Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad among stars paying tribute to Tyler Perry at Apollo Theatre in Ne

(14 Jun 2022)
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New York City, 13 June 2022
1. Wide of Tyler Perry arriving at Apollo Theatre
2. Medium of Tyler Perry on red carpet
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tyler Perry, Actor/Filmmaker
"To be honored here, it's such a sacred place, it's meant so much to so many, including me. I played here very early on in my career. So to be back here, once again, feels really good. and to be honored, it's really amazing."
4. Wide of Samuel L. Jackson and Latanya Richardson Jackson arriving at Apollo
5. Medium of Samuel L. Jackson and Latanya Richardson Jackson on red carpet
6. Medium of Kenan Thompson arrives and poses on red carpet
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kenan Thompson, Comedian:
"I mean, you know, Tyler's done a lot, you know, and he deserves it, you know, he deserves his pat on the back and stuff like that. But he also deserves like a real moment, like a take a pause and be like, 'Look at this dude, look what he's done, look what he continues to do.' And, yeah, I'm happy to be a part of that, you know, I mean, like, it's really about the Apollo. And like, what that means to like, the next generations to have opportunities to get education through the Apollo Academy and stuff like that. So it's a beautiful night man."
8. Medium of Kenan Thompson talking to reporter
9. Wide of Phylicia Rashad and Malik Yoba arriving at Apollo
10. Medium of Phylicia Rashad and Malik Yoba on red carpet
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Phylicia Rashad, Actor:
"Tyler is a person who followed his own path, he follows his own path. He has a vision of what it is he wants to see, what he wants to realize. And he follows through with that vision with complete faith in it. And he does things that people would suggest no one could ever do, especially in the way he's done it. I think that's remarkable."
12. Wide Stephanie Mills on red carpet
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephanie Mills, Recording artist:
"Oh, Tyler is deserving of this award. He's so generous. He's made ways for other people to be acting and have a career. He's wonderful. He's a very compassionate man. I think he's probably a little embarrassed to be getting an award like this, because he doesn't really look at himself like that. And I'm happy that I can be here and sing."
14. MS Malik Yoba on red carpet
15.SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Malik Yoba, Actor:
"I don't think Tyler Perry changed the acting landscape. I think he changed the game in terms of being self sufficient. Creating a model of excellence and creating a model of self-determination. So yeah, actors, but yeah, from a production standpoint, from a real estate standpoint, from a behind the scenes standpoint. So it's not just for actors, you know, I mean, so it\s his award tonight, I think, is significant that we acknowledge our own, in that way, you know".
16. Medium of Susan Kelechi Watson on red carpet
17. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Susan Kelechi Watson, Actor:
"I think that he's, you know, really made such great strides in making sure that he illuminates the black experience, as he knows it, what has been familiar to him. And as far as I know about his background, he was so influenced by women and so he has a very great respect for women and wanting to see them on screen and wanting to see all aspects of their story, so he really has provided a pathway for so many women."
18. MS Tyler Perry being interviewed by media on red carpet
19. Various exteriors of Apollo Theatre
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SAMUEL L. JACKSON, PHYLICIA RASHAD AMONG STARS PAYING TRIBUTE TO TYLER PERRY AT APOLLO THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY
Phylicia Rashad, fresh off winning her second Tony, said that Perry is a visionary.

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