Photos: Tyler Perry through the years

Through the years Executive producers Tyler Perry (L) and Oprah Winfrey are interviewed as they arrive at the "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at Roy Thomson Hall on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by C.J. LaFrance/Getty Images) (C.J. LaFrance/Getty Images)