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| Tyler Perry becomes a billionaire. He was already one before Forbes announced it. |
You should have known by now that Tyler Perry is a big man on campus. He bought Fort McPherson and turned it into Tyler Perry Studios. A man who overcame physical, emotional and sexual abuse as a child to become a famous screenwriter, actor, and media mogul is now a billionaire. One of the few Black billionaires in the world.
He brought the world Madea. The character is a tough elderly woman who helped style the direction of black plays and cinema. He wrote plays and movies throughout his time and had developed television programs for TBS. He scored an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network. The partnership helped build Perry's empire.
He has had roles in movies outside of the Tyler Perry Studios. He played the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villain Baxter Stockman, he played in Star Trek, the titular character in Alex Cross, Tanner Bolt in Gone Girl and Colin Powell in Vice.
The business magazine Forbes called Perry one of the richest African Americans. He is worth $1.5 billion. Earned $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. He is the highest paid man in entertainment.
According to Forbes, Perry spent $30 million to convert the former army base in Atlanta into his media company and spent $250 million to operate the facility.
The other billionaires include Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Michael Jordan.
Born Emmitt Perry, Jr., in New Orleans. He is the son of a homemaker and carpenter. His mother Willie Maxine Perry and father Emmitt, Sr. raised him in a strict home. He was beaten as a child and faced thoughts of suicide. The media mogul changed his name to Tyler because he despised his father actions. He also found out that Emmitt, Sr. wasn't his father.
He said he was molested as a child by three men during his younger age.
He struggled through school and didn't graduate. He lived on the streets as a homeless teen and found his calling in writing poems and stage plays.
Tyler Perry has been active in the Black Lives Matter movement. He had paid for the funerals of many people of color being shot. He has also sponsored scholarships for the children of people by police violence.
A truly humble man who once struggled through the hardships of life.
Congratulations to Tyler Perry on his success.
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