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Monday, March 20, 2017

Happy Birthday Spike Lee

“It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are” - Spike Lee
(Spike Lee)
Spike Lee was born as Shelton Lee on March 20th, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. As a child his family moved to Brooklyn, NY. He then got the nickname “Spike” as a child.
(Lee in high school)
Lee attended Morehouse college in Atlanta, GA. He graduated with a BA from Morehouse in Mass Communication. In 1985 Lee began on his 1st feature film She’s Gotta Have It. The film released in 1986 and earned $7 million at the US box office.
(Lee in She’s Gotta Have It (1986))
In 1989 Lee’s film Do the Right Thing (1989) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
(Lee in Do the Right Thing(1989))
In 1990 Lee’s film Mo’ Better Blues was accused of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League and several film critics. Lee denied the charges, Lee said that he would not release an anti semitic film because Jews run Hollywood. In 1991 Lee taught a course at Harvard about filmmaking. In 1993 Lee began to teach at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In the mid 90’s Lee produced TV commercials for Levi’s jeans. Also Spike Lee joined with Michael Jordan to promote Air Jordan sneakers.
(Michael Jordan (Left) and Lee (Right))
In 1997 Lee’s film 4 Little Girls was nominated for the Best Feature Documentary Academy Award. In 2007 Spike Lee was honored with the San Francisco Film Society's Directing Award. In 2008 he received the Wexner Prize. In 2012 after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Spike Lee was one of many people who used Twitter to circulate a message which claimed to give the home address of the shooter George Zimmerman.
(Lee in 2012)
In 2013 Lee won The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. In 2015 Lee received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions to film. Lee is the director, writer, and producer of the MyCareer story mode in the video game NBA 2K16.
(Lee in 2015)
Today is his 60th birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday Spike Lee.

Spike Lee’s filmography
  • Joe’s Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
  • She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
  • School Daze (1988)
  • Do the Right Thing (1989)
  • Mo’ Better Blues (1990)
  • Jungle Fever (1991)
  • Malcolm X (1992)
  • Crooklyn (1994)
  • Clockers (1995)
  • Lumiere and Company (1995)
  • Girl 6 (1996)
  • Get on the Bus (1996)
  • 4 Little Girls (1997)
  • He Got Game (1998)
  • Freak (1998)
  • Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998)
  • Summer of Sam (1999)
  • Pavarotti and Friends for the Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)
  • The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
  • Bamboozled (2000)
  • A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
  • The Concert for New York City (2001)
  • 25th Hour (2002)
  • Jim Brown: All American (2002)
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
  • She Hate Me (2004)
  • Sucker Free City (2004)
  • Inside Man (2006)
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
  • Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
  • Passing Strange (2008)
  • Kobe Doin’ Work (2009)
  • If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise (2010)
  • Red Hook Summer (2012)
  • Bad 25 (2012)
  • Oldboy (2013)
  • Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013)
  • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
  • Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife (2014)
  • Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014)
  • Chi-Raq (2015)
  • Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Videos of Spike Lee

