Add Tyler Perry to the new Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid men in entertainment. The Atlanta-based actor/director/screenwriter/producer/author’s films have raked in more than $500 million worldwide. Perry beat out the man responsible for The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who earned a reported $113 million over the course of […]
Tyler Perry’s newest sitcom “For Better Or Worse” is set to hit the small screen this fall. The show is based off of his movie “Why Did I Get Married.” The show will be based around Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White’s characters in the movie, Marcus and Angela. If you have seen “Why Did […]
In an emotional essay posted on his personal blog, Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry told his fans about how the sight of a man crossing the street holding the hand of his toddler made him cry. “Why did I have such a strong emotional reaction to this father and son? It didn’t take long for me […]
Love him or hate him, Tyler Perry is not just a Black man; he’s a household name who has created an international brand in less than 20 years. A little over a week ago, I attended the White House’s Atlanta Urban Entrepreneurship Forum where the actor, producer, playwright and media mogul delivered the opening speech […]
Tyler Perry may be following in Oprah Winfrey’s footsteps by getting his own cable network. Word is the Atlanta-based filmmaker may be forming Tyler TV. According to the NY Times, Tyler TV, which is still a working title, is intended as a home base for Perry — just as Winfrey, one of Perry’s most ardent […]
Tune in for an all new episode of “Cinema in Noir” on BlogTalkRadio. On this week’s podcast we discuss: –The lastest in casting news (Chris Brown, Meagan Good, Vin Diesel) –Viola Davis‘ comments in this month’s Essence Magazine concerning her initial hesitation playing a maid in upcoming film, The Help. Is there a tendency to […]
Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry graces the cover of the August issue of Ebony Magazine. In the interview Perry opens up about his past sexual abuse, his rivalry with fellow director Spike Lee, and his love life. Perry admits that in late 2010, he and his girlfriend experienced a pregnancy scare. Tyler revealed: “Back in December, […]
Early poster art for Tyler Perry’s upcoming crime thriller I, Alex Cross has been posted on the QED International (the company producing the film) web page. The synopsis for the film has also been revealed: “Crusading Detective/Psychologist ALEX CROSS (Tyler Perry) meets his match against the psychotic, mob hit man, MICHAEL SULLIVAN aka THE BUTCHER. […]
My, how they grow up so quickly! It seems like just yesterday little China Anne McClain made her big screen debut as one of Idris Elba’s adorable little munchkins on Daddy’s Little Girls. After almost seven seasons as sassy busybody Jazmine on Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne”, China Anne is headlining her own sitcom on […]
Tyler Perry was the latest victim of the South Park creators animated snarkfest. In the episode entitled “FunnyBot,” the boys host their town’s very first annual Comedy Awards. The Atlanta filmmaker is presented with the Kathy Griffin Award, which is given to the person most likely to show up and accept such a lame prize. […]
Tyler Perry visited The Monique Show and voiced how he felt about Spike Lee’s “attack” against him. Tyler Perry makes some good points about the state of the black race in general and in film, but he obviously wasn’t paying attention to the news a few years back when he said he never saw Italians […]
Tyler Perry‘s TBS sitcom House Of Payne has been canceled after five years and seven seasons. The show will be replaced with Perry’s new series For Better Or Worse.
