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My mother wasn't strong like my aunt. She was just very passive.

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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.
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