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 ...

Heaven help me, Madea is starting to grow on me. In Tyler Perry´s latest adaptation of one of his innumerable stage productions, his giant, pistol-packing alter ego—who always felt randomly assembled ...

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 ...

Achara & Michael watch Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, the hit stage play that blends outrageous comedy with heartfelt messages. When Madea’s temper finally lands her in jail, she meets a cast of ...