writer

6.4

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

2006

Director

7.6

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

2006

Writer

7.6

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play

2006

Director

6.0

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play

2006

Producer

6.0

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play

2006

Writer

6.0

Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play

2005

Director

5.1

Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play

2005

Producer

5.1

Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play

2005

Writer

5.1

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

Executive Producer

6.6

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

Theatre Play

6.6

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

Writer

6.6

Madea’s Christmas Special

2004

Director

Madea’s Christmas Special

2004

Writer

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

2003

Director

6.7

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

2003

Producer

6.7

Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

2003

Writer

6.7

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

2002

Director

6.5

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

2002

Writer

6.5

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play

2002

Director

7.1

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play

2002

Producer

7.1

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play

2002

Writer

7.1

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play

2002

Director

6.9

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play

2002

Producer

6.9

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play

2002

Writer

6.9

Sisters in Italy

Director

Sisters in Italy

Producer

'Tis So Sweet

Producer

Sister Act 3

Producer

I Am Yours

Producer

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Director

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Producer

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Writer

Executive Producer

Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas

Executive Producer

Otra

Executive Producer

Doing Life

Director

Doing Life

Producer

Doing Life

Writer

Television (22)

Miss Governor

Producer

Beauty in Black

Director

Beauty in Black

Executive Producer

Beauty in Black

Writer

Caught Up

Executive Producer

Tyler Perry's Zatima

Creator

Tyler Perry's Zatima

Director

Tyler Perry's Zatima

Writer

Wahl Street

Thanks

All the Queen's Men

Teleplay

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

2020

Director

7.8

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

2020

Writer

7.8

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living

2020

Director

8.4

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living

Writer

Tyler Perry's Bruh

Director

Tyler Perry's Bruh

Writer

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Director

7.5

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Producer

7.5

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Writer

7.5

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse

2011

Producer

7.3

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

2007

Director

7.5

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

2007

Producer

7.5