| Wrote a series of letters to himself about his childhood pain, which he later turned into the play "I Know I've Been Changed"; initial production financed and directed by Tyler flopped |
1998 | Re-released the production of "I Know I've Been Changed" at the House of Blues and later at the Fox Theater; the show was a hit and sold out |
1999 | Released his second play, a staging of Bishop T.D. Jakes book "Woman Thou Art Loosed" |
2000 | Followed with the play "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," which marked his first appearance as the Madea persona with Perry dressed in drag |
2000 | Staged another Jakes adaptation, a Broadway Gospel show called "Behind Closed Doors"; nominated for four NAACP Theatre Awards |
2001 | Second independent but fifth touring project was entitled "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" |
2002 | Once again donned the Madea Simmons persona for "Madea's Family Reunion" |
2003 | Continued success with the Madea persona by staging "Madea's Class Reunion - The Class that had No Class!" |
2004 | Portrayed life's ups and downs in the debut and tour of "Meet the Browns"; first play not featuring Madea, since the character was introduced |
2005 | Adapted the stage play "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" for the big screen; played three roles and co-starred Kimberly Elise, Shemar Moore and Cicely Tyson |
2005 | Began touring "Madea Goes to Jail," once again bringing to life Madea Simmons |
2006 | Released "Madea's Family Reunion," a film adaptation of the play written and directed by Perry, which featured him playing several characters |
2006 | Signed a deal with indie firm Debmar-Mercury to develop an original TV comedy series titled "House of Payne" for first-run syndication; made occasional guest appearances |
2007 | Created the TBS sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"; TBS ordered 100 episodes before the first episode aired |
2007 | Wrote, directed and starred in "Daddy's Little Girls," a reverse-Cinderella tale co-starring Gabrielle Union |
2007 | Wrote, directed, produced and co-starred in "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" with Janet Jackson and Jill Scott |
2008 | Directed (also co-produced and starred) "The Family That Preys" with Alfre Woodard and Sanaa Lathan |
2008 | Directed an adaptation of his play "Meet the Browns," (also wrote and produced) featuring Angela Bassett; reprised characters of Madea and Uncle Joe |
2009 | Teamed with Oprah Winfrey to produce "Precious," a movie based on the novel Push by Sapphire |
2009 | Wrote and directed "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail"; also co-starred with Derek Luke and Keshia Knight Pulliam |
2009 | Wrote, directed and produced the film adaptation of his play "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself"; once again portrayed Madea |
2010 | Directed the film adaptation of Ntozake Shange's stage play "For Colored Girls" |
2010 | Wrote, directed and starred in the sequel "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?"; re-teamed with Janet Jackson, Jill Scott and Tasha Smith |
2011 | Reprised role of Mabel 'Madea' Simmons for "Madea's Big Happy Family"; also wrote, produced and directed |
2012 | Played title role in crime thriller "Alex Cross," based on the novel Cross by James Patterson |
2012 | Wrote and directed the drama "Good Deeds"; also starred as title character opposite Thandie Newton and Gabrielle Union |
2012 | Wrote, directed, and starred in the comedy "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" |
