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Tyler Perry: A Brief Biography

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Tyler Perry was “born September 13, 1969” and he is haunted with his childhood (Tyler Perry - Biography.com). Tyler Perry was being abused by his father Emmitt Perry, Tyler Perry’s name was Emmett Tyler jr and because his father use to abuse him “he changed his name to Tyler Perry “when he was 16 (Tyler Perry - Biography.com). “Tyler Perry is known today as the first African-American to own a major film and TV studio. He's a pioneer whose own life story is a rags-to-riches tale that reads like a screenplay” (Perry's greatest accomplishment has nothing to do with ). We should respect Tyler Perry because he had a tough childhood and he got out of it became famous forgiven and showed many people that were in the same situation as him that you

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