How Tyler Perry Came To Dominate Entertainment And Amass A 450 Million Fortune
Tyler Perry was born Emmitt Perry, Jr. in New Orleans in 1969. Growing up in the Big Easy, his childhood was not easy. His family was poor and his father was abusive. As an escape, Perry wrote down his daily thoughts in a series of letters to himself that helped him deal with his daily life. Those early writings also set his future career in motion by giving him the inspiration to write his first play “I Know I’ve Been Changed” in 1992....