Back View of the Wedding Dress From Madea's Family Reunion
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| Created by | Tyler Perry |
| Portrayed by | Tyler Perry |
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| Total name | Mabel Earlene Simmons |
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Mabel "Madea" Earlene Simmons (née Baker/Potato) is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. She is described as an elderly and tough African-American adult female.[1]
Madea is based on Perry'southward 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 brand sure the ambulance got in that location in fourth dimension to make sure they could ready your arm dorsum".[2]
The Madea films/plays are comedies, only all contain serious themes and are intended to deliver moral messages about issues such as infidelity, spousal abuse and consequences of one'southward actions.
Fictional biography [edit]
Early on years [edit]
Madea was born in Greensburg, Louisiana,[3] on June 26, 1935, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her maiden name is unknown, simply it is presumably either Bakery or Potato as they were the last names of her father and female parent, respectively. (Madea was 68 in the first play, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, too equally Madea's Class Reunion. Her ages in the other plays are unknown because they take identify between these 2 plays, and there'southward no continuity offered.) In "I Can Exercise Bad All by Myself," she reveals she once lived in Cleveland, Ohio, but afterwards returned to Atlanta. Madea was a hooker and a stripper.
Madea was brought up in poverty and grew upwardly living in a shotgun firm with her parents and siblings. Madea has stated that although her family unit didn't have much, they had love.[4]
Co-ordinate to A Madea Christmas: The Play, Madea's female parent, "Large Mabel" Murphy, was a hooker during Madea'southward childhood and was not at all religious. As a upshot, Madea grew up with piddling knowledge of religion (every bit an elderly adult female, Madea has a tendency to misquote the Bible).
When she was in her early on teens her family unit moved to Atlanta, Georgia where they lived in the west side. She attended Booker T. Washington High School where she served as a cheerleader. It is unknown where and when she met her outset husband, Johnny. Madea and Johnny ended up having their start child, Michelle as young teens maybe 15 or xvi. Then when Madea was 18 she got pregnant again with her other daughter, Cora who is the result of a one-night stand Madea had with an unknown man then this makes Johnny not the father of Cora. Then sometime afterwards Madea and Johnny had a son, William. Then presently all her children concluded up married and having kids. Madea and Johnny had to enhance two of their grandchildren, Maylee and Vianne, after their daughter'southward death due to her drug habit.
Criminal background [edit]
Madea's criminal record began at age ix with a accuse of theft. She was charged with her first felony at this age, and her crimes began progressing to illegal gambling at age xviii, which afterward evolved into check fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud (related to her nine deceased husbands), assault, attempted murder, and vehicle theft.
In Diary of a Mad Blackness Woman alone, Madea and her granddaughter Helen McCarter were both charged with "criminal trespassing, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a handgun, assault with a deadly weapon, [driving on a] suspended license, expired registration, reckless driving, and a broken taillight", which caused Judge Mablean Ephriam to place Madea on house arrest, while her granddaughter was bailed for $5,000.
In Madea'south Family Reunion, Madea got brought before Judge Ephriam after she removed her ankle monitor to become Joe some medicine in violation of her house arrest. Brian persuaded Madea to have Judge Ephraim'south offering to go the foster mother of Nikki Grady.
In Meet the Browns, she was arrested for failure to cease at a ruddy calorie-free which led to a loftier speed chase, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer while Joe fled the surface area claiming that Madea kidnappeed him.
In Madea Goes to Jail, Madea was placed under acrimony management past Judge Ephriam that was overseen by Phil McGraw in light of the car hunt and the police officers declining to read Madea her Miranda rights. She was arrested once more for damaging a woman's car in the parking lot of the Big Kmart and was sentence v to 10 years in prison past Guess Greg Mathis. When assistant district chaser Josh Hardaway exposes the fraud, tampering, and false document providing done by assistant district chaser Linda Davis, this led to a protest demanding the release of Madea and those that Linda prosecuted which is even talked about on The View every bit a lot of media outlets classified them every bit the Georgia Seven. Following the full investigation the sentences of Madea, Candace Washington-Collins, Bernice Davis, Ida Mae Jones, Takeda Matthews, Andrea Thomas, and Elizabeth Bryant were overturned and they were released from prison.
