Tyler Perry is finally showing his diversity!
The 43-year-old actor/director put away his Madea wig and managed to shed 30 pounds for his latest action movie, Alex Cross. As a result, we have to admit, Tyler is looking good in a basic black tee and jeans on the cover of this month’s Men’s Health Magazine.
Check out some excerpts from Tyler’s interview below!
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Post weight loss, Tyler tells the magazine:
“I walk into a room with a lot more confidence. All my life I’ve tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it. But with what I’ve been able to do with my body, I’m owning it. I’m standing up when I walk into a room.”
In regards to how life has been since his success:
“I’ve worked my entire life to get to this place. The first 28 years of my life, it was hell and misery. Now I can do whatever I want. I don’t want any drama; I don’t want to argue; I don’t want to answer to anybody. I’ve worked too hard to get here, and I’m loving this freedom.”
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To achieve his new fit physique, Tyler had a morning workout that included cardio, body-weight moves, and free-weight and cable work, while his afternoons consisted of Krav Maga martial arts training. It definitely all paid off.
If you’d like to see more Tyler Perry and his new action-hero physique, check out the gallery above for his Ture Lillegraven-photographed spread, or just pick up the magazine, on newsstands now.
SOURCE: Men’s Health
