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WDKX.com » Blog » Tyler Perry Attemped Suicide
May 21st 2008 8:50 pm
Tyler Perry Attemped Suicide

Tyler Perry tried to commit suicide during his abusive childhood, after suffering at the hands of a violent father. The 38-year-old failed, and later changed his name to disassociate himself from his miserable upbringing.

Perry - born Emmett Perry - says, "As a kid, I considered suicide and even attempted it a couple of times because I thought it would be easier to be dead. I remember when I was 17, I did something that ticked (my father) off - something minor. My father grabbed me, threw me to the floor and stomped me."

"There were times when I felt I wasn't going to make it. It was nothing but the grace of God that helped me make it through. It was more frustration than anything - not wanting to be in that situation anymore."