In the animated film Madea'south Tough Love, Madea got arrested for excessive harm to public property (which she unintentionally committed while chasing after two unruly skateboarders that offended an one-time lady), two bench warrants, 25 unpaid parking tickets, and an unpaid speeding ticket. Madea is sentenced by Judge Michaels to customs service guiding the immature souls at the Moms Mabley Youth Heart where a special monitor is placed on her to make sure she does her job as Officers Fred and Frank are assigned to keep an center on Madea. After Madea gets into an atmospherics with mayoral candidate Betsy Vacation, Judge Michaels has Madea fulfill the rest of her judgement under house arrest much to the dismay of Joe.
Media and amusement featuring Madea [edit]
Madea has appeared in several plays (some of which take been recorded for repeated viewing), fully produced films, a couple of television receiver programs (guest appearances), one volume and i animated motion picture. The graphic symbol made her first appearance in the 1999 play I Tin Practice Bad All past Myself, later on appearing in numerous other plays by Perry, then actualization in films based on those plays.
Plays (including recorded plays) [edit]
- I Can Do Bad All by Myself—1999
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman—2001
- Madea'due south Family unit Reunion—2002
- Madea's Class Reunion—2003
- Madea Goes to Jail—2005
- Madea's Big Happy Family—2010
- A Madea Christmas—2011
- Madea Gets a Chore—2012
- Madea's Neighbors from Hell—2013
- Madea on the Run—2015
- Madea'south Farewell—2019
Films [edit]
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman—2005 (themes: adultery, hurt, revenge, forgiveness)
- Madea'due south Family unit Reunion—2006 (themes: spousal abuse, women standing up for themselves)
- Meet the Browns (cameo)—2008
- Madea Goes to Jail—2009 (themes: prostitution, addiction, forgiveness)
- I Can Practice Bad All by Myself (cameo)—2009
- Madea's Large Happy Family—2011 (themes: marital conflict, family secrets, death)
- Madea'due south Witness Protection—2012 (themes, aside from one-act: family relationships)
- A Madea Christmas—2013 (themes: racism, bullying, religion in the public sphere)
- Boo! A Madea Halloween—2016 (themes: teenage rebellion)
- Boo 2! A Madea Halloween—2017 (themes: consequences of actions)
- A Madea Family Funeral—2019[5] (themes: adultery, taking responsibility, racism)
- A Madea Homecoming—2022[6] (themes: family unit, the stigma confronting homosexuality, feelings towards police by black community)
Blithe film [edit]
- Madea's Tough Love—2015
Tv set series [edit]
House of Payne (invitee appearances) [edit]
In the TBS comedy-drama Business firm of Payne pilot episode "Bully and the Beast", Madea was the foster mother of Nikki. She factored into the plot through a school altercation betwixt her adopted girl and Curtis Payne's peachy-nephew Malik. Curtis takes a detail disliking to Madea who is non in the to the lowest degree bit intimidated by Curtis at all. Rather conversely, Curtis became intimidated by Madea and had nightmares about her.[vii]
In the episode "The Wench Who Saved Christmas", Curtis tries to discourage anybody from having the Christmas spirit. He later fell asleep and dreamt that Madea was the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. In this form, she tried to teach him a lesson most his killjoy beliefs.[8]
In the episode "Married woman 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.[9]
Meet the Browns (mentioned) [edit]
On some other TBS serial, Meet the Browns, Mable is said to be the mother of Cora Simmons as a result of a one-nighttime stand with the bear witness'south lead character. She is an unseen grapheme throughout the serial.[ten]
Dearest Thy Neighbour (guest appearance) [edit]
On January 21, 2015, Madea made a special guest advent in the Oprah Winfrey Network comedy series, Honey Thy Neighbor. The episode titled "Madea'south Force per unit area Is Up" aired as part of the tertiary season of Love Thy Neighbour.
Miscellaneous [edit]
In a commercial for BET+, Tyler Perry explained this streaming service to Madea and Joe at the time when they were arguing on what to watch on TV.[11]
Cast and characters [edit]
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| Character | Films | Television series | |||||||||||||||
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| Diary of a Mad Blackness Woman | Madea'due south Family unit Reunion | Meet the Browns | Madea Goes to Jail | I Can Do Bad All past Myself | Madea's Big Happy Family | Madea'due south Witness Protection | A Madea Christmas | Madea's Tough Love | Boo! A Madea Halloween | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | A Madea Family Funeral | Business firm of Payne | Meet the Browns | Love Thy Neighbor | The Paynes | Assisted Living | |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2007–2012, 2020–present | 2009–2011 | 2013–2017 | 2018 | 2020–nowadays | ||
| Mabel "Madea" Simmons | Tyler Perry | Tyler PerryC | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | Tyler PerryP | Tyler Perry | Tyler PerryP | ||||||||||
| Uncle Joe | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian | |||||||||||||||||
| Mr. Leroy Brown | David Mann | David Isle of mann | David Isle of mann | David Mann | |||||||||||||
| Cora Simmons | Tamela Isle of mann | Tamela Mann | Tamela Isle of mann | Tamela Isle of man | Tamela Mann | ||||||||||||
| Ella Payne (née Williams) Betty Ann "Aunt Bam" Irish potato Sarah | Cassi Davis | Cassi Davis | |||||||||||||||
| Curtis Payne Bus Commuter | LaVan Davis | LaVan Davis | |||||||||||||||
| Hattie Mae Love | Patrice Lovely | Patrice Lovely | Patrice Lovely | ||||||||||||||
| Myrtle Simmons | Cicely Tyson | ||||||||||||||||
| Will Brown | Lamman Rucker | Lamman Rucker | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Brown Calvin Payne | Lance Gross | Lance Gross | Lance Gross | ||||||||||||||
| Nikki Grady-Simmons | Keke Palmer | Keke Palmer | |||||||||||||||
| Tiffany | Tiffany Evans | Diamond White | |||||||||||||||
Book [edit]
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Perry wrote the book in the character's persona. The book was published on April xi, 2006.
Reception [edit]
In 2009, Entertainment Weekly put the character on its finish-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, proverb, "Whether she's going to jail or just opening up a tin can of whupass, Tyler Perry'due south Madea is the profane, gun-toting granny you lot never had but (maybe) wish yous did."[12]
On April ane, 2013, Orlando Jones pulled an April Fools' Day prank, informing the public via his Huffington Postal service account that he would exist replacing Perry as Madea. Jones led the public to believe that the decision had come amid Perry's prior obligations, assisting Oprah Winfrey with her struggling Own network. As role of the prank, Jones released a photo of himself to the public in which he was impersonating Madea. In addition, he incorporated several pretend quotes seemingly issued by Perry, both acknowledging the news and giving Jones his blessing to continue on with the grapheme. Unaware of the prank, fans responded with outrage and criticism. As result of increasing outcries from fans, Perry informed the public on April 15, 2013, that the news was untrue. Perry was quoted equally stating "That was an April Fool'southward joke that HE did. Not true. And not funny. When I'm done with Madea, she is done."[xiii]
Perry has been defendant of minstrelsy and playing into black stereotypes with the Madea character, most notably by fellow blackness director Spike Lee. Perry's argument with Lee dates back to a 2009 interview in which Lee referred to Perry's films as "coonery buffoonery".[xiv] Lee equated the Madea movies with the erstwhile-fourth dimension minstrel shows which lampooned black people as dim-witted, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious and happy-become-lucky,[15] [16] and further stated that if a white director fabricated a movie depicting black people in such a manner he would be ostracized.[fourteen] Perry responded by stating that his films were meant as entertainment and should not be taken so seriously, proverb, "I am sick of him talking well-nigh me. I am ill of him saying, 'This is a coon, this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking nigh blackness people going to come across movies. This is what he said: 'You lot vote by what you see'—every bit if black people don't know what they want to see. I am sick of him. He talked about Whoopi, he talked about Oprah, he talked most me, he talked about Clint Eastwood. Spike needs to shut the hell up!"[17] Perry has been criticized for stereotyping blackness femininity using black masculinity.[18] Some critics believe that the characterization of Madea, in improver to other black women featured in Madea films, works to legitimize harmful and dissentious stereotypes. There is growing concern around these depictions of black every bit critics believe they can have a negative impact on how black women see themselves in society and how they are perceived past others.[19] In addition, Tyler Perry's role equally Madea has received criticism due to some viewing his cross-gender interim as a misappropriation of elevate culture. Critics accept alleged Tyler Perry perpetuates patriarchal ideology through his characterization of Madea and her interactions with other protagonists.[20]
Parody and satire [edit]
- In the American Dad! episode "Spelling Bee My Infant," 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.[21]
- The character was parodied on The Boondocks episode "Pause", in which a thinly bearded version of Perry named Winston Jerome (voiced by Affion Crockett) plays a similar character to Madea called Ma Duke.[22]
- In early December 2012, Madea was parodied on Sat Night Live by actor Jamie Foxx.[23]
See also [edit]
- Cross-gender acting
- Mrs. Brownish's Boys
References [edit]
- ^ Austerlitz, Saul (2010). Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film One-act . Chicago Review Press. p. 444. ISBN9781556529511 . Retrieved 2012-12-xxx .
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- ^ "Tyler Perry Transforms: From Madea To Family Man". NPR. 2012-10-fifteen. Retrieved 2013-01-17 .
- ^ Parks, Sheri (23 March 2010). Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Civilisation - Sheri Parks - Google Books. ISBN9780345512598 . Retrieved 2013-01-08 .
- ^ Perry, Tyler (vi February 2007). Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited ... - Tyler Perry - Google Books. ISBN9781101218037 . Retrieved 2013-01-08 .
- ^ McNary, Dave (22 June 2017). "Two Tyler Perry Movies Get 2018 Release Dates".
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 8, 2021). "Tyler Perry Brings Madea Out Of Retirement For New Netflix Motion picture". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Vol. 1: Episodes ane-twenty [3 Discs] - DVD". Bestbuy.com. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2013-01-23 .
- ^ "Preview: Tyler Perry's Madea visits House of Payne - Today's News: Our Accept". TVGuide.com. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2013-01-23 .
- ^ TV.com (2008-05-08). "Tyler Perry's House Of Payne - Season iv, Episode 1: Wife Bandy". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-01-23 .
- ^ "See the Browns Television prove | canceled + renewed TV shows". TV Series Finale. 2011-eleven-18. Retrieved 2013-01-23 .
- ^ "BET+ TV Spot, 'Don't Contend over Television' Featuring Tyler Perry".
- ^ Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "The 100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, Albums, Books, Characters, Scenes, Episodes, Songs, Dresses, Music Videos, and Trends That Entertained Us Over the Past 10 Years". Entertainment Weekly. (1079/1080):74-84
- ^ Scott, Tracy. "Tyler Perry calls Orlando Jones' news 'not truthful and non funny'". S2SMagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2013-04-16 .
- ^ a b Spike Lee on Blackness Enterprise. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-12-29 – via YouTube.
- ^ The Coon Grapheme, Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Ferris State University. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ John Kenrick, A History of the Musical: Minstrel Shows, musicals101.com. 1996, revised 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (2011-04-xx). "Madea'south Tyler Perry Blasts Fasten Lee: 'Spike Tin Go Directly to Hell!'". Movieline. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
- ^ Copeland, Kameron J. (2017-03-01). "From New Black Realism to Tyler Perry: The Characterizations of Black Masculinity in Tyler Perry's Romantic Storylines". The Journal of Men'southward Studies. 25 (1): 70–91. doi:10.1177/1060826516641096. ISSN 1060-8265. S2CID 147315914.
- ^ McKoy, Briana (2012). "Tyler Perry and The Weight of Misrepresentation". McNair Scholars Research Journal.
- ^ Lyle, Timothy (2011). ""CHECK WITH YO' Man Outset; CHECK WITH YO' Man": Tyler Perry Appropriates Drag as a Tool to Re-Broadcast Patriarchal Ideology". Callaloo. 34 (3): 943–958. doi:10.1353/cal.2011.0135. ISSN 0161-2492. JSTOR 41243201. S2CID 146524264.
- ^ McFarland, Kevin (2013-04-29). ""The Full Cognitive Redaction Of Avery Bullock By The Coward Stan Smith" | American Dad | TV Social club | TV". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2013-05-25 .
- ^ Braxton, Greg (2010-06-21). "Aaron McGruder's Boondocks' lampoons Tyler Perry". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-06-22 .
- ^ McGlynn, Katla (2012-12-09). "Tyler Perry's Madea Meets 'Alex Cross' On Jamie Foxx 'SNL' Episode (Video)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08 .
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