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Tyler Perry joins 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2' cast

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Tyler Perry speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 9, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Tyler Perry speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 9, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation)

Credit: Rodney Ho

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Tyler Perry speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 9, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Tyler Perry speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 9, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation)
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April 26, 2015

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, April 26, 2015

Tyler Perry executive produces four OWN TV shows and multiple movies any given year.

Yet the Atlanta mogul still manages to squeeze in time for acting gigs, including a well-regarded turn as a smarmy lawyer on last year's "Gone Girl." His latest: a role on the upcoming "Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles 2."

ExploreAccording to Entertainment Weekly:

Perry will play a scientist named Baxter Stockman, a character who made his debut in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book and later appeared in the 2003 and 2012 animated TV series. The character briefly appeared in the 2014 film, but was played by actor K. Todd Freeman.

Perry, who already has his own studio in Atlanta, has a deal to add more studio space at Fort McPherso by purchasing 330 acres there.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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