Tyler Perry Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide___(44)__—once as a preteen and again at 22. At 23 he moved to Atlanta and took ___(45)___odd jobs as he started working on his stage career. In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theatre ___(46)____, I Know I’ve Been Changed, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his savings into the show and it failed ...

Tyler Perry

Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide___(44)__—once as a preteen and again at 22. At 23 he moved to Atlanta and took ___(45)___odd jobs as he started working on his stage career.

In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theatre ___(46)____, I Know I’ve Been Changed, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his savings into the show and it failed miserably; the run lasted just one weekend and only 30 people came to watch.He kept up with the production, working more odd jobs and often slept in his car to get by. Six years later, Perry finally ___(47)___ through when, on its seventh run, the show became a success.He’s since gone on to have an extremely successful career __(48)___ a director, writer, and actor. In fact, Perry was named Forbes’ highest paid man in the field.