
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 h…
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Filmography
Acting (95)
Movies (53)
Joe's College Road Trip
2026as Joe / Madea / Brian
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025as Madea / Brian / Joe
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023as Self
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022as Madea / Uncle Joe
Don't Look Up
2021as Jack Bremmer
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021as Gus (voice)
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021as Arthur
Adele One Night Only
2021as Self
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
2021as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021as Self
A Fall from Grace
2020as Rory
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
2020as Madea
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020
A Madea Family Funeral
2019as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019as Self - Host
Vice
2018as Colin Powell
The Star
2017as Cyrus (voice)
Brain on Fire
2017as Richard
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017as Madea/Joe/Brian
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017as Madea
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016as Baxter Stockman
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
The Passion
2016as Narrator
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015as Madea / Joe / Brian
Gone Girl
2014as Tanner Bolt
The Single Moms Club
2014as T.K.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014as Madea
A Madea Christmas
2013as Madea
Alex Cross
2012as Dr. Alex Cross
Madea's Witness Protection
2012as Madea / Joe / Brian
Good Deeds
2012as Wesley Deeds
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012as Madea
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012as Self
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011as Madea / Joe / Self
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011as Madea
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010as Terry
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010as Madea
Star Trek
2009as Admiral Richard Barnett
Madea Goes to Jail
2009as Madea / Joe / Brian
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009as Madea
The Black List: Volume Two
2009as Self
Meet the Browns
2008as Madea / Joe
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008as Ben
Why Did I Get Married?
2007as Terry
Madea's Family Reunion
2006as Madea / Brian / Joe
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006as Madea
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005as Madea / Brian / Joe
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004as Madea
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Television (42)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022as Self
Harry & Meghan
2022as Self
JANET JACKSON.
2022as Self
Wahl Street
2021as Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios
Directors on Directors
2021as Self
Hart to Heart
2021as Self
#blackAF
2020as Tyler Perry
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017as Self
OBJECTified
2017as Self
Chelsea
2016as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015as Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self - Guest
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
2013
Love Thy Neighbor
2013as Madea
Conan
2010as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
Rachael Ray
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
The Tyra Banks Show
2005The Tony Danza Show
2004as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
America's Next Top Model
2003as Self - Guest
The View
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self - Guest
GMTV
1993as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987as Self - Presenter
Entertainment Tonight
1981as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self - Winner
The Oscars
1953as Self
Crew (187)
Movies (165)
Joe's College Road Trip
2026Director
Joe's College Road Trip
2026Producer
Joe's College Road Trip
2026Writer
Strung
2026 UpcomingProducer
May 27
STRAW
2025Director
STRAW
2025Producer
STRAW
2025Writer
Ruth & Boaz
2025Producer
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025Director
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025Producer
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025Writer
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025Director
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025Producer
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025Writer
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025Director
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025Producer
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025Writer
The Six Triple Eight
2024Director
The Six Triple Eight
2024Producer
The Six Triple Eight
2024Writer
Mea Culpa
2024Director
Mea Culpa
2024Producer
Mea Culpa
2024Writer
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024Director
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024Producer
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024Writer
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022Director
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022Executive Producer
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022Writer
A Jazzman's Blues
2022Director
A Jazzman's Blues
2022Producer
A Jazzman's Blues
2022Writer
A Fall from Grace
2020Director
A Fall from Grace
2020Executive Producer
A Fall from Grace
2020Writer
A Madea Family Funeral
2019Director
A Madea Family Funeral
2019Producer
A Madea Family Funeral
2019Writer
Nobody's Fool
2018Director
Nobody's Fool
2018Executive Producer
Nobody's Fool
2018Screenplay
Acrimony
2018Director
Acrimony
2018Producer
Acrimony
2018Screenplay
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017Director
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017Producer
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017Writer
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017Director
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017Writer
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016Director
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016Producer
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016Writer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015Producer
The Single Moms Club
2014Director
The Single Moms Club
2014Producer
The Single Moms Club
2014Screenplay
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014Executive Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014Writer
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014Director
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014Producer
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014Writer
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2013Director
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2013Writer
Peeples
2013Producer
A Madea Christmas
2013Director
A Madea Christmas
2013Producer
A Madea Christmas
2013Screenplay
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013Director
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013Producer
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013Screenplay
Madea's Witness Protection
2012Director
Madea's Witness Protection
2012Producer
Madea's Witness Protection
2012Screenplay
Good Deeds
2012Director
Good Deeds
2012Producer
Good Deeds
2012Screenplay
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012Director
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012Writer
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012Director
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
2012Writer
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012Director
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012Writer
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011Director
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011Producer
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011Writer
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011Director
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011Writer
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010Director
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010Producer
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010Writer
For Colored Girls
2010Director
For Colored Girls
2010Producer
For Colored Girls
2010Screenplay
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010Writer
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009Director
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009Executive Producer
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009Producer
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009Writer
Madea Goes to Jail
2009Director
Madea Goes to Jail
2009Producer
Madea Goes to Jail
2009Writer
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009Director
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009Producer
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009Writer
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2008Director
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2008Producer
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2008Writer
Meet the Browns
2008Director
Meet the Browns
2008Producer
Meet the Browns
2008Writer
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008Director
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008Producer
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008Writer
Why Did I Get Married?
2007Director
Why Did I Get Married?
2007Producer
Why Did I Get Married?
2007Writer
Daddy's Little Girls
2007Director
Daddy's Little Girls
2007Producer
Daddy's Little Girls
2007Screenplay
Madea's Family Reunion
2006Director
Madea's Family Reunion
2006Executive Producer
Madea's Family Reunion
2006Theatre Play
Madea's Family Reunion
2006Writer
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006Director
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006Writer
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006Director
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006Producer
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006Writer
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2005Director
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2005Producer
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
2005Writer
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005Executive Producer
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005Theatre Play
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005Writer
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004Director
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004Writer
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003Director
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003Producer
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003Writer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002Writer
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002Director
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002Producer
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2002Writer
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002Director
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002Producer
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002Writer
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
T
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
2025Producer
Beauty in Black
2024Director
Beauty in Black
2024Executive Producer
Beauty in Black
2024Writer
Caught Up
2023Executive Producer
Tyler Perry's Zatima
2022Creator
Tyler Perry's Zatima
2022Director
Tyler Perry's Zatima
2022Writer
Wahl Street
2021Thanks
All the Queen's Men
2021Teleplay
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2020Director
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
2020Writer
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020Director
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
2020Writer
Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020Director
Tyler Perry's Bruh
2020Writer
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2013Director
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2013Producer
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2013Writer
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
2011Producer
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007Director
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007Producer
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