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Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don't care how much they say you're great, don't believe it. Just stay in your lane and do what you're supposed to do.

Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
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Television Actor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Emmitt Perry Jr.
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