Madea information

Madea
Madea
	Madea serving time in prison for committing a series of crimes as seen in Madea Goes to Jail
First appearance	I Can Do Bad All by Myself (stage play, 1999); Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film, 2005);
Created by	Tyler Perry
Portrayed by	Tyler Perry
In-universe information
Full name	Mabel Earlene Simmons
Family	"Big Mabel" Murphy (mother); Fredrick Baker, Sr. (father); Joe (brother; films); Fredrick (brother); Irene (sister; Madea's Family Reunion The Play); Willie Humphrey (brother); Heathrow (brother);
Spouse	Johnny Simmons;
Children	Michelle Simmons; William Simmons; Cora Jean Simmons (play and films); Myrtle Simmons (daughter-in-law; both versions of Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Nikki Grady-Simmons (adopted; Madea's Family Reunion The Film);
Relatives	Helen McCarter (granddaughter; both versions of Diary of Mad Black Woman); Jackie (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play); Gina (granddaughter); Vianne (granddaughter; I Can Do Bad All By Myself The Play); Maylee (granddaughter; I Can Do Bad All By Myself The Play); Lisa (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play); Tina (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play); Darlene (granddaughter; Madea's Farewell); Laura (granddaughter; A Madea Homecoming); Ellie (granddaughter; A Madea Homecoming); Robin (granddaughter; Madea's Farewell); Charles McCarter (grandson-in-law); Orlando (grandson-in-law); Keisha (great-granddaughter); Shemar (great-granddaughter); Malik (great-grandson; Madea's Farewell); Titi (great-granddaughter; Madea's Farewell); Timothy (great-grandson; A Madea Homecoming); Ruby (aunt; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Vickie (niece); Shirley (niece; Madea's Big Happy Family); Angela (niece); Eileen Murphy (niece; A Madea Christmas The Film); Sonny (nephew; Madea Goes to Jail The Play); Brian (nephew; films); Donna (niece; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Victoria Breaux (niece; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Vianne (niece; A Madea Family Funeral); Isaac (nephew; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Anthony (nephew-in-law; A Madea Family Funeral); Mike (grandnephew); Tiffany (grandniece; films); BJ (grandnephew; films); Lisa Breaux (grandniece; Madea's Family Reunion The Movie); Vanessa Breaux-Henderson (grandniece; Madea's Family Reunion The Movie); Nima (great-grandniece); Jonathan (great-grandnephew); AJ (grandnephew; A Madea Family Funeral); Silvia (grandniece; A Madea Family Funeral); Jesse (grandnephew; A Madea Family Funeral); Jason (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family The Play); Calvin (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film); Harold (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family); Will (grandnephew-in-law); Carol (grandniece-in-law); Lacey Murphy (grandniece; A Madea Christmas The Film); Kimberly (grandniece; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film); Tammy (grandniece; Madea's Big Happy Family The Play); Byron (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family); H.J. (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film); Will (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film); C.J. (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film); Sarah (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); May (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Pete (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Isaac Sr. (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Grover (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film); Aunt Bam (cousin; both plays and films);

Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. She is portrayed as a tough, street-smart elderly African-American woman.^[1]

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. She would beat the hell out of you but make sure the ambulance got there in time to make sure they could set your arm back because the love was there inside all of it".^[2]

The Madea films and 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.

Madea also appears outside of her movie universe in two sketches on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, in one occasion as the White House Press Secretary and the second cameo as herself, always aside Fallon's impression of then president Donald Trump.^[3]^[4]

^ Austerlitz, Saul (2010). Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. Chicago Review Press. p. 444. ISBN 9781556529511. Retrieved 2012-12-30. Madea avenging.
^ "Tyler Perry Transforms: From Madea To Family Man". NPR. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
^ "Tyler Perry's Madea is Trump's new White House Communication Director on 'The Tonight Show'". Yahoo Entertainment. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
^ Sedmak, Ryan (2016-10-10). "Jimmy Fallon cracks up as Trump calling Tyler Perry's Madea". Mashable. Retrieved 2023-11-01.

