Just to reassure you: Madea does not die in “A Madea Family Funeral.” That would be too much to bear. But Tyler Perry — the character’s creator and alter ego, and the writer, director and producer of ...

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 ...

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 is more than just Madea. Along with the iconic, no-nonsense matriarch, the mastermind behind the 13-film franchise has taken on a handful of other roles throughout the Madea-verse over the ...