PHOTOS: Tyler Perry Studios President, Steve Mensch, dies in plane crash

Steve Mensch, the president and manager of general operations at Tyler Perry Studios, was killed in a single-seater plane crash in Florida on Friday night.

The tragic incident happened on West White Dogwood Drive near the intersection of US 98 and US 19 in Homosassa. 

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash. 

Mensch has been the head of Tyler Perry Studios since 2016, overseeing the day-to-day operations at Perry’s 300-acre studio in Atlanta. The studio is best known for producing Perry’s Madea films such as Madea’s Big Happy Family, Madea’s Family Reunion, Madea Goes to Jail, A Madea Homecoming, A Madea Christmas and Diary of a Mad Black Woman. 

Several dramatic movies and TV shows were also filmed on the lot, such as Acrimony, A Fall from Grace, Civil War, All the Qyeen’s Men and Ruthless. 

According to his LinkedIn profile, the late studio head was previously president of Third Rail Studios and led the operations, sales, technology design, staffing and budgeting for the full-service production studio. 

Before his death, Mensech worked for beloved actor American actor, filmmaker, and playwright Tyler Perry. He was also a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Film, Music & Digital Entertainment and was chairman of the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition. 

The studio prez was reportedly a “significant figure” in the Georgia business community. After his death was confirmed, the studio told TMZ that everyone at the company was “completely devastated” by the news. 

Mensch is survived by his wife and three kids. 

May his soul rest in peace- AMEN.