Tyler Perry is a playwright, producer, director, composer, and actor who has worked on a variety of projects. He's the brains behind eleven theatrical shows that have toured across the country. He also wrote, produced, and starred in the recent box office smash Diary of a Crazy Black Woman. Madea's Family Reunion, his second feature film, which he wrote, produced, directed, and appears in, will be released in February 2006. His debut novel is Don't Make a Black Lady Take Off Her Earrings.