Tyler Perry
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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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Filmography
Joe's College Road Trip
2026
as Joe / Madea / Brian
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
as Terry
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025
as Madea / Brian / Joe
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
as Self
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023
as Self
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022
as Madea / Uncle Joe
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
as Self
Harry & Meghan
2022
as Self
JANET JACKSON.
2022
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
2021
as Self
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
as Arthur
Don't Look Up
2021
as Jack Bremmer
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021
as Gus (voice)
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self
Wahl Street
2021
as Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios
Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
A Fall from Grace
2020
as Rory
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
2020
as Madea
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020
#blackAF
2020
as Tyler Perry
A Madea Family Funeral
2019
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
as Self - Host
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Vice
2018
as Colin Powell
Brain on Fire
2017
as Richard
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017
as Madea
The Star
2017
as Cyrus (voice)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017
as Madea/Joe/Brian
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
OBJECTified
2017
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
as Baxter Stockman
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
The Passion
2016
as Narrator
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015
as Madea / Joe / Brian
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Gone Girl
2014
as Tanner Bolt
The Single Moms Club
2014
as T.K.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014
as Madea
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
A Madea Christmas
2013
as Madea
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
2013
Love Thy Neighbor
2013
as Madea
Good Deeds
2012
as Wesley Deeds
Alex Cross
2012
as Dr. Alex Cross
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
as Madea / Joe / Brian
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
as Self
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012
as Madea
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
as Madea / Joe / Self
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011
as Madea
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Terry
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
as Madea
Conan
2010
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as Madea
Star Trek
2009
as Admiral Richard Barnett
Madea Goes to Jail
2009
as Madea / Joe / Brian
The Black List: Volume Two
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Ben
Meet the Browns
2008
as Madea / Joe
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
as Terry
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as Madea / Brian / Joe
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006
as Madea
Rachael Ray
2006
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
as Madea / Brian / Joe
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Madea’s Christmas Special
2004
as Madea
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Guest - Archive Footage
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2001
as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self - Presenter
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Winner
The Oscars
1953
as Self