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Tyler Perry

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 11: (L - R) TV personality Lisa Vanderpump, actor/director Tyler Perry and Dr. Pearl E. Grimes attend The Coalition For At-Risk Youth (CARRY) 'Shall We Dance' Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 11, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.

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About Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 14, 1969) is an American actor, director, screen and playwright, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011.

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