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"At 225 pounds, Tyler Perry has never looked better.\r\nThe multitalented star graces the November cover of Men&amp;apos;s Health, where he proudly shows off his 30-pound weight loss in a tight black tee.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I walk into a room with a lot more confidence. All my life I&amp;apos;ve tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it,&amp;quot; says Perry, who is 6-foot-6. &amp;quot;But with what I&amp;apos;ve been able to do with my body, I&amp;apos;m owning it. I&amp;apos;m standing up when I walk into a room.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPerry felt compelled to lose weight when he was cast as the titular homicide detective in the upcoming movie Alex Cross, based on the best-selling James Patterson novels. The Georgia resident&amp;apos;s hourlong morning circuits included cardio, body-weight moves, and free-weight and cable work. Perry spent his afternoons practicing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.\r\n\r\nThe 43-year-old actor, director and screenwriter also modified his diet, swapping pork chops and dirty rice for grilled chicken breasts and ground turkey chili. &amp;quot;Now, I feel like it&amp;apos;s okay to be thought of as sexy,&amp;quot; the slimmed-down star says.\r\nIn addition to being in the best shape of his life, Perry -- who created the successful Madea film franchise -- is succeeding professionally, too.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve worked my entire life to get to this place,&amp;quot; he tells Men&amp;apos;s Health. &amp;quot;The first 28 years of my life, it was hell and misery. Now I can do whatever I want. I don&amp;apos;t want any drama; I don&amp;apos;t want to argue; I don&amp;apos;t want to answer to anybody. I&amp;apos;ve worked too hard to get here, and I&amp;apos;m loving this freedom.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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