After nearly three decades of bringing one of the most notorious grandmothers ever to life, Tyler Perry may be finally ready to put Ms. Mabel “Madea” Earlene Simmons to bed for good. The filmmaker and ...

This year marks 20 years of Madea movies, dating back to her screen debut in 2005's Diary of a Mad Black Woman Perry tells PEOPLE he is "filled with a tremendous amount of pride" that the character ...

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 the ...

"What is it, damn it, what is it?!" the 'Duplicity' writer-director quipped of the question about Madea Tyler Perry can't ...

“I shot this movie long before these clowns started popping up everywhere." — -- Despite a scene of a spooky clown sneaking up behind Tyler Perry’s hilarious Madea character in his latest film, ...

Last month, Tyler Perry announced he would be saying goodbye to his beloved Madea character, and now, he's revealed dates for her final performances. "Madea's Farewell Play Tour," which will kick off ...

Tyler Perry may just be ready to kill off Madea! The media mogul said that he was already planned how he will get rid of his most famous character. “This is it,” he told SiriusXM radio host Bevy Smith ...

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 ...

Mabel Simmons — known as Madea to her extended family, and to millions of Tyler Perry devotees — is a dominatrix of tough love. When a 10-year-old disrespects her, she tells him, “I’m gonna beat your ...

(CNN) — The curmudgeonly character of "Madea" has helped to make Tyler Perry wealthy, but it sounds like he's now over her. During an appearance on Bevy Smith's SiriusXM show, "Bevelations," Perry ...