the dream live from the apollo. here s your host, the reverend al sharpton. welcome back, welcome back. our next guest went from living in his car to living the american dream. hollywood titan, tyler perry. tyler perry is one of hollywood s leading men. and i guess you can say, women. i m madea. hallelujah. yes, perry s portrayalal of madea, outspoken and loveable senior citizen, exploded on to the national scene in diary of a mad black woman . the movie was a hit. and opened new doors to americans in show business. from there, tyler blazed the trail for black entertainers, becoming the first african-american to launch his own major tv and film studio.