Tyler Perry Highlights
Published
Jan 7, 2017
Run Time
00:30
Clips
- Nominated for 2 Black Movie Awards in 2006
- Produced the 2009 drama film Precious w/Oprah
- Starred in the action crime-thriller Alex Cross
- Presenter at the 2014 Academy Awards
- Created the character Madea, which he portrays
- Won Favorite Humanitarian at 2017 People's Choice
- Self-funded his first film in 2005
- He wrote a NYT bestselling book in 2006
- Produced 8 seasons of Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- Was asked to be in 2009's Star Trek by JJ Abrams
- Won the 2011 CinemaCon Visionary Award
- Won the Chairman's Award at NAACP Image Awards
