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KCOOLMUZIQ

Oprah Strikes Exclusive Multi-Year Partnership with Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Photo Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2012

Los Angeles, CA – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today an exclusive partnership with Tyler Perry, the award winning actor, director, screenwriter, playwright and producer, to become his singular destination for all new television series and projects, including two new scripted series for the network to premiere in mid 2013. These will be the first original scripted series for OWN and Perry will executive produce, write and direct both series.

The announcement comes as OWN's momentum and ability to draw new viewers continues to grow. The network closed its third consecutive quarter of year-over-year, double-digit ratings gains across primetime and total day in the key women 25-54 demo (+63% and +70% respectively) and saw triple-digit ratings growth in September.

Perry's popular television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Meet the Browns and For Better or Worse have been massive hits with record-breaking ratings. Perry had his first foray into television in 2007 with the hit series House of Payne, which premiered as cable's biggest comedy debut ever. The series remained basic cable's top-rated sitcom only until the premiere of Perry's second series "Meet the Browns."

"I have been looking forward to the day when we would be in the position to enter the world of scripted television. That day has come," said Oprah Winfrey, CEO, OWN. "We are all energized by the opportunity to collaborate with Tyler who has a proven track record for producing highly successful cable series. He has an incredible ability to illuminate life stories and characters in his unique voice and inspires and encourages people all over the world."

"It's a dream realized to partner with Oprah and bring scripted programming to OWN," stated Perry. "She has accomplished so much with the network and I'm excited to work with her to be a part of its continued growth."

"Bringing Tyler Perry exclusively to OWN is a major coup. Today's announcement demonstrates the power of the Oprah brand to attract some of the biggest names in television and film to OWN," said David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications. "OWN's growth over the past nine months has been nothing short of phenomenal and, with the continued support of our advertising and affiliate partners, this bold move into scripted entertainment positions OWN to continue that momentum going forward."

OWN's flagship series Oprah's Next Chapter, featuring Winfrey's interviews with top news-making celebrities, has given the network its highest ratings ever, hitting #1 in its time period in all of cable multiple times. The fall premiere of the OWN original primetime series Iyanla: Fix My Lifefeaturing life coach Iyanla Vanzant garnered the network's highest rated series debut in network history and the return of the popular family docu-series Welcome to Sweetie Pie's hit an all-time series high. In addition, the thought-provoking documentary series Our America with Lisa Ling recently wrapped its summer season posting triple-digit gains versus year ago numbers.

About Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an acclaimed writer, director, producer and playwright. A simple piece of advice from Oprah Winfrey set his career in motion as a diary of his daily thoughts and experiences led to his writing of his first musical, I Know I've Been Changed in 1992. Madea first debuted in 2000's I Can Do Bad All By Myself and spawned three more plays leading to Perry's jump to the big screen with 2005's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which debuted at #1 nationwide. He has since written, directed or produced 14 films, three television series and 14 plays. Perry's first book, Don't Make A Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries On Life and Love was a New York Times bestseller and claimed two Quill Book Awards. This fall, he will star as the title character in Rob Cohen's I, Alex Cross. In 2013, two additional projects featuring Perry behind the scenes will be releasedThe Marriage Counselor, which Perry wrote/produced and directed, and We the Peeples, which he produced through his 34th Street Films banner.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
A joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN debuted on January 1, 2011, in approximately 77 million homes on what was the Discovery Health Channel. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform, Oprah.com. For more information, please visit www.oprah.com/own and www.press.discovery.com/us/own.
Congrats to Oprah . My favorite multi billionaire mogul & Tyler my second future billionaire mogul...I always wanted two black moguls to combine thier fortunes together & make it happen...I'm so excited for them...Tyler knows how to make it work this will put Oprah back on top where she belongs. Forget the haters....

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Reply #1 posted 10/01/12 12:19pm

AsherFierce

Oh sweet Buddha eek

This is what them Mayans were talking about what will happen in 2012. boxed bored2

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Reply #2 posted 10/01/12 2:43pm

mynameisnotsus
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AsherFierce said:

Oh sweet Buddha eek

This is what them Mayans were talking about what will happen in 2012. boxed bored2

lol

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Reply #3 posted 10/01/12 3:13pm

TD3

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AsherFierce said:

Oh sweet Buddha eek

This is what them Mayans were talking about what will happen in 2012. boxed bored2

lol

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Reply #4 posted 10/01/12 4:19pm

SynthiaRose

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!

