It’s been a month of milestones for Tyler Perry. On Sept. 13, the actor, filmmaker and media mogul celebrated his 50th birthday, a date he didn’t expect to see. “I didn’t think I would live to even…
on Oct. 5, a celebration that includes Cicely Tyson and longtime supporter Oprah Winfrey on the guest list.When he reflects on how he able to beat the odds and not only live past 30 but build one of the biggest empires in show business, he credits his mother, Willie Maxine Perry . “She was an incredible woman of faith and instilled within me great values,” he says.
On the TV side, Perry turned out several television hits, from “House of Payne” to “The Haves and Have Nots.” And he still finds time to return to his theater roots, where it all began. Earlier this year, Perry performed “Perry’s success is largely in part thanks to, the gun-toting granny created and played by Perry in nine plays and 10 films. Yet earlier this year, he bid farewell to her onscreen with “A Madea Family Funeral” in March.
“It was in bad shape,” Perry notes. “I had a lot of people asking me, ‘Are you really willing to take on this kind of undertaking?’” But Perry says he didn’t have much choice. “My last studio was right at 60 As Perry thrives not just as an artist but a businessman, Steve Mensch, general manager and president of operations for“I often think, ‘How did people who worked for Walt Disney feel?’” Mensch says. “People knew he was a creative person, but were they surprised when Walt went on to create the Disney empire? Tyler has an innate ability to execute on a vision that most would consider insurmountable.
“Some of my proudest accomplishments have been returning to the studio to help lead the most efficient, committed and loyal group of people in the business and working alongside a true visionary that is Tyler Perry,” says Sneed. “Other proud accomplishments include producing quality content at lighting speed using the plentiful resources here at TPS, and casting and developing new talent both in front of and behind the camera.
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