Tyler Perry's gun-toting, irreverent granny Madea, played by Perry himself, has been entertaining theater audiences with plays like Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion.

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring ...

While some may not mention these in the same breath, Tyler Perry’s Madea films have also become a collective phenomenon in their own right. The gun-toting grandmother that Perry himself plays ...

The newest Perry film, Madea's Destination Wedding, releases first-look imagery ahead of its release later this year. Via ...