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From Misery to Mastery
Abused as a child, Tyler Perry has overcome his troubled past to become one of Hollywood's hottest names—all while remaining bold about his Christian faith.
by Dan Ewald | posted 9/10/2008

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Perry is handsome, popular, ridiculously wealthy (Forbes named him in a story about the next generation of possible billionaires), and was recently named one of the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood by Entertainment Weekly (at No. 8, ahead of George Clooney, Peter Jackson, Johnny Depp, and Disney chairman Dick Cook). He's got the world in his hands—maybe not the whole world, but certainly the world of entertainment.

But Perry says it's all a result of one miracle after another, and adds that the message of his new movie is one he's learning to appreciate himself.

"God gives us life as a gift," he says. "If you have your health and strength, you have been given an amazing gift. Enjoy it."

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