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Tyler Perry Says He’s ‘Ignored’ in Hollywood, Now He’s Opening a New Studio in Atlanta

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Tyler Perry says Hollywood ‘ignored’ him; now the filmmaker is expanding his studio in Atlanta

Tyler Perry was once homeless before he finally made it into the film industry. Since his meteoric rise to stardom, the actor has been a significant influencer in Hollywood by doing things his way and rejecting the traditional Hollywood model.

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Perry says the industry has overlooked his impact in the film industry. “I clearly believe that I’m ignored in Hollywood, for sure, and that’s fine. I get it,” Perry told Gayle King in an interview for “CBS This Morning” ahead of the opening of his new film studio Tyler Perry Studios, a movie studio he owns.

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LOS ANGELES, CA. October 01, 2019: Tyler Perry at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring Tyler Perry. Pictures: Paul Smith/Featureflash – Image (Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com)

“My audience and the stories that I tell are African-American stories specific to a certain audience, specific to a certain group of people that I know, that I grew up, and we speak a language,” he added. “Hollywood doesn’t necessarily speak the language. A lot of critics don’t speak that language. So, to them, it’s like, ‘What is this?’”

Tyler Perry said he knew the impact of his work and understand why the industry is hesitant about his projects. That said, he says he has been on a mission to continue to speak to the people that have embraced his movies and TV shows.

“I know what I do is important. I know what I do touches millions of people around the world,” he added. “I know how important every word, every joke, every laugh [is]. I know what that does for the people where I come from and the people that I’m writing for. So, yeah, I get that.”

Last week, Tyler Perry welcomed a ton of A-list Hollywood celebrities, influencers, and producers to his new TV and film studio in Atlanta. In attendance, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, and Viola Davis were all in attendance including many others.

Last month, Tyler Perry discussed Georgia’s controversial “heartbeat,” which many in Hollywood have called to boycott filming in the state. Tyler Perry says, “Atlanta has been the dream. It has been the promised land,” Perry told The Associated Press last month. “So, when I got here, this whole state and city have been amazing to me, and I wouldn’t trade that for anything. Also, I put $250 million in the ground here and in the studio. So, when you have a quarter of a billion dollars sat down in the ground, you can’t just up and leave.”

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