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Who is Tyler Perry? Why is he so hot right now?
By
Marla Sambo
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, screenwriter,
producer, and author. As of July 2009, Tyler Perry's films have earned him nearly $400 million worldwide. In 2008, Perry earned
around $75 million, placing him just outside the top five highest-paid men in Hollywood. Tyler received a $5.5 million budget
to fund his first movie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which went on and grossed $50.6 million domestically, while scoring a
16 percent approval rating at the film review web site, Rotten Tomatoes. On its opening weekend, February 24, 2006, Perry's
film version of Madea's Family Reunion opened at number one at the box office with $30.3 million. The film eventually grossed
$65 million; as with Diary, almost all of the Madea's earnings originated in the United States. Perry and the co-stars promoted
the film on the Oprah Winfrey show.
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