Multi-talented Tyler Perry is an actor, director, producer, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Now has taken on the role of Democratic Party fundraiser for President Obama's re-election campaign.
On Friday, Perry joined President Barack Obama at three pricey fundraising events in Atlanta to raise money for the president's 2012 re-election campaign. The sell-out events, sponsored by the African-American Leadership Council and Perry, kicked off with a private reception, followed by a gala celebration and later on, an evening at the movie mogul's home.
Obama began his fundraising at a private residence where 75 people paid $10,000 each to attend. Tickets for the gala celebration, which attracted 1,000 donors to Perry's sprawling southwest Atlanta studio, were a hefty $500, though a smaller number sold at $250, according to the campaign. The gala featured a performance by R&B singer and The Voice star Cee-Lo Green.
"This is going to be a hotly contested race," said Andra Gillespie, a political scientist at Emory University. "President Obama can't take any votes or dollars for granted," she added.
Perry, an Atlanta native, who spoke briefly before the president took to the stage, said Obama, "speaks to us the possibly of a better today, and better tomorrow, and in that possibly he speaks of four more years."
For hardcore supporters the gala celebration was followed by an opportunity to mingle with Obama at Perry's luxurious 30,000-square-foot Buckhead mansion, at a cost of $35,800. Oprah Winfrey, a high profile Obama supporter, attended the dinner.
Earlier on Friday Obama attended two fundraisers in Chicago. All proceeds from Friday's events will go to the Obama victory fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee.
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