Tyler Perry is pulling triple duty once again for the newest addition to his "Madea" franchise, and he's bringing the whole family with him. It's been a minute since we've seen Madea on our screens.

Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons is back, but don't call it a second act. According to Tyler Perry, the mind and face behind the grits-slinging, gun-toting, foul-mouthed grandmother, this is more like ...

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 ...