Mabel "Madea" Simmons is the matriach and main protagonist of the numerous "Madea" films. She is Tyler Perry's most famous character. She has 4 brothers, Frederick, Joe, Heathrow, and Willie, who she briefly married and one sister, Irene.She has 3 children, Michelle, William, and Cora.
How many brothers and sisters does Madea have?
Mabel "Madea" Simmons is the matriach and main protagonist of the numerous "Madea" films. She is Tyler Perry's most famous character. She has 4 brothers, Frederick, Joe, Heathrow, and Willie, who she briefly married and one sister, Irene.She has 3 children, Michelle, William, and Cora.
What is Madea's real name?
(February 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons (née Baker/Murphy) is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. She is described as an elderly and tough African-American woman. Madea is based on Perry's mother and his aunt.
How is Madea described in the movie?
She is described as an elderly and tough African-American woman. Madea is based on Perry's mother and his aunt. In Perry's own words Madea is "exactly the PG version of my mother and my aunt, and I loved having an opportunity to pay homage to them.
How many husbands has Madea had?
She first appears in in the 1999 play, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself". Madea has had 9 husbands by killing them either by shooting them or poisoning them with sweet potato pie. She has 3 children.
Does Joe have a car in Madea's Witness Protection?
Does Joe have a son in Boo?
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Is Joe Madea's brother or husband?
Joseph 'Joe' Baker is Madea, Frederick, Willie, Heathrow, and Irene's brother. He has 2 children, Donna and Brian. He made his first debut in Tyler Perry's I Know I've Been Changed. He is potrayed by Tyler Perry.
Is George Joe's son Madea?
* In Madea's Witness Protection film, it is revealed that George may be Joe's son, as George's Mother and Joe had a fling and George was born 9 months later. * Joe may have more children than Brian and Donna.
Is Joe and Madea the same person?
Tyler Perry (Madea and Uncle Joe) In A Madea Homecoming, Madea's wisdom takes center stage as she brings her family together for her great-grandson's college graduation party. As if Madea weren't enough, Perry also plays her brother, Joe Simmons, who offers his fair share of laugh-out-loud moments.
Who is Madea's baby daddy?
Obi-Wan Finale - The Loop Cora is the daughter of Mable (Madea) Simmons and Leroy Brown.
Who is Madea's husband?
Madea SimmonsMabel"Madea"SimmonsSpousesJohnny Simmons (Deceased) Willie Humphrey (Ex-Husband) Mr. Leroy Brown (Ex-Lover)SiblingsFrederick Baker Jr. (Deceased), Joe, Willie, and Heathrow (Brothers) Irene (Sister, Deceased)ParentsBig Mable Murphy (Mother, Deceased) Frederick Baker Sr. (Father, Deceased)8 more rows
Who is Madea's son?
Sometime later, Madea and Johnny had a son, William. All of her children married and had children. Madea and Johnny raised THREE of their grandchildren, Maylee and Vianne KHAZZY SIMMONS, after their daughter's death from drug addiction.
Who is the real Madea?
Madea's real name is Mabel Earlene Simmons. According to BET.com, Madea is a southern term of endearment, and Urban Dictionary defines Madea as a blending of the words "Mother Dear." During a 2012 interview on NPR's "Fresh Air," Perry revealed the character of Madea is based on his mother and aunt.
Is Madea dead?
Desselle-Reid was known for her roles in "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Eve" and "B*A*P*S*." A statement on her Instagram said she died of colon cancer.
Who is Madea's granddaughter?
Helen is the main protagonist in Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She is the wife of Charles McCarter, daughter of Myrtle and William, sister of Jackie and Gina, and granddaughter of Madea.
Is Bam Madea sister?
Character. Betty Ann "Aunt Bam" Murphy is Madea's first cousin, and partner in crime. She is depicted to be similar to Madea, but slightly more promiscuous and reckless.
How is Lisa related to Madea?
Character. Lisa is the daughter of Cora Jean Simmons and Cora's Husband. She is of Madea's lineage making her one of the granddaughters.
How is Laura related to Madea?
Gabrielle Dennis As Laura Laura, Tim's mother and Madea's granddaughter, is just looking to celebrate her son's graduation after her divorce from her ex-husband, Richard.
How is Mr Brown related to Madea?
