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| birthname = Emmitt Perry, Jr. | birthname = Eric Mcgee
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| occupation = Actor, author, screenwriter, film director, theatre director, television director, playwright, film producer, television producer | occupation = Actor, author, screenwriter, film director, theatre director, television director, playwright, film producer, television producer
| yearsactive = 1992–present | yearsactive = 1992–present
| website = http://www.tylerperry.com/_Home/ | website = http://www.EricMcgee.com/_Home/
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'''Tyler Perry''' (born September 13, 1969) is an American ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Christian |first=Margena A.|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_12_63/ai_n29470264/?tag=content;col1|title=Becoming Tyler: bill collector turned billion-dollar media mogul was molded from pain, promise and persistence|publisher=Ebony|date=October 2008|page=4}}</ref> In 2005, Perry first began to make national celebrity status with the release of his movie, ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’. In 2009, Perry was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 6th highest paid man in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web
| year = 2009
| url = http://www.bvnewswire.com/2009/07/17/the-week-that-was-tyler-perry-erykah-badu-ice-cube-and-michael/
| title = The Week That Was: Tyler Perry....
| author = Karu F. Daniels
| accessdate = 2010-01-16}} BV Newswire report on Forbes rankings.
</ref> {{As of|July 2009}}, Perry's films have grossed nearly $400 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Segal|first=Andy|title=Perry's greatest accomplishment has nothing to do with business|date=July 23, 2009|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/23/bia.tyler.perry/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=September 12, 2009}}</ref> In 2008, Perry earned around $75 million, placing him just outside the top five highest-paid men in Hollywood.<ref>http://www.singersroom.com/news/4143/Tyler-Perry-and-Simon-Cowell-Have-Forbes-In-Common</ref>

==Early life==
Perry was born in ] as '''Emmitt Perry, Jr.''', named after his father, a construction worker. In addition to young Emmit, his family consisted of three siblings, his mother Willie Maxine Perry, and his violently abusive father. His childhood was far from ideal. Perry once said of Emmitt Sr., "his only answer to everything was to beat it out of you." As a child, Perry once even went so far as to attempt suicide in an effort to escape his father's beatings. In contrast to his father, his mother took him to church each week where he sensed a certain refuge and contentment.<ref>{{cite web
| year = 2010
| url = http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2872/Perry-Tyler.html
| title= Tyler Perry Biography - Inspired by Oprah...
| accessdate = 2010-01-16}} J Rank's biography website article
</ref> At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father.<ref name = "BiographyCom">{{cite
| year = 2009
| url = http://www.biography.com/articles/Tyler-Perry-361274?part=0
| title= Tyler Perry Biography
| accessdate = 2010-01-16}} Biography.com listing for Tyler Perry
</ref> After seeing the film '']'', he was moved to relate accounts of being ] by a friend's mother and by another friend's father at age 10, and finding out that his own father was molesting a friend.<ref name = "People">{{cite web
| year = 2009
| url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20310438,00.html
| title= Tyler Perry Reveals He Was Abused as a Child
| author=Park Y, Michael
| publisher= '']''
| date= October 6, 2009
| accessdate = January 20, 2010}}
</ref>

While Perry never completed high school, he did earn his ]. In his early 20s, watching an Oprah Winfrey talk show, he heard someone describe the sometimes therapeutic effect that the act of writing can have, enabling the author to work out his or her own problems. This comment inspired him to apply himself to a career in writing. He soon started writing a series of letters to himself, which became the basis for the musical, ‘I Know I've Been Changed’.

==Stage==
Around 1990, he moved to Atlanta, which is where this musical was first performed two years later, when Perry was 22 years old. The musical initially received a ‘less than a stellar’ reception. It included Christian themes of forgiveness, self dignity and self worth, while addressing issues such as child abuse and dysfunctional families. In 1992, using $12,000 of his own money, he staged his first play, '']'', at a community theater in Atlanta.<ref name="Forbes05">{{cite news | first=Brett | last=Pulley | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=A Showbiz Whiz | date=September 15, 2005 | publisher= | url =http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1003/075.html | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2010-03-25 | language = }}</ref> It fared badly,<ref name="USAToday08">{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Bowles | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Tyler Perry holds on to his past | date=September 10, 2008 | publisher= | url =http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-09-09-tyler-perry_N.htm | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2010-03-25 | language = }}</ref> but Perry’s initial lack of success as a playwright did not deter him. Over the next 6 years, he retooled and rewrote the musical numerous times, and paid to have it performed again and again, only to continue to receive lackluster reviews. During this initial 6 years of difficulty, Tyler’s determination to succeed as a playwright sustained him through periods of poverty, hunger, and even homelessness. Also during this period of financial difficulties, Tyler became active in a local Christian church.

