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 one of the most stacked filmmakers of his generation — and one of the most distinct, with his melding of comedy and melodrama. Across a few dozen films, most of which he directed, Perry ...

Tyler Perry attends a screening of 'Madea's Destination Wedding' on July 10, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Perry, 55, attended a special screening of his Netflix film at the Regal Atlantic Station on ...

Tamela and David Mann, who frequently star together in Tyler Perry’s projects, have been married since 1988 Ariana Quihuiz is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

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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 is facing a new lawsuit alleging sexual assault, brought by an actor who appeared in the 2016 comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween. The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, was brought by ...

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 attended a special Netflix screening for his latest Madea film in Atlanta on Thursday, June 10 Tyler Perry attended a screening for his latest film Madea's Destination Wedding in Atlanta, ...