David Anthony Mann Sr. His character Mr. Brown is the father of Madea's daughter Cora (played by his real life wife, Tamela Mann). Mann also reprised his role as the character in the movies Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns and Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail.
How is Aunt Bam related to Madea?
Character. Betty Ann "Aunt Bam" Murphy is Madea's first cousin, and partner in crime. She is depicted to be similar to Madea, but slightly more promiscuous and reckless.
How is Brian related to Madea?
Brian is a supporting male character throughout various films played by Tyler Perry himself. Madea's nephew and Joe's son. He's a lawyer, and is usually getting Madea out of jail.
How is Shirley related to Madea?
Shirley (Movie) Shirley is Madea's niece who has tuberculosis. She has 2 children, Tammy and Kimberly. She is portrayed by Loretta Devine.
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"You can't turn no ho into no housewife. I tried it with yo mama. Oh, that was terrible." -to Brian Joe is Madea Simmons's older brother After having been put out of the house by Charles. He is later actually seen standing over Helen sleeping and saying, "Harpo, who this woman?" He irritated Madea which she shoots a gun at the roof scaring him to run out of the immediate room pooping his pants ...
Who is Madea in House of Payne?
She factored into the plot through a school altercation between her adopted daughter and Curtis Payne's (the series' protagonist) great-nephew Malik. Curtis takes a particular disliking to Madea, who is not in the least bit intimidated by Curtis at all. Rather conversely, Curtis became intimidated by Madea and had nightmares about her.
What plays did Madea appear in?
The character made her first appearance in the 1999 play I Can Do Bad All by Myself, later appearing in numerous other plays by Perry, then appearing in films based on those plays.
How old was Madea in I Can Do Bad All By Myself?
Her ages in the other plays are unknown because they take place between these two plays, and there's no continuity offered. In Madea Goes to Jail, Madea was around 75 ). In "I Can Do Bad All by Myself," she reveals she once lived in Cleveland, Ohio, but later returned to Atlanta. Madea was a hooker and a stripper.
What episode does Curtis get married?
In the episode "Wife Swap", Curtis' wife Ella chastises him for taking her for granted. That night, Curtis has an extended nightmare where he is married to Madea instead of Ella.
What episode does Curtis try to discourage Madea?
Rather conversely, Curtis became intimidated by Madea and had nightmares about her. In the episode "The Wench Who Saved Christmas", Curtis tries to discourage everyone from having the Christmas spirit.
What is Madea's message?
The Madea films/plays are comedies, but all contain serious themes and are intended to deliver moral messages about issues such as infidelity, spousal abuse and consequences of one's actions.
Where did Madea go to high school?
When she was in her early teens her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia where they lived in the west side. She attended Booker T. Washington High School where she served as a cheerleader.
How many husbands does Madea have?
Madea has had 9 husbands by killing them either by shooting them or poisoning them with sweet potato pie. She has 3 children. Michelle and William's dad is Johnny Simmons, Cora thought that was her dad until Madea's Class Reunion and after madea farewell tour she had another daughter name Denyashya "Madea" Simmons.
Who is Madea's daughter?
Maylee has a daughter, Keisha Griffin, which is Madea's oldest great grandchild. William who is mentioned in Diary of a Mad Black woman the play and movie, Madea's Family Reunion The Movie. He is married to Myrtle Jean and has 3 kids, Helen, Jackie and Gina, also a child who died at birth.
Why did Madea go to Alabama?
In A Madea Christmas the movie, Madea goes with her niece, Eileen, to go to Alabama to surprise Eileen's daughter, Lacey due to her over-bearing, protective mentality . Little does Eileen know, Lacey gets married to a man named Connor whom she met at New York State. Lacey tries to hide the fact that her and Connor are married due to Eileen's bitterness for white men since Lacey's dad left Eileen to be with a white woman.
What is the play Madea Christmas about?
In A Madea Christmas the play, Madea and Aunt Bam help bring a torn family together. Madea has helped lots of people in lots of Tyler Perry Productions. She has even written her own book about her life.
Who is Madea Simmons?