Finally in 1998, at age 28, after his mother had begun to voice her concerns about the direction of his life, Perry decided he would retool the script just one more time. Much to his surprise and delight, this final attempt at success soon began playing to sellout audiences. Appropriately enough, these first successful hit performances took place in a former Atlanta church that had been turned into a theater.<ref name="BiographyCom"/> Perry continued to create new stage productions, touring with them on the so-called "]" (now also known more formally as the "urban theater circuit"),<ref name="Ebony04">{{cite journal | last = Hughes | first = Zondra | journal = ] | year = 2004 | month = January | title = How Tyler Perry rose from homelessness to a $5 million mansion | url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_3_59/ai_111850312}}</ref> and developing a large, devoted following among African-American audiences. In 2005 '']'' reported that he had sold "more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20 million in merchandise" and that "the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week."<ref name="Forbes05"/>

Since first breaking the success-barrier in 1998, Perry has gone on to create his most popular character, Madea. A wise, yet enigmatic and sometimes not entirely law abiding black matron which Perry describes as being drawn from aspects of both his mother and his aunt. This black grandmother who is known by her children for her infamous bag of leather belts, which she does not use sparingly on her children so as not to spoil them, first appeared in his 2000 play, ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself’. Perry wearing drag, convincingly plays the part of this eccentric character himself. He also sometimes simultaneously plays other characters who are reminiscent of his father, such as “Uncle Joe”. He sometimes uses the alternate multiple character roles he plays in his movies to create a source of comic relief. Another comical aspect is provided by Perry's 6'- 5" stature, which is in no way diminished by his wearing a wig.

Perry's stage plays have included:
*'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (2000)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2003)
*'']'' (2004)
*'']'' (2004-2005)
*'']'' (2005-2006)
*'']'' (2006-2007)
*'']'' (2008-2009)
*'']'' (2009-2010)
*'']'' (2010)

==Film==
Tyler received a $5.5 million budget to fund his first movie, '']'', which went on and grossed $50.6 million domestically, while scoring a 16 percent approval rating at the film review web site, ''Rotten Tomatoes.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diary_of_a_mad_black_woman | title=Diary of Mad Black Woman | publisher=] | accessdate=2008-10-29}}</ref> On its opening weekend, February 24, 2006, Perry's film version of '']'' opened at number one at the box office with $30.3 million. The film eventually grossed $65 million; as with ''Diary'', almost all of the ''Madea's'' earnings originated in the United States. Perry and the co-stars promoted the film on the '']'' show.<ref></ref>

Perry's next LionsGate project, '']'', starred Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba and was released in the U.S. on February 14, 2007. It grossed over $31 million.<ref></ref> Perry wrote, directed, produced and starred in his next movie, '']'', released on October 12, 2007. It opened number one, grossing $21.4 million at the box office that weekend. It is loosely based on his play of the same name. Filming began March 5, 2007, in ], ], then Atlanta, where Perry opened his own studio. ], ], ] and ] appeared in the film. Perry's 2008 film, '']'', released on March 21, opened at #2 with a $20,082,809 weekend gross.<ref></ref> '']'' opened on September 12, 2008, and grossed over $37.1 million.

'']'' opened #1 on February 20, 2009, grossing $41 million and becoming his largest opening to date. This was Perry's seventh film with ]. At the request of director ],<ref>Christian, Margena A., ''Becoming Tyler.''Ebony. Oct. 2008: 83.</ref> Perry had a cameo appearance in the movie '']'', which opened on May 8, 2009. This was his first movie appearance outside of his own projects.

