Source: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment / Getty Tyler Perry continues to show that he hasn’t forgotten the communities that helped make him who he is today. He and his team gave back to the less fortunate is a major way. As spotted on Deadline the media mogul took matters into his own hands to ensure that fewer individuals in Atlanta went hungry during the big holiday. On Sunday, November 22 Tyler Perry Studios hosted a food giveaway at their property. The brand made the announcement on their social media channels. “During this drive-up event we will be distributing non-perishable food items and gift cards to people who are in need during this holiday season. See you there!” the caption read. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tyler Perry Studios (@tylerperrys...
Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Tyler Perry is a busy man. According to The Deadline, Tyler Perry Studios had a marathon two-month shoot of new installments of four Perry series. The sitcom Bruh was the shortest, with only 19 episodes, wrapping up the season in just four days. The BET+ comedy, which started filming Sept. 3, officially finished on Tuesday (Sept 8). In addition to wrapping up Bruh, the billionaire successfully filmed 82 episodes of his BET series Sisters and The Oval and BET+’s Ruthless amid the pandemic by incorporating the bubble method for shooting. Perry’s quarantine bubble model involves check-in testing as cast and crew arrive at the studio, with everyone staying in their rooms until test results come back. As previously reported, overall t...
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Tyler Perry and his rise to fame is a modern-day rags to riches story for the ages, and he’s given back countless times over to other Black creators such as himself. It was announced this week that Perry’s fortune was estimated at $1 billion, making him one of the most powerful men in show business. In a profile from Forbes, Perry, who turns 51 later this month, invited the publication on the set of his sprawling Tyler Perry Studios set as he directed an episode of the BET series, Sistas this past July in Atlanta. The publication mentions that Perry has earned around $1.4 billion in pretax income since 2005 and has leveraged his savvy to secure a high-profile deal with ViacomCBS that earns him $150 million annually for content development and a stake in the new B...
Source: NBC / Getty The film and television industry froze when COVID-19 swept the nation. While the curve is currently trending downward in some states, it still isn’t safe to resume production as they once did before the shutdown. Cue in Tyler Perry’s recent filming experiment at his studio. The mogul took a carefully-planned gamble during a two-week production of his BET show “Sistas,” subsequently wrapping coronavirus-free. The rewarding efforts cost the guy a couple of million, but we all know his money is long. Have you seen Tyler Perry Studios? In an exclusive interview with Variety, Perry goes into detail about his blueprint. Whether on or offset, masks have to be worn at all times. “I made sure that the cast and crew and everybody wore their masks when they weren...
Source: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a photo call at Kensington Palace to mark their engagement Featuring: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Where: London, United Kingdom When: 27 Nov 2017 Credit: John Rainford/WENN.com The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to live their coziest best lives in the United States. Their newest residence is an Airbnb on steroids. Page Six is reporting that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have some opulent accommodations during their stay in America. The gossip site says the two will be receiving room and board from none other than Tyler Perry. According to the story the two royals and their newborn son Archie will be staying in the media mogul’s eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom, Tuscan-style villa. This Los Angles, California property is located in the very ritz...