From providing a home with security to the royal couple, to becoming Lilibet's godfather, here's everything you need to know about Tyler Perry.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle opened up about their struggles about leaving the royal family, and how they went to America in their Netflix documentary Harry and Meghan.
After resigning from their royal duties, the couple was in Vancouver Island Canada, when COVID-19 hit, and they suddenly lost their royal protection. And it was an old friend of the royal couple, who provided them a safe space to land on their feet. And that is Tyler Perry. If you want to know who exactly Tyler Perry is, you’re at the right place.
Tyler Perry AKA Lilibet’s godfather
Tyler Perry AKA Lilibet’s godfather is the person who took Harry and Meghan in and provided them with a home and security detail while they figured out their way forward, in a tense situation. Lilibet, who many comment looks exactly like a young Queen Elizabeth II, is lucky to have Perry as a godfather. And needless to say, Harry and Meghan are in full awe of their friend Tyler, too.
As per GB News, Terry attended Lilibet’s christening along with Meghan Markle’s mother Doria Ragland, and brought down a 10-person gospel choir all the way from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
Tyler shares a lovely relationship with his god-daughter Lilibet Diana. And as per People, this is what Perry had to say about the moment he got to know that he is to become Lili’s godfather:
“They were pretty serious on the phone. I go, 'Okay, what's going on?' They said, 'Well, we'd like for you to be Lili's godfather.' I go, 'Whoa’,I had to take a minute to take that in."
“I called them back and go, 'Uh, hold on a second — does this mean we gotta go over [to the U.K.] and do all of that in church with [the royal family] and figure all that out? 'Cause I don't wanna do that. Maybe we can do a little private ceremony here [in the U.S.] and let that be that, and if you have to do it there, then that's okay."
Who is Tyler Perry?
Besides being Harry’s and Meghan’s close confidant, and Lilibet’s godfather, Perry is also a billionaire. He is an actor and filmmaker, and the creator and enactor of ‘Madea’, the character of an elderly black woman. He has made 12 iconic Madea movies, and this character is the feather on his cap. Being a natural at playwriting, he has created so many stage plays over the years.
He is also a smart businessman, and most recently landed a huge deal to take over BET, which is a cable network. Tyler will now head the BET media group, which stands for Black Entertainment Television. Over the years, Tyler Perry has collaborated with a bunch of popular networks, from Lionsgate, to Viacom, and the Oprah Winfrey network. Needless to say, he has built an empire for himself, given the work he has been putting in for years, which has contributed greatly to his massive net worth.
Tyler Perry’s net worth
Tyler Perry’s approximate net worth is estimated to be $1 billion. And he is said to have invested heavily in real estate with multi-million dollar properties in Atlanta, LA, and Wyoming which is giving him great returns on investment. As per Business Insider, he owns a 300-acre production studio in Atlanta. On this $30 million plot of land, is where he built his production studio, wherein Marvel’s Black Panther was shot.
Now, with BET on his portfolio, he is rumored to be making $150 million annually to make film and television content for them. It is also said that he owns the copyright of everything he has made and produced, which is a huge number of television, film, and stage plays to own.
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