[google1-1] Austerlitz, Saul (2010). Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. Chicago Review Press. p. 444. ISBN 9781556529511. Retrieved 2012-12-30. Madea avenging.

[2] "Tyler Perry Transforms: From Madea To Family Man". NPR. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

[3] "Tyler Perry's Madea is Trump's new White House Communication Director on 'The Tonight Show'". Yahoo Entertainment. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-01.

[4] Sedmak, Ryan (2016-10-10). "Jimmy Fallon cracks up as Trump calling Tyler Perry's Madea". Mashable. Retrieved 2023-11-01.

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Madea
Madea serving time in prison for committing a series of crimes as seen in Madea Goes to Jail
First appearance	I Can Do Bad All by Myself (stage play, 1999) Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film, 2005)
Created by	Tyler Perry
Portrayed by	Tyler Perry
In-universe information
Full name	Mabel Earlene Simmons
Family	"Big Mabel" Murphy (mother) Fredrick Baker, Sr. (father) Joe (brother; films) Fredrick (brother) Irene (sister; Madea's Family Reunion The Play) Willie Humphrey (brother) Heathrow (brother)
Spouse	Johnny Simmons
Children	Michelle Simmons William Simmons Cora Jean Simmons (play and films) Myrtle Simmons (daughter-in-law; both versions of Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Nikki Grady-Simmons (adopted; Madea's Family Reunion The Film)
Relatives	Helen McCarter (granddaughter; both versions of Diary of Mad Black Woman) Jackie (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play) Gina (granddaughter) Vianne (granddaughter; I Can Do Bad All By Myself The Play) Maylee (granddaughter; I Can Do Bad All By Myself The Play) Lisa (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play) Tina (granddaughter; Madea's Family Reunion The Play) Darlene (granddaughter; Madea's Farewell) Laura (granddaughter; A Madea Homecoming) Ellie (granddaughter; A Madea Homecoming) Robin (granddaughter; Madea's Farewell) Charles McCarter (grandson-in-law) Orlando (grandson-in-law) Keisha (great-granddaughter) Shemar (great-granddaughter) Malik (great-grandson; Madea's Farewell) Titi (great-granddaughter; Madea's Farewell) Timothy (great-grandson; A Madea Homecoming) Ruby (aunt; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Vickie (niece) Shirley (niece; Madea's Big Happy Family) Angela (niece) Eileen Murphy (niece; A Madea Christmas The Film) Sonny (nephew; Madea Goes to Jail The Play) Brian (nephew; films) Donna (niece; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Victoria Breaux (niece; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Vianne (niece; A Madea Family Funeral) Isaac (nephew; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Anthony (nephew-in-law; A Madea Family Funeral) Mike (grandnephew) Tiffany (grandniece; films) BJ (grandnephew; films) Lisa Breaux (grandniece; Madea's Family Reunion The Movie) Vanessa Breaux-Henderson (grandniece; Madea's Family Reunion The Movie) Nima (great-grandniece) Jonathan (great-grandnephew) AJ (grandnephew; A Madea Family Funeral) Silvia (grandniece; A Madea Family Funeral) Jesse (grandnephew; A Madea Family Funeral) Jason (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family The Play) Calvin (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film) Harold (grandnephew-in-law; Madea's Big Happy Family) Will (grandnephew-in-law) Carol (grandniece-in-law) Lacey Murphy (grandniece; A Madea Christmas The Film) Kimberly (grandniece; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film) Tammy (grandniece; Madea's Big Happy Family The Play) Byron (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family) H.J. (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film) Will (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film) C.J. (great-grandnephew; Madea's Big Happy Family The Film) Sarah (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) May (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Pete (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Isaac Sr. (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Grover (cousin; Madea's Family Reunion The Film) Aunt Bam (cousin; both plays and films)