Tyler Perry is so well-known for portraying Madea, that some don’t believe fans will be able to accept him Alex Cross. Take a listen to…
Back in June, movie fans got their first look at the highly anticipated thriller, Alex Cross, starring Tyler Perry. Today, Summit Entertainment has released 3 new promotional clips from film, showing the actor famous for his Madea roles, taking on a serious character.Alex Cross opens Friday, October 19th and features a cast including Giancarlo Esposito, […]
Actor/director/producer/writer Tyler Perry is in all measurable ways a success. The Atlanta-based Perry went from homeless to Hollywood with his gospel-influenced stage plays and then moved into movies and TV. But, like many successful people, he has critics. Industry veterans like Spike Lee and increasingly, some viewers, find his work stereotypical and his shows banal. […]
via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Imagine her surprise when Alicia Day’s father handed her the phone. It was Tyler Perry calling, and he wanted to replace her stolen van. “God is good, and Tyler Perry is just wonderful,” Day told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. The Atlanta movie mogul had heard a Channel 2 Action Newsreport Monday […]
“When Black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move heaven and earth…” –Tyler Perry Rising past the haters — and the sheer desolation of losing his beloved mother — Tyler Perry has only just begun to soar. Respected as a writer, director and mogul, the man […]
Tyler Perry, the prolific television producer behind sitcoms like “House of Payne,” will soon start to produce shows exclusively for OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s cable network. The exclusive partnership between Mr. Perry and Ms. Winfrey, announced Monday, may be OWN’s biggest programming bet to date. The network, which has struggled to define itself and draw an […]
Tyler Perry has cancelled his final stage tour as Madea after becoming disgusted by unauthorized promoters charging fans huge fees for fake meet and greet sessions with him. The filmmaker recently announced that his “Madea Gets a Job” production across the U.S. this fall would be his last live show as the larger-than-life character. He […]
Two white Atlanta police officers who pulled over and questioned entertainment mogul Tyler Perry have been exonerated of racial profiling by an internal investigation, according to documents released Tuesday. Just after noon on February 24, Perry left his studio in southwest Atlanta alone in a white Porsche Panamera. As the actor and director later explained […]
Madea takes a vacation. No, that’s not the name of Tyler Perry’s next stage play. It is, in fact, the truth. Constantly touring, producing and starring in movies, and handling the day-to-day duties of being a movie mogul, have taken a toll on the Christian entertainer. So Perry says he’s hanging up his dress and […]
The upcoming season of America’s Next Top Model will have some serious star power. Executive producer Tyra Banks has booked Alicia Keys and Tyler Perry to make appearances on season 19 of the reality show competition. Perry will give the aspiring models an acting challenge. According to TV Guide, the acting challenge winner will get […]
What are your children’s teachers telling them? Like it or not, there are some abusive educators out there who stomp on kids’ dreams and esteem. In an email to his supporters, Christian media mogul Tyler Perry wrote, “When I was a kid, I had a teacher tell me that I would never be a millionaire […]
Tyler Perry recognized the talent and legacy of Sherman Hemsley. Sherman Hemsley may have died but he will never be forgotten. His body of work…
