Tyler Perry grew up in poverty in New Orleans and struck it rich with his straight-talking, advice-pushing, grandmotherly character Medea.
Tyler Perry grew up in poverty in New Orleans and struck it rich with his straight-talking, advice-pushing, grandmotherly character Medea. The character took off in such hit movies as "Diary of Mad Black Woman," "Medea's Family Reunion," and "Why Did I Get Married?"
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