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THE PROFILE
PERRY
TYLER
R ISE
The R ISE
and
of
FROM “POOR AS HELL”
TO BILLIONAIRE: HOW Tyler Perry BUILT AN
ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE AND
CHANGED SHOW BUSINESS
FOREVER.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ETHAN PINES FOR FORBES
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