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I think that people think when you have money that your problems go away and everything's solved, and it's great and wonderful. You're a perfect human being.

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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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Everything
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Wonderful
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