Tyler Perry is a name very well known to almost every theater-loving person. Born in New Orleans, Tyler Perry is an African American who had a very gloomy childhood behind the smoke screens of his practical life, where he is a writer, producer, and a director with no comparison. However, this journey of ‘œrags to riches’ for Perry was not an easy one. Some facts highlighting the life of Tyler Perry are as follows:
Fact 1:
Tyler Perry had been in a very difficult and abused life as a child, unfortunately at the hands of his own father. Only a few people might have an idea what kind of suffering he went through. (Biography.com)
Fact 2:
Tyler Perry achieved his true passion of profession as a director, producer, and writer by describing his own terrible experiences. All of his work revolves around a central theme of misery and distress. (Biography.com)
Fact 3:
Perry got his inspiration to work from a comment made in the all-time famous Oprah Winfrey show. (Fun Trivia)
Fact 4:
Perry has been writing plays since he was 18. (Fun Trivia)
Fact 5:
Tyler Perry attended high school with the famous rapper Mystikal; however he did not complete his high school. (Fun Trivia)
Fact 6:
The longest running character, Madea, who was created by Tyler Perry was actually a very small role in his early plays!
Fact 7:
Known to be a ‘œclass clown’ and a comedian for all, Tyler Perry was actually a dejected and stressed man who claims to have learned the art of creating stories by this very ‘œpretentious’ quality of his personality. (Christine, 2004)
Fact 8:
Despite his father’s violence, the mother of the famous playwright Tyler Perry was a very pious and God-fearing lady with a habit of going to church daily. (Biography for Tyler Perry)
October 16, 2020 3:25 pm
How many characters on Madea does Tyler Perry him self play? Who are they?