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 her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood. He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia. Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2013
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2024
The Daily Show
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2011
The View
2006
The Graham Norton Show
2010
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2019
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2026

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
102
Directing
63
Writing
63
Producing
66
Camera
1
Crew
2
2026
Joe's College Road Trip
as Joe / Madea / Brian
2026
Why Did I Get Married Again?
as Terry
2026
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2025
Madea's Destination Wedding
as Madea / Brian / Joe
2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
2024
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2024
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
as Self
2022
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
as Madea / Uncle Joe
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
Hart to Heart
as Self
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self
2022
Wahl Street
as Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios
2022
The Daily Show
as Self
2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2022
Harry & Meghan
as Self
2022
Directors on Directors
as Self
2022
JANET JACKSON.
as Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
as Self
2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead
as Arthur
2021
Don't Look Up
as Jack Bremmer
2021
PAW Patrol: The Movie
as Gus (voice)
2021
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
2020
A Fall from Grace
as Rory
2020
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
as Madea
2020
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020
#blackAF
as Tyler Perry
2020
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Winner
2019
A Madea Family Funeral
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
2019
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
as Self - Host
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Rachael Ray
2019
The Oscars
as Self
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2018
Vice
as Colin Powell
2018
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
2017
Brain on Fire
as Richard
2017
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
as Madea
2017
The Star
as Cyrus (voice)
2017
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
as Madea/Joe/Brian
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
OBJECTified
as Self
2017
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
2017
Steve
as Self
2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
as Baxter Stockman
2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
2016
The Passion
as Narrator
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
2015
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
as Madea / Joe / Brian
2014
Gone Girl
as Tanner Bolt
2014
The Single Moms Club
as T.K.
2014
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
as Madea
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2013
A Madea Christmas
as Madea
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2013
Love Thy Neighbor
as Madea
2012
Good Deeds
as Wesley Deeds
2012
Alex Cross
as Dr. Alex Cross
2012
Madea's Witness Protection
as Madea / Joe / Brian
2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
2012
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
as Madea
2012
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2012
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Guest
2012
America's Next Top Model
as Guest - Archive Footage
2011
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Madea / Joe / Self
2011
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
as Madea
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Terry
2010
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
as Madea
2010
GMTV
as Self
2010
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as Madea
2009
Star Trek
as Admiral Richard Barnett
2009
Madea Goes to Jail
as Madea / Joe / Brian
2009
The Black List: Volume Two
as Self
2009
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Ben
2008
Meet the Browns
as Madea / Joe
2008
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2007
Why Did I Get Married?
as Terry
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
2007
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as Madea / Brian / Joe
2006
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
as Madea
2006
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2006
The Tyra Banks Show
2006
The View
as Self
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Madea / Brian / Joe
2004
Madea’s Christmas Special
as Madea
2003
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
2002
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
2002
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons
2001
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
as Madea / Joe / Brian