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Tyler Perry

Eddie Murphy, left, is greeted onstage by actor/comedian Jamie Foxx at "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only," a celebration of Murphy's career at the Saban Theater on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Murphy and Foxx were cast members in the 2006 film "Dreamgirls." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision)

Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder and more honor Eddie Murphy

Sandy Cohen, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — However riotous the Eddie Murphy stories from Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler and Russell Brand, the highlight of Spike TV

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Oprah Winfrey

Is Oprah's OWN network courting the black female audience?

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Perhaps -- as ratings have demonstrated -- boosting the quotient of positive black female portrayals on OWN will be the secret ingredient that optimizes its strategy for success.
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Tyler Perry hangs on for dear life as the title character in “Alex Cross,” based on “Cross,” a detective novel by James Patterson.

Tyler Perry's 'Alex Cross' flops at the box office

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theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry's first foray into the mainstream action genre was a big disappointment at the box office this weekend...
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This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Tyler Perry in the title role during a scene from "Alex Cross." (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment)

Is 'Madea' a drag on 'Alex Cross'?

Adam Howard
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry has become a multimedia mogul on the strength of his most famous characterization but it has become a double-edged sword...
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Morgan Freeman won an Oscar nomination for his breakout role as a ruthless street pimp named Fast Black in the 1987 thriller Street Smart. This is not cuddly Freeman who narrated March of the Penquins, that's for sure.

Black stars shine playing against type

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SLIDESHOW - Whether or not he has successfully branched out from his Madea persona is up for debate, but he is far from the first black actor to make the leap out of their comfort zone...
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Actor Tyler Perry arrives at the premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'Alex Cross' at the Arclight Theater on October 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Tyler Perry becomes man of action in 'Alex Cross'

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry has tried on a variety of outfits in his career – some more admirable than others – but it’s his latest get-up that has many of his fans wondering if it could be the most outlandish of all...
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This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Tyler Perry in the title role during a scene from "Alex Cross." (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment)

Report: Tyler Perry already cast in 'Alex Cross' film sequel

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry is reportedly finalizing a deal to star in an 'Alex Cross' film sequel...
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Tyler Perry in 'Alex Cross.' Summit Entertainment, LLC.

WATCH: New clips from Tyler Perry’s ‘Alex Cross’ film

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Three new promotional clips of Tyler Perry from his upcoming 'Alex Cross' film have been released...
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Actor/Director Tyler Perry attends The Entrepreneurial Minds on April 13, 2012 in Atlanta City, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for American Express)

Tyler Perry gives woman van after hers is stolen

Associated Press
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - Filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating a new vehicle to a Georgia woman with cerebral palsy after her specially-equipped van was stolen outside Atlanta...
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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry graces cover of November Essence magazine

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Tyler Perry graces the cover of the November 2012 issue of Essence magazine, and dishes about his career and more in the related feature.
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