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Happy Birthday Tyler Perry

“Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life” - Tyler Perry
Image result for tyler perry(Tyler Perry)
Tyler Perry was born as Emmitt Perry Jr. on September 13th, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Perry was physically abused by his father. As a child Perry tried to commit suicide due to constant beatings. Perry went to church every week as an escape from his father. Also as a child Perry was molested by 3 men. At age 10 he was molested by one of his friend’s mother.
Image result for tyler perry young(Perry as a child)
At 16 years old he changed his name to “Tyler Perry” to distance himself from his father. Perry didn’t complete high school. In his early 20’s he started to write musicals. In 1990 he moved to Atlanta, GA. In 1992 his 1st musical “I Know I’ve Been Changed” was performed. He financed the play himself with $12,000 from his savings. It was a financial failure. He rewrote the musical several times. In 1998 he succeed in retooling the musical.
Image result for tyler perry 1998(Perry in 1998)
In 2005 he sold more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20 million in merchandise. Also in 2005 he released his 1st movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
Image result for tyler perry diary of a mad black woman(Perry in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005))
In 2006 he released Madea’s Family Reunion. Also in 2006 he released the TV show “Tyler Perry’s House of Pain”. Also in the year 2006 he released his book Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life.
Image result for tyler perry madea family reunion(Perry (Left) in Madea’s Family Reunion (2006))
In 2007 he released Daddy’s Little Girls. Also in 2007 he released Why Did I Get Married?. In 2008 he released Meet the Browns. Also in 2008 he released The Family That Preys. In 2009 he released Madea Goes to Jail.
Image result for tyler perry madea goes jail(Perry in Madea Goes to Jail (2009))
Also in 2009 he appeared in the movie Star Trek. He also released the movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself in 2009. In the same year he released the TV show “Meet the Browns”. Also in 2009 Spike Lee criticized Perry’s work for being “Buffoonery”. In 2010 he released Why Did I Get Married Too?.
Image result for tyler perry why did i get married too(Perry (Left) and Janet Jackson (Right) in Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010))
In 2011 he released Madea’s Big Happy Family. Also in 2011 he released the TV show “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse”. In 2012 he appeared in Alex Cross.
Image result for tyler perry alex cross(Perry in Alex Cross (2012))
Also in 2012 he released Good Deeds. He also released Madea’s Witness Protection the same year. Also in the year of 2012 Perry made a deal with Oprah Winfrey for a multi-year partnership of the OWN TV station. In 2013 he released Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. Also in 2013 he released A Madea Christmas.
Image result for tyler perry a madea christmas(Perry in A Madea Christmas (2013))
Also in the year of 2013 Perry released the TV shows “The Haves and Have Nots” and “Love Thy Neighbor”. In 2014 he appeared in Gone Girl. In 2016 he appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
Image result for tyler perry teenage mutant ninja turtle(Perry in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016))
Today he turns 47 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Tyler Perry.
Films starring Tyler Perry
  • Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Madea’s Family Reunion (2006) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Why Did I Get Married? (2007) as Terry Bob
  • Meet the Browns (2008) as Madea/Joe
  • The Family That Preys (2008) as Ben
  • Madea Goes to Jail (2009) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Star Trek (2009) as Admiral Barnett
  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) as Madea/Joe
  • Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) as Terry Bob
  • Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011) as Madea/Joe
  • Good Deeds (2012) as Wesley Deeds
  • Madea’s Witness Protection (2012) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Alex Cross (2012) as Alex Cross
  • A Madea Christmas (2013) as Madea
  • The Single Moms Club (2014) as TK
  • Gone Girl (2014) as Tanner Bolt
  • Madea’s Tough Love (2015) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) as Dr. Baxter Stockman
  • Brain on Fire (2016) as Richard
  • Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) as Madea/Joe/Brian
Films Directed by Tyler Perry
  • Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)
  • Daddy’s Little Girls (2007)
  • Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
  • Meet the Browns (2008)
  • The Family That Preys (2008)
  • Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
  • Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
  • For Colored Girls (2010)
  • Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
  • Good Deeds (2012)
  • Madea’s Witness Protection (2012)
  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
  • A Madea Christmas (2013)
  • The Single Moms Club (2014)
  • Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Plays Starring Tyler Perry
  • “I Know I’ve Been Changed” (1998) as Joe
  • “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (2000) as Madea
  • “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (2001) as Daddy Charles/Madea
  • “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2002) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Class Reunion” (2003) as Dr. Willie Leroy Jones/Madea
  • “Madea Goes to Jail” (2006) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2010) as Madea
  • “A Madea Christmas” (2011) as Madea
  • “Madea Gets a Job” (2012) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Neighbors from Hell” (2013) as Madea
  • “Madea on the Run” (2015) as Madea
Plays Directed by Tyler Perry
  • “I Know I’ve Been Changed” (1998)
  • “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (2000)
  • “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (2001)
  • “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2002)
  • “Madea’s Class Reunion” (2003)
  • “Why Did I Get Married?” (2004)
  • “Meet the Browns” (2005)
  • “Madea Goes to Jail” (2006)
  • “What’s Done in the Dark” (2007)
  • “The Marriage Counselor” (2008)
  • “Laugh to Keep from Crying” (2009)
  • “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2010)
  • “A Madea Christmas” (2011)
  • “Aunt Bam’s Place” (2011)
  • “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong!” (2011)
  • “The Haves and the Have Nots” (2012)
  • “Madea Gets a Job” (2012)
  • “Madea’s Neighbors from Hell” (2013)
  • “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned” (2014)
  • “Madea on the Run” (2015)


TV Shows Starring Tyler Perry
  • “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006-2012) as Madea
  • “Tyler Perry’s Love Thy Neighbor” (2013-Present) as Madea
TV Shows Directed by Tyler Perry
  • “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006-2012)
  • “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (2008-2011)
  • “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse” (2011-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots” (2013-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s Love Thy Neighbor” (2013-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s If Loving You is Wrong” (2014-Present)
  • “Too Close to Home” (2016-Present)
Videos of Tyler Perry

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