Perry next wrote, directed, and starred in '']'', a film structured around his Madea character. This was Perry's eighth film and also made #1 at box office also being known as one of Perry's best film's yet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20299647,00.html |date=August 21, 2009 |work=ew.com |publisher=] |accessdate=September 3, 2009}}</ref> Perry also teamed with ] to present '']'', a movie based on the novel '']'' by ].<ref>{{cite web |title='Precious' trailer: Mo'Nique... potential Oscar nominee? |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/05/13/precious-traile/ |date=May 13, 2009 |work=PopWatch |publisher=] |accessdate=September 3, 2009}}</ref>

Perry movies are co-produced and distributed by ] while he retains full copyright ownership under his corporate name, '''Very Perry Films''', and places his name in front of all titles.<ref>Christian, Margena A., ''Becoming Tyler.''Ebony. Oct. 2008: 78.</ref> Unlike almost all other commercial successful American films, Perry's movies have barely been released outside North America. As of April 2010, according to ], not one of them has grossed a million dollars in international markets.

==Television==
Perry produces a television show entitled '']'', which follows an African-American household of three generations. The show demonstrates the family members' struggles with faith and love, as well as living with different generations. The show ran briefly in the spring of 2006 as a 10-show pilot. After a successful pilot run, Perry signed a $200 million, 100-episode deal with TBS. On June 6, 2007, the first two episodes of ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' ran on TBS. After receiving high ratings, ''House of Payne'' entered ]. Reruns were played through December 2007 before the second season began. The third season began on March 5, 2008 and the fourth season on June 4, 2008. House of Payne now airs on ] and has aired 100 episodes.

The ] has filed unfair labor practice charges with the ] (NLRB), alleging that Perry's production company, House of Payne, unlawfully fired four writers in October 2008 in retaliation for their trying to get a union contract.<ref name="WGAWstrike">{{citation |title=Writers at Tyler Perry Studio to Take Strike Action – Will Picket Grand Opening and Ask Invited Guests Not To Attend |first=Gregg |last=Mitchell | year=2008 |url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=2970 }}</ref>

Perry wrote, directed and produced the sitcom '']'', which premiered on ] on January 7, 2009.

Perry has said he may produce another series entitled ''Floyd's Family''.

In early 2009, Perry threatened legal action against Mo' Money Taxes, a ] preparation company based in ], for running a ] that he felt offensively ] his work, in particular ''Madea Goes to Jail''. The ad features a large ] male (John Cowan) in ], named "Ma'Madea". The offending ad was dropped from circulation.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

==Books==
Tyler Perry's first novel, ''Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life'', appeared on April 11, 2006. The book sold more than 25,000 copies.<ref></ref> The hardcover reached #1 on the '']'' and stayed on the list for 12 weeks. It was voted the "Book of the Year" and "Best Humor Book" at the 2006 ].

==Stylistic trademarks==
Perry always uses ] in his works' titles (e.g., '']''). Several recurring narrative themes surface in Perry's work and they feature a predominantly African-American cast.

The recurring character of ] appears in much of Perry's work. Perry first introduced Madea in his 1999 play ''I Can Do Bad All By Myself'' and the character has recurred in many of his subsequent works.<ref name="Inquirer09">{{cite news | first=Tirdad | last=Derakhshani | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Sideshow: Tyler Perry's mother dies | date=December 10, 2009 | publisher= | url =http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091210_Sideshow__Tyler_Perry_s_mother_dies.html | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2010-03-25 | language = }}</ref> Perry portrays Madea by cross-dressing<ref name=comedians>{{citation |title=Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh |first=Darryl |last=Littleton |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2006 |isbn=1557836809 |page=300 }}</ref> in his plays and films. Perry has said he based Madea on an aunt who lives in ], as well as on his mother.<ref name="Inquirer09"/> Madea dispenses wisdom in a "no-nonsense manner", and she is usually involved in ] and/or a sight gag. The ] "Madea" comes from a ] African-American contraction of the words "mother dear", which is commonly used as a term of affection. It is also used as a reference to a great-grandmother.

Perry often refers to ]'s adaptation of ]'s '']'', which he notes as one of his favorite movies. Perry's plays refer to 1970s ] and ], and the differences between that and the current state of ] and other music popular among the black community.

