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 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 ...

“Boo! A Madea Halloween” is a 2016 American comedy horror film that originated from a fictitious Madea Halloween movie that was mentioned in Chris Rock’s 2014 film “Top Five.” It’s the ninth in the ...