Tyler Perry
Birthname Emmitt Perry, Jr. Birthdate September 13, 1969 Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Height 6' 5" (1.96 m) Weight 250 lbs (113 kg) Profession Director Net worth $400,000,000 Source of Wealth Television, Film Nationality United States Country United States Marital Status Single Children 1 (Aman Tyler Perry)Quick Links
American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter, Tyler Perry, has an estimated net worth of $400 million. The New Orleans-born began his career as a dramatist in 1992. He was inspired by Oprah Winfrey to channel his creativity through writing, Perry put pen to paper as a method of healing the wounds that lingered from a painful childhood. His first production, entitled I Know I've Been Changed, hit the stage to rapturous reviews in 1997.The producer-director-writer-actor earns big on television ( his shows, Meet the Browns and House of Payne) as well as at the box office where his movies have earned $260 million. Perry reach audience that traditional Hollywood has struggled to reach with movies about African-American families handling problems using humor and religion. Tyler was born Emmitt Perry, Jr. on September 13, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date | Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Asset | Estimated value of Avec Chateau | $13,500,000 |
2012 | Asset | Estimated value of Dean Gardens | $7,600,000 |
2009 | Royalties | Back-end for writing, directing, and producing, and share of DVD revenue (Why Did I Get Married Too?) | $13,000,000 |
2008 | Earnings | Share of DVD revenue (Precious) | $2,000,000 |
2008 | Earnings | Share of DVD revenue (I Can Do Bad All by Myself) | $8,000,000 |
2006 | Contract | 100-episode deal with TBS for the show House of Payne | $200,000,000 |
2005 | Earnings | Tickets and DVD sales of his eight plays | $75,000,000 |
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