According to Forbes, producer and actor Tyler Perry is the richest man in Hollywood. Perry, who made $130 million in Hollywood last year, made his fortune through the movies and TV shows he’s produced. Perry is followed by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Steven Speilberg. Forbes reports: Thanks to five movies he has cranked out […]
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry is teaming up with the movie studio Lionsgate to start his own television network. The New York Times reports: That movie studio and Mr. Perry — whose flourishing African-American fan base consistently turns his plays, television shows and films into hits — are forming a new venture called Tyler TV, […]
Despite rumors of being a homosexual, Tyler Perry has told Ebony Magazine that he had a pregnancy scare with an unknown, unnamed girlfriend. Sister 2 Sister reports: “Back in December, when we thought we were having a kid, I got a little overwhelmed,” Tyler added before confirming that there is a special lady in his […]
Before I even begin, let me admit that I’m not entirely qualified to answer that question myself because although I’ve seen every movie Spike’s ever made including Joe’s Bed Stuy Barbershop, I’m not as familiar with entirety of Tyler Perry’s filmography. The five Tyler Perry movies that I have seen, I’ve liked. The first Why […]
NEWNAN, Ga. — Movie mogul Tyler Perry delivered on a Christmas promise when he handed the keys of a new four-bedroom house to an 88-year-old woman who lost her rural Georgia home to a fire.
Roland Martin talks with Janell Snowden, Kevin Frazier and Jawn Murray about the lack of African-American representation at this years Oscars, supporting Black filmmakers and the backlash against Tyler Perry. WATCH:
Los Angeles– Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” dominated last night’s NAACP Image Awards; winning the best picture, director and supporting-actress prizes. Halle Berry won the outstanding actress prize “Frankie & Alice,” and also shared a heartfelt acceptance speech about achieving her childhood dream. Also read: 25 Reasons We Love Blaxploitation Films
Dover, Delaware– UPDATE: The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on February 17th 2011 that the white movie theater manager, David Stewart, did not discriminate against a theater mostly full of black patrons when he gave an announcement prior to a showing of “Why Did I Get Married” in 2007. We originally reported that the Human Relations […]
Los Angeles– Tyler Perry’s next role will be Alex Cross, a precocious detective which was previously played by Morgan Freeman in the 1990s. The character Cross, who was created by best selling author James Patterson has been a reoccurring character in “Kiss The Girls” and “Along Came a Spider.”
ATLANTA — An 18-year-old woman has been charged with breaking into the Atlanta home of filmmaker Tyler Perry.
ATLANTA — Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.
Here is an interesting review of Tyler Perry’s adaptation of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide..” by Courtland Milloy in The Washington Post: Can anyone name a movie that came out recently starring a black man who wasn’t a sociopath? Someone who had a terrific screen presence, like a young Paul Robeson? And he […]
