Short Biography: Tyler Perry

Many know Stephen F. Austin as the father of Texas, but not many know his experiences that led to this. Stephen F. Austin was the child of Moses and Maria Austin. He was born on the third of November in 1793, in Virginia. He and his family moved to Missouri, and by the age of eleven Stephen was sent off to Connecticut to attend a school called Bacon Academy. Stephen graduated with honors at the age of fourteen. He then spent two years at Transylvania University located in Lexington, Kentucky. Stephen returned in the year 1810 and served several years as a member of the Missouri territorial legislature. Stephen wasn't a member for long, and because of this he was looking for new opportunities in Arkansas. Being as successful as he was, Stephen

On July 6th, 1979, Kevin Hart, world renown comedian and actor, was born. He was born to two wonderful parents named Nancy Hart (Mother) and Henry Witherspoon (Father). He was the youngest of two boys. They were mainly raised by their mother, acting as a single parent as a result of Henry Witherspoon’s problems with a drug addiction and the law.

claims he has not been a father figure ever and that makes Tyler want to be a man, but how to be

Tyler Perry was troubled as a teenager and didn’t start his journey to becoming an entertainer until he was 18 years old, when he was inspired by Oprah to write down his bad experiences as therapy

on his awkward pre-teen years, where it was speculated by his parents that he was gay, and he

As a child Perry grew up with a limited education. When he is young and after his parent’s divorce Perry is living with his dad and is going to school. He finishes grade three but after that he never returns. Perry’s father moves from state to state throughout his childhood and prevents Perry from returning to school. Perry’s father wants Perry to stay with him instead of going to school so he can do work and take care of him. As Perry grows older however he understands that his father kept him out of school and Perry becomes extremely angry with him. Smith stated, “That bastard never gave me a chance. He wouldn’t let me go to school…. he didn’t want me to learn anything, only how to tote and carry for him. Dumb. Ignorant. That’s the way he wanted me to be. So that I could never escape him” (Capote 185). However, Perry is an intelligent and talented man with great potential. He has natural music ability, he likes to read and improve his vocabulary, and he also knows how to draw. In spite of this he never received encouragement from his father or anyone else: “Oh, the man I could have been! ... But the time came I begged to go to school. I happen to have a brilliant

His Full name is Emmitt Perry Jr., and he was born on September 13, 1969 and is still living. He changed his name to Tyler when he was sixteen to detach himself from his abusive father. His parents are Willie Maxine and Emmitt Perry Sr., he also has three other siblings. When growing up, his mother was a religious woman and would take him along with her to church once a week. His father, who was a carpenter, was a very angry, mean guy; Tyler was once quoted saying that “his father’s answer to everything was to beat it out of you”. He did the extreme with attempting suicide in determination to get away from his father’s beatings, so Perry had what we would call a “bad” childhood. He was molested and beaten by people that were close to him. Perry did not graduate from high school but has his GED. And lastly, he just recently found out that his father, Emmitt Sr., is not his biological father. His ethnicity is African American and he has a partner, Gelila Bekele, and one son, Aman Tyler Perry. He has been writing plays for about sixteen years now and is still active. His net worth is about 400 million dollars and he is considered one of the highest paid playwrights today. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the neighborhood of the Buckhead

Rick Perry was born on March 4, 1950 in Paint Creek, Texas. As a boy he was active in boy scouts and eventually earned the highest rank of Eagle Scout. In 1968 he graduated from Paint Creek High School in 1968 and entered Texas A&M University. In 1972 he graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science. While in college he joined Corps of Cadets and earned commission in the Air-Force. He left the Air-Force in 1977 and to enter the cotton farming business with his dad.

Derrick Todd Lee grew up in small-town St. Francisville, Louisiana with his mother, father, and siblings. Shortly after his birth, Lee’s father, Samuel Ruth, left the family. His mother thought this to be a good thing due to the fact that Ruth suffered from mental illness and was eventually hospitalized after the attempted murder of his ex-wife. Lee’s mother remarried and Coleman

Born around 1924, in Drumright, Oklahoma, Jack Walton Taylor grew up in an Oklahoma Oil Boom Town. Young Jack Taylor attended school and made it through the 8th grade before dropping out. By the age of 13, Jack stole his first car and ended up in jail. For the next six years the troublesome youth committed petty crimes throughout the area landing him in and out of jail.

Emmitt Perry Jr. was born September 13, 1969 to Emmitt and Willie Maxine Perry. Throughout his childhood, his father would physically abuse Emmitt and his 3 sisters. With that, Emmitt tried to commit suicide to escape the abuse. One time, his mother, Maxine decided to pack up her stuff and take the children to California to get away from the abuse but her husband then decided to report the car stolen and caused the family to be held in jail until he picked them up. Afterwards, he beat Maxine Perry all the way home. When Emmitt got to the age of 16, he decided to change his name to Tyler to separate himself from his father. He also decided to drop out of school and get a GED later on.

He started the idea of Madea who he thought of his grandmother. A woman who told people what the deal was how it was and put you in your place but also gave the biggest heart loving hugs and was someone you could talk to. A little disappointed by some of his work he was determined, Perry continued but worked odd jobs while he was working on his shows. Previewing Madea shows in more cities, but not having caught many more attention by viewers. Ending up broke. Perry started living out of his car telling people later in his

Most people grow up having someone they look up to, their role model. Whether that being one of your parents, or a celebrity, you respect them and would like to grow up to imitate their actions or success. My role model is Tyler Joseph. He is the singer in the aspiring band, “Twenty One Pilots”. He is a kind-hearted person, an influential writer, and a unique person in general.

Amanda well said, the movies do give a false identity of what a real woman’s life story. Lifetime movies may be the closest to real life stories. The Hollywood movies are fairytales, therefore young girls who do not have good parents like you to teach them the importance of self-respect, independence and responsibility will grow up to have a low self-esteem. It is so important to teach our children respect themselves and to respect others.

One of the frustrating parts for him must be when he went to a lawyer to get out of jail because he claimed that it wasn't his fault he fought the person at the airport. When he was talking with the lawyer, his mom, aunt, and lots of cousins were there. He must have been very frustrated and embarrassed.