This actor is richer than Tom Cruise and Dwayne Johnson. You probably don’t know him, but he made $1 billion

news culture This actor is richer than Tom Cruise and Dwayne Johnson. You probably don’t know him, but he made $1 billion

Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, George Clooney, Robert De Niro or the Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan… All of them These actors earn huge earningsbut are still less rich than an actor whose name you will surely be less familiar with: Tyler Perry !

Tyler Perry, the richest actor in the world

Tyler PerryYou may think you don’t know him, but it turns out he is richest actor

, surpassing other Hollywood and Bollywood stars. Perry’s incredible success story began with his TV series “House of Payne”., which caught the attention of The CW and was eventually purchased by the outlet. However, it is his Deal with TBS, which really boosted his career, when they agreed to air the next 90 episodes. Tyler Perry was able to do that retain all rights to the show, in return for a very large sum of $200 million. Forbes estimates that he did Raised $138 million only because of this agreement. The film adaptations of the famous Madea saga (based on one of his plays) also brought Perry a lot of money Over $660 million in sales and $290 million in profits. He produces and stars in these films which gives him the opportunity We keep a large part of these profits. Between May 2010 and May 2011 he was already classified by Forbes as… The best played personality in entertainmentwith an estimated profit of $130 million at the time.

Actor and producer, but not only…

This is what sets him apart from the vast majority of Hollywood actors and actresses Tyler owns 100% of the content he creates

allowing him to keep most of the income from his extensive work, including more than 1,200 episodes of television series, two dozen plays and twenty-two films. Tyler Perry has had success beyond his creative pursuits. His partnership with ViacomCBS landed him a lucrative deal. with annual revenues of $150 million and a 25% interest in the BET+ VOD service. Forbes believes that participation alone is worthwhile 60 million of dollars. In addition, Tyler has over $300 million in cash and investments $40 million in real estate and other assets, including his two private jets. His studio is valued at $280 million and its film library generates impressive revenues estimated at $320 million.

A new Sister Act is in the works for Disney+

One of next big Tyler Perry productions

is a sequel to a movie that is cutting edge as it is about sister law 3. The franchise with Whoopi Goldberg had began in 1992 and a sequel was released in 1993. Thirty years later we know that a A third part is planned, for release direct to Disney+. Although we still know little enough about the film, Tyler Perry is one of its main producers that he spoke to about it Whoopi Goldberg on the show The View last September:

We have a good script. We’ve got off to a good start. We’re just trying to point everyone in the right direction so we can get things done.

Tyler Perry, producer of Sister Act 3

They’ve been a little hesitant about working on a new sister act. For a long time they said nobody wanted to see it. Then Tyler walked into the project and said, “I want to see it.” The next thing I remember, we started the project. This is the power of TP.

Whoopi Goldberg, lead actress from Sister Act 3

Tyler Perry will produce Sister Act 3, which will be released on Disney+ at an unspecified date.