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Tyler Perry’s Mom Passes Away

December 11, 2009 by N · Leave a Comment 

tyler perryAccording to People:

Actor and producer Tyler Perry’s mother, Willie Maxine Perry, has died at age 64.

“Willie Maxine Perry. February 12, 1945 to December 8, 2009. Thank you for all your prayers,” a terse message on Perry’s Web site said Tuesday.

There were no other immediate details about her death.

Perry, 40, credited his mother, a preschool teacher in New Orleans, as the inspiration for his most popular character, Madea. He recently recounted details of his troubled childhood, including how his mother tried and failed to leaveĀ his abusive father.

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