How does this fit the Oprah ethos? I don't get it.

#BrandFail

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Reply #5 posted 10/01/12 4:28pm

Stymie

Good all their ridiculousness can be in one place.
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Reply #6 posted 10/01/12 4:33pm

SynthiaRose

Stymie said:

Good all their ridiculousness can be in one place.

You don't like Oprah? blahblah

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Reply #7 posted 10/01/12 4:36pm

SoulAlive

I have to admit,Tyler Perry's sitcom For Better Or Worse is excellent.I just started watching it a few months ago and I now tune in every week.

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Reply #8 posted 10/01/12 4:43pm

Stymie

SynthiaRose said:



Stymie said:


Good all their ridiculousness can be in one place.



You don't like Oprah? blahblah


Nope.
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Reply #9 posted 10/01/12 5:02pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

SoulAlive said:

I have to admit,Tyler Perry's sitcom For Better Or Worse is excellent.I just started watching it a few months ago and I now tune in every week.

nod

I started watching it regularly on my tivo after Bobbi Kris joined the cast. She is a natural...That show has gotten a lot better since when I first watched it.But still needs some more work....

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Reply #10 posted 10/01/12 5:06pm

SynthiaRose

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

SoulAlive said:

I have to admit,Tyler Perry's sitcom For Better Or Worse is excellent.I just started watching it a few months ago and I now tune in every week.

nod

I started watching it regularly on my tivo after Bobbi Kris joined the cast. She is a natural...That show has gotten a lot better since when I first watched it.But still needs some more work....

Yeah it does. I was just watching to see Bobbi Kristina and it was like torture.

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Reply #11 posted 10/01/12 5:11pm

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AsherFierce said:

Oh sweet Buddha eek

This is what them Mayans were talking about what will happen in 2012. boxed bored2

lol

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Reply #12 posted 10/01/12 5:12pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

SynthiaRose said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

nod

I started watching it regularly on my tivo after Bobbi Kris joined the cast. She is a natural...That show has gotten a lot better since when I first watched it.But still needs some more work....

Yeah it does. I was just watching to see Bobbi Kristina and it was like torture.

I've noticed this new season they have toned down Tasha's character. She is not as loud as she usually is, she is more demure now.That is a big improvement biggrin

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #13 posted 10/03/12 2:49pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

Oprah Tweets Sexy Photo After Sex Scene With Terrence Howard

Oprah terrence howard sexfaceWhen you think of Oprah, you don’t quite think about her sex appeal… I mean, you think of her as a billionaire media mogul and one of the most powerful women in the world, but dammit, she too has a sexy side! Oprah and Terrence Howard get it on in the Lee Daniels-directed film “The Butler,” and from the looks of it, Oprah’s “big O” is quite visually pleasing. The OWN network boss tweeted a photo from the movie, after her steamy sex scene and we must say, Oprah–you go girl! Terrence Howard looks like he just went for the ride of his life, and with all the money Oprah has, we’re sure there’s an amusement park built in down there!

And you all wonder why Stedman isn’t going anywhere…

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #14 posted 10/03/12 3:14pm

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #15 posted 10/03/12 7:44pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

Tyler Perry on the Cover of Essence

tyler perry essence*Tyler Perry is working it on the November cover of Essence.

The media mogul discusses his rise to fame, dedication to his craft, some of the late greats like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. But most importantly, he praised the black woman.

“When Black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move heaven and earth,” he told the magazine.

Indeed it is true, but not everyone realizes it. Thanks Tyler for making it plain.

At any rate, the niche filmmaker has been empowered by black women, giving him the strength he needs to forge his own path through Hollywood.

He started from the back of his car and is now living it up with a net worth of $1 billion.

A new role has opened up for the actor. He’s been cast to play the role of Alex Cross, formerly played by Morgan Freeman. Perry actually beat out the smooth sexy Idris Elba (seems impossible right! – It was a set up… had to be).

