Tyler Perry

(Getty Images) TYLER PERRY'S FILMOGRAPHY Madea Goes to Jail (2009) The Family That Preys (2008) Why Did I Get Married? (2007) Daddy's Little Girls (2007) Madea's Family Reunion (2006) Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) Those Madea movies really add up. Tyler Perry is using some of the rewards of his media empire to purchase his own private island for his 40th birthday, joining a super-elite club of island owners like Richard Branson , Mel Gibson , and Ted Turner . The actor announced his intention to acquire an island getaway to People magazine, saying that recently renting a private island in the ... Read Full Story

Dr. Cornell West breaks down the difference from Legendary Director Spike Lee and Tyler Perry, and how we can all help each other but loving one another. Read Full Story

Actor Tyler Perry speaks at the 2009 Turner UpFront at the Hammerstein Ballroom on May 20, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tyler Perry (Getty Images) more pics » Tyler Perry is known for his Madea comedies, but he's taking a serious turn by producing the new movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire , starring Mariah Carey . Precious follows the story of an abused teenager, and Perry has come forward with his own story of abuse in light of his involvement in the film. He sent an email to fans (also ... Read Full Story

Have you seen this woman? She's wanted here in Hollywood and pictured everywhere from Beverly Hills to North Hollywood to South Central and beyond. This pic I took right on the corner of Sunset & Vine. Those of us that could easily pick her out in any police line up, know that such a picture could only mean one thing. Madea's baaaaaack! Obviously, you can't keep a good man--I mean woman--down and Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios'(TPS) show us why in thier new film, "Madea Goes to Jail". But this time the pistol-toting matriarch is going to have to do some time in the ... Read Full Story

Tyler Perry has a lot of talent and their is no end to what this man is capable of when it come to writing movies. He can make you think, make you cry and he definitely knows how to make you laugh your butt off. Tyler Perry's latest movie Madea Goes To Jail will hit theaters this Friday and if it's anything like the play, be prepared to laugh yourself right out of your seat. The big New York Premiere went down last night and lots of cast members and celebs came out to view the movie at the AMC Loews Lincoln Center and ... Read Full Story