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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all.

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 ...

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 ...