For 20 years, Tyler Perry’s Madea has delivered laughs, tough love and some valuable life lessons in between. Madea, short for Mabel Simmons, is the no-filter grandmother figure fans have grown to ...

Then there are a few classic characters who make an appearance, including Tamela Mann as Cora, David Mann as Mr. Brown and Cassi Davis playing Aunt Bam. With a mix of newcomers and franchise regulars, ...

With his creation Mabel “Madea” Simmons, here starring in her seventh film, Tyler Perry has built a franchise around barking disciplinarian, commonsense solutions to societal ills—and being that Madea ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. actor and director Tyler Perry on Wednesday announced the death of his mother, who he has previously credited as helping inspire the iconic Madea character in a string of ...

Tyler Perry has managed to sculpt an empire around Madea (full name Mabel Earlene Simmons), the no-nonsense matriarch he first portrayed in the 1999 play "I Can Do Bad All By Myself." Madea has a ...