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 ...

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 ...

Madea, the street-smart and sometimes unhinged matriarch of the Simmons family, is back in action and fans are weighing in on the return of the beloved character. On July 11, Tyler Perry released his ...

If there’s one thing we can count on in this crazy, mixed-up world, it’s that Tyler Perry will never stop making Madea movies. Case in point: A new Madea movie, Madea’s Destination Wedding, began ...

We’re just barely halfway through 2025, and Madea’s Destination Wedding (now on Netflix) is already Tyler Perry’s third directorial effort released this year – and the first since the entertainment ...

Tyler Perry has starred as Madea for over 20 years He first introduced the character in the play I Can Do Bad All By Myself in 1999 In addition to Madea, Perry has also played Joe Simmons, Brian ...

Hot off his latest ratings winner “Straw,” Tyler Perry is balancing the drama with a new comedy centering some of our favorite characters. Madea and company are back, this time they’re in the ...