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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe’s College Road Trip is written and directed by Perry, who is also playing the dual roles of Madea and Joe. Joining him in the ...

Madea and Uncle Joe are joined by rising stars and R&B icons in 'Joe's College Road Trip,' a rollicking new comedy from Tyler ...