Perry also creates films, some produced as live recordings of stage plays, and others filmed using full sets and locations with full editing.

On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network.The partnership was largely for the purposes of bringing scripted television to the OWN, Perry having had previous success in this department.As a child, Perry once went so far as to attempt suicide in an effort to escape his father's beatings.Perry, who turned 45 last month, confirmed that he's an expectant father and inadvertently confirmed the child's sex during a recent interview with EXTRA."We're having a baby.She and I are very excited," said the multi-millionaire Perry.