Madea Simmons. Mabel "Madea" Simmons is the matriach and main protagonist of the numerous "Madea" films. She is Ty ler Perry's most famous character. She has 4 brothers, Frederick, Joe, Heathrow, and Willie, who she briefly married and one sister, Irene.She has 3 children, Michelle, William, and Cora. She first appears in in the 1999 play, "I Can Do ...
Who is Madea's adoptive child?
Madea has an adoptive child named Nicki Grady. She also took care of Toni while her mom was in jail (Madea Goes to Jail The Play).
Does Madea have a brother?
She has a niece, Vickie Simmons, who has 2 boys. Her sister, Irene Andrews has a son named Sonny Andrews and a daughter, Victoria Breaux, who has two daughters, Lisa Breaux and Vanessa Breaux Vanessa who has two children named Nima and Jonathan . Madea's brother Joe has 2 children, Brian, an attorney who was married to Debrah has 2 children, ...
Does Joe have a car in Madea's Witness Protection?
Joe is also a pervert. It is questionably possible that Joe has a car (mentioned in Madea's Witness Protection), but this may be Joe being a fool. Joe is also the father of Madea's nephew Brian Simmons.
Does Joe have a son in Boo?
He has been living in Madea's house for a long time. Joe is also a player. Joe seems to have a son, George, as revealed in Madea's Witness Protection and another son named Brian as revealed in Boo!
Overview
Media and entertainment featuring Madea
Madea has appeared in several plays (some of which have been recorded for repeated viewing), fully produced films, a couple of television programs (guest appearances), one book and one animated film. The character made her first appearance in the 1999 play I Can Do Bad All by Myself, later appearing in numerous other plays by Perry, then appearing in films based on those plays.
Fictional biography
Madea was born in Greensburg, Louisiana, on June 26, 1935, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her maiden name is unknown, but it is presumably either Baker or Murphy, the last names of her father and mother, respectively. (Madea was 68 in the first play, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, as well as Madea's Class Reunion. Her ages in the other plays are unknown because they take place between these two plays. In A Madea Homecoming, it is said she is supposed to be 95 years ol…
Reception
In 2009, Entertainment Weekly put the character on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Whether she's going to jail or just opening up a can of whupass, Tyler Perry's Madea is the profane, gun-toting granny you never had but (maybe) wish you did."
On April 1, 2013, Orlando Jones pulled an April Fools' Day prank, informing the public via his Huffington Post account that he would be replacing Perry as Madea. Jones led the public to beli…
Parody and satire
• In the American Dad! episode "Spelling Bee My Baby," Steve Smith deliberately misspelled his words in a spelling bee so as to express his love for Akiko (who was also competing), instead spelling random Tyler Perry/Madea films.
• The character was parodied on The Boondocks episode "Pause", in which a thinly disguised version of Perry named Winston Jerome (voiced by Affion Crockett) plays a similar character to Madea called Ma Duke.
See also
• Cross-gender acting
• Mrs. Brown's Boys
External links
• Tyler Perry official website
Overview
A Madea Homecoming is a 2022 American comedy film produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry and his second film to be released by Netflix. Besides Perry, the film stars Cassi Davis-Patton, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Brandon Black, Gabrielle Dennis, and Brendan O'Carroll. It is the twelfth film in the Madea cinematic universe which tells the story of Madea partaking in her great-grands…
Plot
In Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Brown (David Mann) is getting ready to make a barbecue and he starts putting in too much gasoline, Joe (Tyler Perry) confronts Brown about it but he doesn't listen. Joe then goes to the kitchen where Madea (also played by Tyler Perry) is, and through the window, they see Brown setting himself on fire and he ends up burning a tree in the front yard that Madea just planted.
Cast
• Tyler Perry as:
• Cassi Davis-Patton as Aunt Bam, Madea's cousin
• David Mann as Leroy Brown, a man who was thought to be Cora's biological father until Madea's Big Happy Family
• Tamela Mann as Cora Simmons, Madea's daughter
Production
After originally planning to retire the Madea character after A Madea Family Funeral and Madea's Farewell Play, Tyler Perry later reverted these plans on a joint announcement with Netflix announcing Madea's return to film. Filming took place at Tyler Perry Studios in June 2021.
Release
The film was released on February 25, 2022 by Netflix.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews, most of which were negative. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 36% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.5/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
External links
• A Madea Homecoming on Netflix
• A Madea Homecoming at IMDb