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*TV Guide is reporting that the early ratings success of Tyler Perry’s two original shows on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN has scores of producers pitching scripted programs to the network. “The phones started ringing quick,” says network president Erik Logan. “There is a lot of interest.” Just a year ago, OWN’s financial losses and struggle for [...]
*Born Craig Phillip Robinson, the 41 year old multi-talented artist, like many other Chicago actors, got his showbiz start in The Second City improvisational theater group. It was there that the former music teacher honed his standup act, developed his improvisational skills, and launched his career in entertainment. Ever since, he’s been on an upward [...]
*A new petition published on Change.org is calling for Oprah Winfrey’s network to remove her friend and business partner Tyler Perry from OWN‘s airwaves, claiming that the filmmaker “perpetuates stereotypes” about the black community. The petition, created by Eva Vega, uses the infamous phrase from MSNBC’s Toure to describe Perry’s shows as “malt liquor” for [...]
*Wealthy and successful, the filmmaker and “Madea” mastermind recently donated a whopping $100K to help Ohio student athletes in the South Western City School District. Tyler Perry surprised students during a musical concert at the Finland Middle School; when in front of 700 staff and children, he handed over a $100,000 check to the Success Beyond [...]
*The numbers are in…and it’s good news for the Oprah Winfrey Network. Tuesday’s premiere of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots” drew 1.77 million viewers, making it the highest rated series debut in OWN history, according to the network. OWN premiered two back-to-back episodes of “The Haves and The Have Nots,” attracting 1.77 [...]
*Is Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” which premiered two episodes Tuesday night (05-28-13) on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN channel, poised to become the new “Dallas” of the 21st century? It is chock full of subject matter and plots that keep the momentum suspended from one scene to another. The role of Candace Young [...]
*Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance on “Live With Kelly & Michael” this morning, bringing unbridled joy to the entire studio audience as well as co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. Tyler Perry – who tried to call Oprah the last time he co-hosted with Kelly (at Kelly’s request) – did one better this morning [...]
*Filmmaker Tyler Perry is in hot water yet again for one of his newest movies, “Temptation.” In the film, the main character Judith contracts HIV after stepping out on her husband and straying from her Christian roots. During the concluding scene, she looks rather aged compared to her former spouse, and somehow she develops a [...]
*Filmmaker Tyler Perry recently opened up about his critics and the perceived lack of opportunities for black actresses in Hollywood during an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing tonight (Sunday. 05-26-13) on OWN. Perry also addressed the criticism of his movies being malt liquor to the masses, as one critic put it, and he also quelled [...]
OWN to air its first two scripted series May 28-29, 2013 produced by Tyler Perry *“I connect with Linda in a lot of ways,” said Kendra C. Johnson (“Phat Girlz”) about her role in the Tyler Perry produced comedy series “Love Thy Neighbor” to air on OWN as one of its first scripted programs to [...]
*Tyler Perry’s new promo for the launch of his new OWN series is a hilarious mash up of his popular ‘Madea’ who is in search of Oprah’s “The Color Purple” ‘Sofia” (see it below). The actor and producer and filmmaker and whatever else he’s got under his belt, is set to push two original shows [...]
Tyler Perry GAY Another Day?! It’s no secret that a lot of people believe Tyler Perry is gay. We don’t know if he is or isn’t. T’aint nobody’s business one way or the other. That being said, Walter Lee Hampton II is making an a$$ of himself with his outrageous video diatribe about Tyler Perry being gay [...]
*Tyler Perry‘s non-Madea flick “Peeples” bombed, y’all. That’s a shame too, ’cause we liked it. If only they could’ve found a way to put Madea in it maybe it woulda had enough juice to be a winner at the box office. Speaking of which, “Tyler Perry Presents: Peeples” took in only $4.8 million, well below [...]
*Tyler Perry has released the trailer for “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots” his new drama show coming to OWN May 28, 2013, at 9pm E/P. But first, here’s some background info on just what the show is all about. “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots” is a new television drama [...]
*Tyler Perry, who debuts two new shows this month for Oprah’s television network, OWN, explains how the duo is adjusting to their new venture in the June issue of Essence. “The most important thing about coming together was making sure we would not lose our friendship because of the business. We had to establish ground [...]
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