Tyler Perry (The Six Triple Eight, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of A Mad Black Woman) is an actor, playwright, producer, and filmmaker. Tyler joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he realized that his journal could be a play, his fear of comfort, and growing up to leave the door open for somebody else. Tyler and Dax talk about seeing a black middle class for the first time after relocating to Atlanta, the things children walk through, and moving storytelling into TV because it was a bigger arena. Tyler explains being a loner by nature, the unbelievable true story he wanted to tell with The Six Triple Eight, and learning to build toward where he’s going rather than from where he is.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free right now. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert. I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by the Duchess of Duluth.
Hi there.
Great sweater. You got a new sweater with two different colors, blue, very light on the sleeves. Thank you. Starry night in the middle.
Oh, do you think this is blue? No. Yeah, what do you think it is? Oh, no, it's purple for sure.
To be fair, I'll buy that. It looks blue on the TV back here, too.
What are you seeing? What color is my face to you?
Pure white. Wow. Like the driven snow. Our guest today is Tyler Perry, and I just got to say right out of the gates, this is a very mind-blowing experience. I don't know what I thought about Tyler Perry. I mean, as a person, other than I had seen this incredible 60-minute segment on him one time, and I knew he had had a really incredible story that he overcame, so I knew...
that he was very honest and stuff. But just as a as a human, he was just a very powerful and special presence. My God, did we like this so much?
Really? Very, very special. I had an inkling before it would have that extra sparkle on it. And it did.
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