Other references include singers ], ], ], ], the movie ], the television sitcom '']'', rapper ], and the singer ].

==Criticism==
Some critics, including notable African-Americans, have claimed that Perry’s work perpetuates negative racial stereotypes.

Despite praising Perry in 2006, in 2009 director ] criticized his work when interviewed by Ed Gordon on ''Our World with Black Enterprise'' saying "Each artist should be allowed to pursue their artistic endeavors but I still think there is a lot of stuff out today that is 'coonery' and buffoonery. I know it's making a lot of money and breaking records, but we can do better. … I see these two ads for these two shows and I am scratching my head. … We got a Black president and we going back to ] and ]?" <ref name ="Our World">{{cite video |title=Our World with Black Enterprise |date=May 31, 2009|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/tv-video/our-world/full-episode-our-world-with-black-enterprise-tv-video/2009/05/30/our-world-episode-73/}}</ref> When Gordon cited Perry’s success among black audiences and asked Spike if he wasn’t just giving black America what they wanted, he responded "We've had this discussion back and forth. When ] , people came out to see ], but when he did ], nobody showed up. So a lot of this is on us. You vote with your pocketbook, your wallet. You vote with your time sitting in front of the idiot box, and the man has a huge audience, Tyler's very smart. …We shouldn’t think that Tyler Perry is going to make the same film that I am going to make, or that John Singleton or my cousin ] . As African Americans, we're not one monolithic group so there is room for all of that, but at the same time, for me, the imaging is troubling and it harkens back to ]." <ref name ="Our World"/>

In September 2009, Jamilah Lemieux made similar remarks on ]. While thanking Perry for employing blacks in front of and behind the camera and for making work with humor and "positive messages about self-worth, love and respect", she criticised him for making television shows "marked by old stereotypes of buffoonish, emasculated black men and crass, sassy black women." She took him to task for his character of Madea saying that through this "the country has laughed at one of the most important members of the black community: Mother Dear, the beloved matriarch. …Our mothers and grandmothers deserve much more than that." She stated that she appreciated that he was dismissive of critics comments concerning his work "But many black folks have expressed some of the very same attitudes about your work that white critics have." She stated that blacks "have been fed the same images of ourselves over and over and over because they sell". She felt that his success had been "mired with the worst black pathologies and stereotypes" and called on him to "stop dismissing the critics as haters and realize that black people need new stories and new storytellers."<ref>{{cite url|title=An Open Letter To Tyler Perry|author=Jamilah Lemieux|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112760404|date=September 11, 2009}}</ref>

Lemieux’s criticism of Perry was cited and expanded upon by the author Tom Burrell in his 2010 book "Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority". Burrel cited Perry’s 2008 film ''Meet the Browns'' as an example of when "we black people pull the trigger for our own image assassination". <ref name="Burrell">{{cite book|title=Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority|author=Tom Burrell|publisher=Smileybooks|date=2010|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Burrel also stated "…it's not entirely fair to expect Perry to chart a new course alone. His movies and TV shows would not be so successful if blacks didn't have a raging appetite for messages and images that project us as dysfunctional or incompetent. Nothing that occurred during Amos 'n' Andy’s radio and television reign could match the words and actions of black comedies like Madea and The Browns. Our attraction to self-demeaning images came way before, and goes far beyond, Tyler Perry." <ref name="Burrell"/> Burrell called for new images of blacks in entertainment and a new vision of black self image.

===Perry’s response===
In October 2009, during a '']'' interview Perry was read a quote of Spike Lee's comments about his work and responded saying "I would love to read that to my fan base. …That pisses me off. It is so insulting. It's attitudes like that, that make Hollywood think that these people do not exist, so that is why there is no material speaking to them, speaking to us." Perry also stated that "All these characters are bait - disarming, charming, make you laugh bait. I can slap Madea on something and talk about God, love, faith, forgiveness, family, any of those."<ref>{{cite web|title=60 Minutes: Tyler Perry’s Amazing Journey to the Top|date=October 25, 2009| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/22/60minutes/main5410095.shtml}}</ref>

