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 ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Due to the popularity of the vivacious granny (who could be considered the Ernest P. Worrell of ...