Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise has not only become a cultural phenomenon but has also played a major role in establishing him as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Madea is back. Not that she’s been away. “Madea’s Destination Wedding” marks the 13th film appearance of Tyler Perry’s brash and loud matriarch. Her last outing, and first on Netflix, “Madea’s ...

Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise has not only become a cultural phenomenon but has also played a major role in establishing him as one of the richest and most influential Black figures in Hollywood. The ...