Seriously, let’s take a detour here. Idris Elba is a phenomenal actor and quite attractive. He can play any role. How in the world was he beat out by… Madea? Tyler Perry is cool and all, but it’s going to be a challenge to see him in any other element besides his own film.

Maybe he’ll step up out of his strange, womanly, faith based element, and show us a little diversity in his acting game.

Besides that, Tyler’s stepped his game up and is working with Oprah now, developing some original content for OWN. He’s really doing some big things, one can’t hate on that. The November issue of Essence hits newsstands Oct. 10.

Tyler moving on up!!!....

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #16 posted 10/04/12 7:11am

Stymie

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Oprah Tweets Sexy Photo After Sex Scene With Terrence Howard

Oprah terrence howard sexfaceWhen you think of Oprah, you don’t quite think about her sex appeal… I mean, you think of her as a billionaire media mogul and one of the most powerful women in the world, but dammit, she too has a sexy side! Oprah and Terrence Howard get it on in the Lee Daniels-directed film “The Butler,” and from the looks of it, Oprah’s “big O” is quite visually pleasing. The OWN network boss tweeted a photo from the movie, after her steamy sex scene and we must say, Oprah–you go girl! Terrence Howard looks like he just went for the ride of his life, and with all the money Oprah has, we’re sure there’s an amusement park built in down there!

And you all wonder why Stedman isn’t going anywhere…

Because Oprah's a billionaire?

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Reply #17 posted 10/04/12 9:39am

KCOOLMUZIQ

rolleyes

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #18 posted 10/04/12 9:42am

Empress

Congrats to Oprah!!

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Reply #19 posted 10/04/12 10:11am

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Oprah Tweets Sexy Photo After Sex Scene With Terrence Howard

Oprah terrence howard sexfaceWhen you think of Oprah, you don’t quite think about her sex appeal… I mean, you think of her as a billionaire media mogul and one of the most powerful women in the world, but dammit, she too has a sexy side! Oprah and Terrence Howard get it on in the Lee Daniels-directed film “The Butler,” and from the looks of it, Oprah’s “big O” is quite visually pleasing. The OWN network boss tweeted a photo from the movie, after her steamy sex scene and we must say, Oprah–you go girl! Terrence Howard looks like he just went for the ride of his life, and with all the money Oprah has, we’re sure there’s an amusement park built in down there!

And you all wonder why Stedman isn’t going anywhere…

DA FUQ? EWWWWWWWWWWWWW She's lucky tho, Terrance Howard is a fine man. Still makes my stomach turn tho. Lee Daniels is a fuckin' freak, yo, that Precious movie seems like a monstrosity and I will never see it as long as I have free will.

"I took another bubble bath, with my pants on. All the fighting stopped. Next time I’ll do it sooner.”
— Prince, “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker”
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Reply #20 posted 10/04/12 3:02pm

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[img:$uid]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/oprah-bees.gif[/img:$uid]

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Reply #21 posted 10/04/12 3:07pm

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aardvark15 said:

[img:$uid]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/oprah-bees.gif[/img:$uid]

lol And where's that Dave Chapelle skit when you need it... wink

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #22 posted 10/04/12 3:18pm

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purplethunder3121 said:

aardvark15 said:

[img:$uid]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/oprah-bees.gif[/img:$uid]

lol And where's that Dave Chapelle skit when you need it... wink

No Madtv lol

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Reply #23 posted 10/05/12 4:00am

SoulAlive

SynthiaRose said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

nod

I started watching it regularly on my tivo after Bobbi Kris joined the cast. She is a natural...That show has gotten a lot better since when I first watched it.But still needs some more work....

Yeah it does. I was just watching to see Bobbi Kristina and it was like torture.

So far,I've only seen Bobbi in one recent episode.I guess she won't be appearing all the time?

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Reply #24 posted 10/05/12 8:23am

KCOOLMUZIQ

Well she has been busy doing her reality show. Which is really hers. Since she is the one everyone want to see. That has been taking all her time away from doing Tyler's show..I think it will be a good idea for Janet to do one now.Show how sweet she really is & stop all these bad rumors & gossip about her..

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #25 posted 10/05/12 8:52am

Graycap23

SynthiaRose said:

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!

How does this fit the Oprah ethos? I don't get it.

#BrandFail

$$$$$ is her ethos.

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