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I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) -- A clip from the movie I Can Do Bad All by Myself.
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009): Season 1: Episode 108 -- Tyler Perry shows Jimmy how to fly a remote control plane.
Tyler Perry Studio Opening -- Tyler Perry is making history as the first African-American film producer to own a major television and movie studio. Perry held a gala for the opening in Atlanta. WGCL's Corrina Allen has more.
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) -- I Can Do Bad All by Myself Trailer

Overview

Date of Birth:
14 September 1969, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Before becoming a successful film-maker with Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), he was already... more
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Up 29% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
3 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(735 articles)
"Disney's A Christmas Carol" Receives Christmas Present at Box Office! See Complete Top 10 Weekend Box Office List
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 8 November 2009, 7:52 PM, PST)
Box Office Beat Down: Disney's a Christmas Carol Celebrates the Holidays Early with $31 Million
 (From MovieWeb. 8 November 2009, 1:55 PM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Sun. Nov. 89:10 AMTMC Why Did I Get Married?  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Composer, Art Department, Self
In Development: What's this?
  1. Untitled Jennifer Heath/Michael J. Wolff Project (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. A Jazz Man's Blues (details only on IMDbPro)
Director:
  1. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (2011) (pre-production)
  2. Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) (filming)

  3. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself (USA: complete title)
  4. "Meet the Browns" (16 episodes, 2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
        - Meet Career Day (2009) TV episode
        - Meet the Matchmaker (2009) TV episode
        - Meet Mommie Dearest (2009) TV episode
        - Meet the Class (2009) TV episode
        - Meet the Parents & the Plant (2009) TV episode
          (11 more)
  5. "House of Payne" (97 episodes, 2007-2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's House of Payne (USA: complete title)
        - Surprise! Part 1 (2009) TV episode
        - Surprise!: Part 2 (2009) TV episode
        - Back Where We Belong (2009) TV episode
        - Moving Out (2009) TV episode
        - Bringing Down the House (2009) TV episode
          (92 more)
  6. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA: complete title)
  7. The Family That Preys (2008)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA: complete title)
  8. Meet the Browns (2008)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
  9. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (USA: promotional title)
  10. Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (USA: complete title)
  11. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V)
  12. Why Did I Get Married? (2006) (V)
  13. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  14. Meet the Browns (2004) (V)
  15. Madea's Class Reunion (2003) (V)
  16. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2002) (V)
  17. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2002) (V)
  18. Madea's Family Reunion (2002) (V)
Writer:
  1. Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) (filming) (screenplay)

  2. "Meet the Browns" (33 episodes, 2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
        - Meet the Naked Truth (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Meet the Troublemaker (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Meet the H.B.I.C. (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Meet the Hubby (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Meet the Matrimony (2009) TV episode (creator)
          (28 more)
  3. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) (play "Dear God, Are All Men Dogs?: I Can Do Bad All by Myself") (screenplay)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself (USA: complete title)
  4. "House of Payne" (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's House of Payne (USA: complete title)
        - Surprise! Part 1 (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Surprise!: Part 2 (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Back Where We Belong (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Moving Out (2009) TV episode (creator)
        - Bringing Down the House (2009) TV episode (story)
          (16 more)
  5. Madea Goes to Jail (2009) (writer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA: complete title)
  6. The Family That Preys (2008) (writer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA: complete title)
  7. Meet the Browns (2008) (play)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
  8. Why Did I Get Married? (2007) (play)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (USA: promotional title)
  9. Daddy's Little Girls (2007) (written by)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (USA: complete title)
  10. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V) (writer)
  11. Why Did I Get Married? (2006) (V) (writer)
  12. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) (play)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  13. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) (play) (written by)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  14. Meet the Browns (2004) (V) (writer)
  15. Madea's Class Reunion (2003) (V) (writer)
  16. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2002) (V) (writer)
  17. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2002) (V) (writer)
  18. Madea's Family Reunion (2002) (V) (writer)
Producer:
  1. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (2011) (pre-production) (producer)
  2. Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) (filming) (executive producer) (producer)
  3. Georgia Sky (2010) (post-production) (executive producer)

