Filmmaker Tyler Perry opens up about midlife crisis

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tyler Perry, the creator of the Madea film franchise, has opened up about going through a “midlife crisis”. In a candid Instagram post, the billionaire filmmaker shared a picture of himself in gym clothes and wrote: “This is what a midlife crisis looks like. I’m 51, single and wondering what the next chapter in my life will look like.” The 51-year-old – who had been in a relationship and has a child with Gelila Bekele – added: “Whatever it looks like I’m going to walk with God, be the best father and man I can be, hold my head up high, and try to look my best doing it!!