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‘Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story’ Documents Entertainment Mogul’s Incredible Rise To The Top


Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story, a documentary charting Perry's incredible rise, shot its first footage a decade ago, the filmmakers said.

He built a thriving studio complex in Atlanta, and just today Deadline reported he has signed a first-look deal with Netflix to produce faith-based films alongside DeVon Franklin. Gelila Bekele(Perry’s former life partner) and Armani Ortiz directed the Amazon MGM Studios film, with the first footage shot a decade ago. He moved to Atlanta where he became homeless at one point, but an interest in writing (inspired by watching Oprah Winfrey’s daytime talk show) eventually flowered into a stage career on what is popularly known as the Chitlin’ Circuit.

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