  4. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself (USA: complete title)
  5. The Tyler Perry Show (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
  6. Madea Goes to Jail (2009) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA: complete title)
  7. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) (executive producer)
    ... aka Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (USA: new title)
  8. "Meet the Browns" (2009) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) (producer director) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
  9. The Family That Preys (2008) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA: complete title)
  10. Meet the Browns (2008) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
  11. "House of Payne" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's House of Payne (USA: complete title)
        - Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Teacher's Pet (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #2.61 (????) TV episode (executive producer)
  12. Why Did I Get Married? (2007) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (USA: promotional title)
  13. Daddy's Little Girls (2007) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (USA: complete title)
  14. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V) (executive producer)
  15. Why Did I Get Married? (2006) (V) (producer)
  16. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) (executive producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  17. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) (executive producer) (producer)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  18. Meet the Browns (2004) (V) (producer)
  19. Madea's Class Reunion (2003) (V) (producer)
  20. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2002) (V) (producer)
  21. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2002) (V) (producer)
Actor:
  1. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (2011) (pre-production)
  2. Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) (filming) .... Terry Brock

  3. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) .... Madea / Joe
    ... aka Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself (USA: complete title)
  4. Star Trek (2009) .... Admiral Richard Barnett
    ... aka Star Trek (IMAX DMR version) (Hong Kong: English title: IMAX version)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Future Begins (Malaysia: English title)
    ... aka Star Trek: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  5. Madea Goes to Jail (2009) .... Madea / Joe / Brian
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA: complete title)
  6. "TV One on One" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Tyler Perry (2008) TV episode
  7. The Family That Preys (2008) .... Ben
    ... aka Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA: complete title)
  8. Meet the Browns (2008) .... Madea / Joe
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title)
  9. "House of Payne" .... Madea (2 episodes, 2007)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's House of Payne (USA: complete title)
        - The Wench Who Saved Christmas (2007) TV episode .... Madea
        - Bully and the Beast (2007) TV episode .... Madea
  10. Why Did I Get Married? (2007) .... Terry
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (USA: promotional title)
  11. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V) .... Madea
  12. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... Madea / Brian / Joe
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  13. The Making of 'Diary' (2005) (V)
  14. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) .... Madea / Brian / Joe
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  15. Madea's Class Reunion (2003) (V) .... Madea / Dr. Willy Leroy Jones
  16. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2002) (V) .... Mable 'Madea' Simmons
  17. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2002) (V) .... Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
  18. Madea's Family Reunion (2002) (V) .... Mable "Madea" Simmons
Soundtrack:
  1. The Family That Preys (2008) (arranger: "Wade In The Water (Traditional)")
    ... aka Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA: complete title)
  2. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) (writer: "I Wanna Swing", "Take It to Jesus", "I Wanna Love Again", "Ain't It Funny", "Father Can You Hear Me", "I Wanna Be Free") (producer: "I Wanna Swing", "Take It to Jesus", "I Wanna Love Again", "I Wanna Be Free") (arranger: "Ask the Savior")
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
Composer:
  1. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V)
Art Department:
  1. Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (V) (set designer)
Self:
  1. "60 Minutes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 October 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Rachael Ray" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Episode #4.18 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.16 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode #29.1 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 September 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 September 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 August 2009 (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
          (19 more)
  4. "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #1.108 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2007-2009)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode #22.3 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  6. CNN Presents: Black in America 2 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2001-2009)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 6 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 April 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The Black List: Volume Two (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "The View" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Episode dated 20 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Dolly Parton & Tyler Perry (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
        - Episode dated 17 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  12. The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Host
  13. The BET Honors (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  14. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Keira Knightley/Tyler Perry/Bill Burr (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  15. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  16. "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode dated 11 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
    ... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
        - Episode dated 5 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  18. Black Men: The Truth (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  19. The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
  20. 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  21. Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 13 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  23. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  24. The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  25. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  26. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 18 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 13 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #2.111 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Tyra Banks Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  31. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  32. The 2nd Annual BET Comedy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  33. "20/20" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka ABC News 20/20 (USA: informal title)
        - Episode dated 17 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Play: "Madea Goes to Jail" more
Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 13 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Non Fiction | African American | Based On Play more

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