A few days ago, it was reported that a mystery person had paid for all of the layaway items at two Walmarts in his city of Atlanta, Georgia. Now, this secret Santa has been identified as noted filmmaker Tyler Perry!

Perry anonymously paid off $432,635 in layaway items, and while he was hoping that his identity would not be revealed, he explained that unforeseen circumstances revealed him as the Secret Santa.

“Merry Christmas to everybody!” Perry said in a video posted to Twitter. “I know it’s a hard time, a lot of people are struggling, and I’m just really, really grateful to be able to be in a position to do this.”

I was trying to do this anonymously but oh well!!! pic.twitter.com/T0dhRHyU66

— Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) December 6, 2018

Walmart responded by tweeting to Perry, “Anonymous or not, we hope you know that you just made Christmas for so many families. You went above and beyond. Thank you.”

Anonymous or not, we hope you know that you just made Christmas for so many families. You went above and beyond. Thank you ? #SparkKindness

— Walmart (@Walmart) December 6, 2018

“Tyler Perry’s generous donation is making an unbelievable difference for so many families, and we can’t thank him enough for his kindness,” Walmart added through a spokesperson. “The heartfelt excitement and joy we’re seeing from our customers as a result of his holiday gift has been touching.”

It’s so refreshing to see a celebrity like Perry giving back to his community in such a big way! God bless you, Tyler Perry!