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Tyler Perry's Influence In Black America

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Tyler Perry is a force to be reckoned with. Perry is very popular and influential in black America. This forty-seven-year-old has built his life from the ground up. From New Orleans to Atlanta Perry did everything he could to get from a dark place to a place full of light and shinning stars. As he grew in the world of entertainment he went from musicals with 30 people in attendance to movies and shows that play on mainstream networks.
Born Emmitt Perry jr., on September 13th 1969, Perry was born to Willie Maxine Perry and Emmitt Perry sr. and raised in New Orleans. Tyler also has 3 siblings, Emmbre Perry, Melva Porter, and Yulanda Wilking. Tyler went to high school with rapper mystical and dropped out before graduating but attained his General …show more content…
Struggling with money Perry had become homeless and lived in his car on and off for about 6 years. Given all he’s been through he kept pushing and kept God first in his life. He is very religious and all his works contain some type of religious lesson. His home in Atlanta is now worth 25 million and his studio, also based in Atlanta, that he opened in 2008, is 200,000 square feet. In January 2010, he pledges 1,000,000 dollars via the Tyler Perry foundation to help rebuild the lives of those affected by the earthquakes in Haiti. In 2007 he was ranked number seven on entertainment weekly’s “The smartest people in Hollywood”. Perry received an African-American film critics association award for best supporting actor for “Gone Girl”. Even after years of success Tyler’s sexual abuse contributed to his confusion on sexuality. None the less perry found love. Perrys girlfriend, Geilia Bekele, gave birth to their son Aman Tyler Perry on November 30th 2014. Because of Oprahs influence in Tyler's life he gave her the honor of being the God mother to his newborn son …show more content…
One common theme Perry shows in his movies are relationships. It is evident the 4 couples in the movie are having relationship issues early in the piece. The movie begins in Colorado by introducing couples who have asked themselves at least once "Why did I get married?" and it also is the title of a book written by Patricia, one of the characters, who is a psychologist. Perry is able to show stereotypes and still relate to every race. No matter what your background, once married you question things. The actors and actresses casted were perfect for the roles they play. Given Perry uses most of the same characters for each of his works, there is a sense of connection to the characters. The completely African American cast is empowering. You can feel their emotions by the way they react to their situations and predicaments. The couples relate to the issues of families everywhere. Each couple have an argument or show major problems as soon as they are shown making it obvious they all have issue to work out. The couples go on a couples retreat together as HBCU college friends to work on relationship issues. They all know each other because they attended a historically black college together. The way some of these married men don't respect their wives or relationships is sickening. The sisterhood the women have is an amazing thing. When Angela found out Sheila was being cheated on she felt obligated to tell her the truth even

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