Tyler Perry is an established American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, and author.  Born into poverty and raised in a household scarred by abuse, Tyler fought from a young age to find the strength, faith and perseverance that would later form the foundations of his work. In conversation, Perry touches upon all of his experiences, ranging from his work in film and television to his activism on behalf of others and the journey it took for him to get where he is today.

Tyler started his career writing plays, many of which later became the inspiration for his film projects and included the introduction of the now-legendary Madea character, played by Tyler himself.  Tyler’s first feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, debuted at number one nationwide in 2005. His ensuing films including Madea's Family Reunion, Daddy's Little Girls, Why Did I Get Married?, Meet The Browns, The Family That Preys, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Why Did I Get Married Too?, For Colored Girls, Madea's Big, Happy Family, Good Deeds, Madea's Witness Protection, The Single Mom’s Club, Boo! and Boo! 2: A Madea Halloween, and A Madea Family Funeral have all been met with massive commercial success, delighting audiences across America and around the world. He also helped release the Academy Award-nominated Precious, garnered rave reviews for his role opposite Ben Affleck in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, and most recently portrayed Colin Powell in Adam McKay’s Academy Award-winning film Vice. No stranger to the smaller screen, Perry debuted the TBS series House of Payne in 2007, which broke cable rating records, and later launched the equally successful Meet the Browns on the same network.  In late 2012, Perry partnered with Oprah Winfrey to bring scripted programming to her cable network, OWN, with For Better or Worse, Love Thy Neighbor, If Loving You is Wrong, The Paynes, and The Haves and The Have Nots. In July 2017, Perry continued to grow his empire by announcing a mega multiyear content partnership with Viacom covering TV, film, and short form video projects. In addition to currently working on his television series, in Fall 2017, Tyler released a book, Higher is Waiting, and the feature film sequel to his box office hit Boo! A Madea Halloween, which took top spot at the bokx office on opening weekend.  Perry released two more films with Lionsgate in 2018 – Acrimony starring Taraji P. Henson and A Madea Family Funeral, which brought his popular character back to the big screen for her final time. The movie was a smash at the box office, raking in over $74 million.

In October 2019, Perry celebrated the historical official opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, making him the first African American man to ever be at the helm of a major studio. Later that same month, Perry premiered his first shows for BET, The Oval and Sistas to impressive ratings and over 2 million viewers. Perry is currently in production for his multiple television series at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.