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It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.

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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Emmitt Perry Jr.
Shows
Sitcom
Three
Studio
Studios
Hollywood
Week
Takes
Four
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