General purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform the class about Tyler Perry
Thesis: Tyler Perry inspires many through his works, and gives hope to the hopeless. 1. Introduction * Attention getter: Jackson Brown Jr. once said “Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer and forgiveness.” My famous person never forgot these three things. He is an American Christian actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author and songwriter. He is best known for both creating and performing in drag as “Madea”. My famous role model is Tyler Perry. * Reason to listen: He is a very good and rich role model, and you can learn from him. * Thesis statement: Tyler Perry inspires many through his works and gives hope to the hopeless. * Credibility statement: I watch his awesome movies and I learn a lot from them. * Preview of main points: Today, I’m going to talk about his life and career, and why he is my role model. 2. Background * One of four children, Tyler Perry was actually born Emmitt Perry on September 13, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Willie Maxine Perry and Emmitt Perry Sr.. * Tyler Perry once said that his father’s “answer to everything was to beat it out of you”. * His father would beat him for no reason and call him names, to the extent that he attempted suicide to escape his father’s beatings. * His father abused both Tyler and his mother physically and verbally. * Unlike his father, his mother took him to church every week, where he felt refuge and satisfaction. * He was also sexually abused by four adults on different occasions. * At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father, and, because of his abuses, he was affected psychologically and mentally, skipping classes, burning things down; he even dropped out of