Moments from Tyler Perry's career(25 images)

Tyler Perry arrives at the premiere of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" in Los Angeles on February 21, 2005. Later that year, Perry attended the United Negro College Fund's annual "An Evening of Stars" fundraiser. Photo by Francis Specker/UPI | License Photo

Perry arrives for the premiere of "Madea's Family Reunion" in Los Angeles on February 21, 2006. A few months later, the film competed for No. 1 in DVD sales. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Perry signs copies of his new book "Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings" in New York City on April 11, 2006. The book won Perry the Quill Award. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Writer and director Perry attends the premiere of "Daddy's Little Girls" in Los Angeles on February 7, 2007. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, cast members Jill Scott, Janet Jackson and writer-director Perry share a laugh at the premiere for "Why Did I Get Married?" in New York City on October 9, 2007. The film debuted at No. 1 in DVD sales with more than 2 million copies sold. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

Aretha Franklin (L) accepts the Vanguard Award from Perry at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on February 14, 2008. Later on, Perry shared that the first time she called him, she asked to speak to his character, "Madea." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, Taraji P. Henson, Perry and Sanaa Lathan arrive for a special screening of "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys" in New York City on September 8, 2008. The film would premiere at No. 2 in the box office and go on to sell one million DVD copies in its first week debut. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Perry attends the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2009. A few months later, TBS extended the sitcom, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne." Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, Mary J. Blige, Kwesi Boakye, Taraji P. Henson and Perry arrive for the premiere of "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself" in New York City on September 8, 2009. The film premiered at No. 1 at the box office. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., Katie Couric, Perry, Ashton Kutcher and Bernadette Peters attend the Entertainment Industry Foundation press conference announcing two major initiatives encouraging volunteerism in New York City on September 10, 2009. A couple months later, Perry was featured on Barbara Walter's "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009." Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Perry accepts the Chairman's Award during the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on February 26, 2010. A few months later, Lionsgate acquired the rights to his 11th Madea franchise film, "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry arrives on the red carpet at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 7, 2010. The next month, his film "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" premiered at No. 2 at the box office. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Perry attends the premiere, that came in No. 2 on the box office, of "Madea's Big Happy Family" in Los Angeles on April 19, 2011. The following year, stars began lining up for the next installment of the Madea franchise. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Cast member Perry attends the premiere, coming in at No. 5 at the box office, of "Alex Cross" in Los Angeles on October 15, 2012. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Executive producer Perry (L) and writer-director Tina Gordon Chism attend the premiere of "Peeples" in Los Angeles on May 8, 2013. A couple months later, "Tyler Perry's Tempation" was the No. 1 DVD and Blu-ray rental. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry arrives for the premiere of "Selma" in New York City on December 14, 2014. Earlier that month, Perry welcomed his first child with girlfriend, Gelila Bekele. A few months earlier, Perry was confirmed to star in "Gone Girl." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Perry attends the premiere, that topped the North American box office, of "Boo! A Madea Halloween" in Los Angeles on October 17, 2016. The year prior, Perry was honored at the Directors Guild of America Honors gala. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry won the Humanitarian Award during the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on January 18, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Cast member Perry attends the premiere, that topped the North American box office, of "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" in Los Angeles on October 16, 2017. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo

Perry presented onstage at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville on November 8, 2017. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo

Perry arrives on the red carpet premiere of "Nobody's Fool" in New York City on October 28, 2018. A couple days later, Perry announced he was closing the chapter on Madea. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Perry appears backstage during the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 6, 2019. Later that year, "Selma" director Ava Duvernay raved about Perry's new film studio saying "history made." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry accepts the Icon award onstage during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 23, 2019. Later that year, his new film "A Fall from Grace" was announced to debut on Netflix. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry holds a replica plaque during an unveiling ceremony honoring him with the 2,675th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on October 1, 2019. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Perry attends the star unveiling ceremony honoring Dr. Phil McGraw with the 2,688th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on February 21, 2020. A few months later, he spoke out about the death of George Floyd. Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo