Madea

I just got turned onto Tyler Perry. I had never heard of him or of Madea.

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a fictional character created by writer/director Tyler Perry. Based on Perry's mother and aunt, Madea is an aggressive, grey haired, bespectacled African American matriarch. She will argue with anyone, she also has the very frequent tendency to threaten people by pulling a gun out of her purse, and she has a penchant for her unique pronunciation and enunciation of words as reflected in her tag lines, "I oughta punch chur in da face!" and "Get that man a hat!"

She is part of a large family, with many children and grandchildren. Her name is spelled variously as "Mabel" and "Mable," probably in order to confuse government authorities and others when applying for jobs, getting credit cards, etc. Madea is portrayed by Tyler Perry himself in both the films and plays.

This is really unique work. It is funny and teaches very valuable lessons about modern society. I recommend that you check out his DVDs.
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