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 ...

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 ...

While Madea's Destination Wedding failed to win over critics, Tyler Perry's comedy-drama is still a success for the award-winning filmmaker and Netflix. The latest installment in the Madea Cinematic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyler Perry’s most famous character, the gun-toting grandma Madea, marks her 20th anniversary this year and, to celebrate, she’s ...

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring Tyler ...

The new Madea movie is apparently a way bigger hit than you thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Madea movies have nearly ...

Tyler Perry's heart is in the right place, but he still has a tin ear. The same tonal problems that plagued last year's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" resurface in "Madea's Family Reunion." Serving this ...

Eighteen years ago, Tyler Perry brought his DIY play to the big screen. Released in 2005, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” chronicles one beleaguered woman’s journey to healing and self-discovery after ...