Forbes has added Perry to its list of billionaires and estimates that he has earned "more than $1.4 billion in pretax income since 2005." According to Forbes, Perry $30 million for the studio property in Atlanta in 2015 and spent $250 million building the studio operation there./Credit:	CNN

Forbes has added Perry to its list of billionaires and estimates that he has earned "more than $1.4 billion in pretax income since 2005." According to Forbes, Perry $30 million for the studio property in Atlanta in 2015 and spent $250 million building the studio operation there./Credit: CNN

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