Perry’s work has also been defended by Oprah Winfrey who co-produced the film '']'' with him. She told an interviewer "I think grew up being raised by strong, black women. And so much of what he does is really in celebration of that. I think that's what Madea really is a compilation of all those strong black women that I know and maybe you do too? And so the reason it works is because people see themselves."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2009/10/26/2009-10-26_tyler_perry_responds_to_spike_lees_claim_that_his_work_is_comparable_to_amos_n_a.html#ixzz0j7BuSSil| title=Tyler Perry responds to Spike Lee's claim that his work is comparable to 'Amos 'n' Andy'|author=Issie Lapowsky |publisher=Daily News|date=October 26th 2009}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Perry is a devout ].<ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/TV/Tyler-Perrys-House-Of-Payne/Diary-Of-A-Faithful-Black-Man.aspx</ref> Perry has become good friends with ], ]/] ], ] and ].<ref></ref>

On July 20, 2009, Perry sponsored 65 children from a ] day camp to go to ] after reading that a suburban swim club (Valley Swim Club, ]) had shunned them.<ref></ref> Perry wrote on his website, "I want them to know that for every act of evil that a few people will throw at you, there are millions more who will do something kind for them."<ref></ref>

On December 8, 2009 , Tyler's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died at the age of 64, following an illness.<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2009/12/tyler-perrys-mother-dies-at-64-she-inspired-his-madea-character.html</ref> As of 2010, Perry remains unmarried.<ref>{{cite web
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtnsONBP2fs
| title= Tyler Perry: A Hollywood Bachelor's Take on Marriage
| accessdate = 2010-01-16}} CBN Lionsgate news interview with Perry re: marriage.
</ref> He lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry movie and TV studios.<ref>{{cite web
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/10/06/tyler-perry-studios-opens-in-atlanta/
| title= Tyler Perry Studios Opens in Atlanta
| accessdate = 2010-01-16}} Grand opening announcement for Tyler Perry Studios
</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film roles===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Film
! colspan="5"|Credited as
|-
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! Role
|-align="center"
| align="center"| 2005
| align="left"| '']''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| ], Joe Simmons, and Brian Simmons
|-
|-align="center"
| align="center"| 2006
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Madea, Brian, Joe
|-
|-align="center"
|rowspan="2"|2007
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| align="left"|
|-
|-align="center"
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Terry Brock
|-align="center"
|rowspan="2"|2008
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Ben
|-dfgf
|-align="center"
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Madea, Joe
|-align="center"
|rowspan="3"|2009
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Madea, Joe, Brian
|-
|-align="center"
| align="left"| '']''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Admiral Barnett
|-
|-align="center"
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Madea, Joe
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|-align="center"
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Terry
|-
|}

===Television work===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Film
! colspan="5"|Credited as
|-
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! width=65 |]
! Role
|-head over hills
|-align="center"
| 2006
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left"| Madea
|-
|-align="center"
| 2009
| align="left"| '']''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| align="left"|
|}

==Awards and nominations==

*BET Comedy Awards
**2005, Outstanding Actor in a Theatrical Film: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Winner
**2005, Outstanding Writing for Theatrical Film: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Winner

*Black Movie Awards
**2006, Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated
**2006, Outstanding Motion Picture: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated
**2005, Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Winner
**2005, Outstanding Motion Picture: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Nominated

]
**2008, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted: (Meet the Browns)- Nominated
**2008, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted: (The Family That Preys)- Nominated
**2007, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated
**2005, Best Breakthrough Performance: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Nominated
**2005, Best Screenplay Original or Adapted: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Nominated

*]
**2009, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie: (The Family That Preys)- Nominated
**2008, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: (Why Did I Get Married?)- Nominated
**2007, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated
**2007, Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture or Television Movie: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated

*]
**2010, Best Actor: (Madea Goes To Jail)- Nominated

*]
**2006, Best Comedic Performance: (Madea's Family Reunion)- Nominated
**2006, Breakthrough Male Performance: (Diary of a Mad Black Woman)- Nominated

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Tyler Perry
File:Eric McgeeEric Mcgee
BornEric Mcgee
Occupation(s)Actor, author, screenwriter, film director, theatre director, television director, playwright, film producer, television producer
Years active1992–present
Websitehttp://www.EricMcgee.com/_Home/

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