Tyler Perry as Madea, Brian and Joe As he’s done over the past years, Tyler Perry plays triple duty as Madea, Madea’s brother Joe and Joe’s son 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 ...

Tyler Perry is releasing another highly anticipated event, and this time it’s a movie. Duplicity premieres tonight, Thursday, ...

Madea’s niece Tiffany (Diamond White), the daughter of her nephew Brian, is having a destination wedding in the Bahamas. Perry also plays Brian, in conventional guy clothing.

While Madea has found a new life on streaming, the franchise once dominated the box office, with nine of Perry’s Madea titles having been released on the big screen. 2005’s Diary of a Mad ...

But despite what she may think, Madea doesn’t run the show alone. Read on to find out which characters Tyler Perry plays in the Madea franchise. Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons ...

David Mann as Mr. Brown in “Madea’s Destination Wedding” (Netflix) David Mann as Mr. Brown David Mann returns as Mr. Brown, the father figure to Cora and Madea’s ex-boyfriend. Mann, who is ...

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 ...