Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned $130 million between May 2010 and 2011. Perry is best known for both creating and performing in drag the Madea character, a giant, overreactive, and thuggishly tough elderly woman. Perry is also well known for creating both stage play and conventional onsite films. Between the two, his stage play films debuted first in 1998 with I Know I've Been Changed. His career with conventional onsite films began in 2005 with Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which features the character Madea, his claim to fame. Many of Perry's conventional onsite films are based on and titled after his stage play films. Perry currently has an upcoming Madea film in the works: A Madea Christmas (conventional onsite film based on the play), slated for release on December 13, 2013. In addition, Perry has announced that he's working on a Madea animated film for kids. This book is your ultimate resource for Tyler Perry. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Tyler Perry's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Tyler Perry, 82nd Academy Awards, A Madea Christmas, Alex Cross, Alex Cross (film), Allen Payne, Angela Williams (fictional character), Atlanta, Aunt Bam's Place, Black Reel Awards, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Chip Fields, Chitlin' circuit, Cicely Tyson, Curtis Payne, Daddy's Little Girls, David Mann (actor), Dean Gardens, Demetria McKinney, Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play), Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings, Ebony (magazine), Ella Payne, Film director, For Colored Girls, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Good Deeds, I Can Do Bad All By Myself (film), I Can Do Bad All By Myself (play), I Know I've Been Changed, Idris Elba, James Patterson, Jill Scott, Jurnee Smollett...and more pages! Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.