Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Wife Swap
Wednesday 5 March 2008 on TBS

Curtis and Ella's relationship hits a bump when Ella claims that Curtis takes her for granted. Things get bumpier for Curtis when the always sassy Madea materializes in one of his dreams. Elsewhere, Malik takes up football in order to woo a cheerleader.

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Tyler Perry's mansion outside of Atlanta is named "Avec Chateau", a French phrase meaning "with home," is the opposite of homelessness and a lot of other things. (edit) Tyler Perry was homeless and lived in his car for eight years. Now he lives in a five million dollar home.
(edit) In Tyler Perry's film, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", the palatial mansion shown during the opening credits and throughout the story is Tyler Perry's real-life home. (edit) In his plays, Tyler Perry plays the part of a mean and threatening 68 year-old woman named Madea. The name Madea is actually a contraction of "Mother Dear". (edit) Tyler Perry created a television sitcom "House of Payne", that is scheduled to debut nationally in fall 2007.



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Tyler Perry: I was watching the Oprah show one day and she said that it's cathartic to write things down, so I started writing down the stuff that was happening to me. I started using different characters' names, because if someone had found my journal, I didn't want them to know I had been through that kind of stuff. That's how my first play "I Know I've Been Changed" started, which features a character who confronts an abuser, forgives him and moves on.
(edit) Tyler Perry: I was unhappy and miserable during the first 28 years of my life...The things that I went through as a kid were horrendous. And I carried that into my adult life. I didn't have a catharsis for my childhood pain, most of us don't, and until I learned how to forgive those people and let it go, I was unhappy.
(edit) (Tyler Perry talking about his oft played character Madea)
Tyler Perry: Everyone knows her. We watch with nostalgia when we think about this type of grandmother. Madea being a southern term for mother dear...she's not around anymore. When she was around, everybody's kid belonged to her. She kept the entire neighborhood straight. Now we're in a different time and different age where grandmothers are in their early and late 30s. People are looking for this Madea, the 68-year-old who doesn't care about being politically correct. She doesn't care what you think about her. She's going to tell the truth. (edit) Tyler Perry: There's nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don't hold any grudges against people. I forgave [everybody] for the things they didn't know and for the things they didn't know to do. (edit) (Tyler Perry talks about his home near Atlanta, Georgia)
Tyler Perry: I wanted this house to be vast. I wanted to make a statement, not in any grand or boastful way, but to let people know what God can do when you believe...I don't care how low you go, there's an opposite of low, and as low as I went I wanted to go that much higher. And if there was an opposite of homelessness, I wanted to find it. (edit)

Guest Star
20/20 Kabblah & Tyler Perry Himself	Late Show with David Letterman Show #2538 Guest
Live with Regis and Kelly Tyler Perry/Carly Simon Himself	Star Jones October 11, 2007 Himself
The Oprah Winfrey Show The Stars of Brokeback Mountain and Tyler Perry Himself	The Oprah Winfrey Show Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Himself

Writer
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Heavy Petting n/a	Tyler Perry's House of Payne New Beginnings n/a
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Balancing Act n/a	Tyler Perry's House of Payne Weeping May Endure For A Night n/a
Tyler Perry's House of Payne I Keep Coming Up Short n/a	Tyler Perry's House of Payne The Big Test n/a

Director
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Tyler Perry's House of Payne Weeping May Endure For A Night n/a	Tyler Perry's House of Payne Sad, Sad Leroy Brown Part 2 n/a
Tyler Perry's House of Payne Heavy Petting n/a	Tyler Perry's House of Payne Why Can't We Be Friends? n/a

Other
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