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Tyler Perry
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American actor and filmmaker (born 1969)

Also known as: Emmitt Perry Jr., Тайлер Перри, تايلر بيري, 타일러 페리, タイラー・ペリー, 泰勒·派瑞

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Known works

  • Boo 2!
  • Acrimony
  • Don't make a black woman take off her earrings (2006)
  • Temptation
  • Higher is waiting