Tyler Perry Gets Emotional While Remembering His Late Mother on ‘The View’ | Watch

November 10, 2023

*Tyler Perry stopped by “The View” this week to promote his upcoming documentary, “Maxine’s Baby.”

This documentary is named after Perry’s mother, Maxine, who passed away in 2009 after a long illness.

“Everything I did was about her. All the work was about her. I was never after money. It was always about making enough money to take care of her, to buy her medicine, to make sure we were never in poverty again,” Perry said in a recent interview with “CBS Mornings.” “No matter how much I had, it was never enough,” the filmmaker added.

A camera crew followed Perry for ten years to make the documentary about his life and career journey, and he said he had no creative control.

“Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” hails from first-time directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz and is described as “a tender, intimate portrait of the writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media mogul.”

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“Working on this film for the past decade has been a life-changing journey for the both of us. Getting intimately acquainted with the man behind the icon while witnessing the transformative impact of Mr. Perry’s work within various communities has been truly awe-inspiring,” said directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz in a joint statement. “We hope this film is more than a road to success story, but rather, a meditation on healing, unconditional love and an inspiration to audiences.”

During his appearance on “The View,” co-host Sara Haines told Perry that through the film, she felt like she met Tyler’s mother, per Ice Cream Convos.

Visibly emotional, Perry stated, “Wait a minute…Wow. You met my mother? You met my mother through it? Man, that’s…wow! Wow! Thank you. Oh, my God. Wow!”

He continued, “To say that you met her through that…that takes me somewhere because she – this woman endured so much pain and she didn’t have some legacy, but she had me. To say that I was able to introduce her to you…you got me there, man. Thank you for that. I appreciate that very much.”

Watch the segment below.

“Maxine’s Baby” debuts on Prime Video on November 17.