
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Actor, producer, writer and director Tyler Perry discusses his difficult childhood, his struggles as a playwright and his path to becoming a media mogul. Despite enduring emotional, physical and sexual abuse as a child, Tyler says he always knew he would grow up to be somebody. Tyler credits God and his mother’s love for guiding him along the way, and discusses his rocky relationship with the man he calls his father, despite lifelong suspicions that he isn’t Tyler's biological dad. Tyler also talks about becoming a parent at the age of 44 and how fatherhood has shifted his life forever.
By Oprah4.6
81658,165 ratings
Actor, producer, writer and director Tyler Perry discusses his difficult childhood, his struggles as a playwright and his path to becoming a media mogul. Despite enduring emotional, physical and sexual abuse as a child, Tyler says he always knew he would grow up to be somebody. Tyler credits God and his mother’s love for guiding him along the way, and discusses his rocky relationship with the man he calls his father, despite lifelong suspicions that he isn’t Tyler's biological dad. Tyler also talks about becoming a parent at the age of 44 and how fatherhood has shifted his life forever.

3,288 Listeners

4,928 Listeners

31,837 Listeners

1,210 Listeners

27,565 Listeners

3,784 Listeners

807 Listeners

1,707 Listeners

674 Listeners

10,523 Listeners

226 Listeners

10,542 Listeners

75 Listeners

19,835 Listeners

994 Listeners

2,620 Listeners

80 Listeners

1,833 Listeners