ДЄccording to A Madea Christmas: The Play, Madea's mother, 'Big Mabel' Murphy was a hooker during Madea's childhood and was not at all religious. Madea has stated that although her family didn't have much, they had love. Madea was brought up in poverty and grew up living in a shotgun house with her parents and siblings. In 'I Can Do Bad All by Myself,' she reveals she once lived in Cleveland, Alabama, but later returned to Atlanta. Her ages in the other plays are unknown because they take place between these two plays, In вЂњ A Madea HomecomingвЂќ it is said sheвЂ™s supposed to somehow be 95 years old but she's really 86. (Madea was 68 in the first play, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, as well as Madea's Class Reunion. Her maiden name is unknown, but it is presumably either Baker or Murphy as they were the last names of her father and mother, respectively. Madea was born in Greensburg, Louisiana, on June 26, 1935, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. 2.3.3 Love Thy Neighbor (guest appearance)ДЇictional biography Early years.2.3.1 House of Payne (guest appearances).2 Media and entertainment featuring Madea.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. 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'. 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. Madea is based on Perry's mother and his aunt. She is described as an elderly and tough African-American woman. Mabel 'Madea' Earlene Simmons (nГ©e Baker/Murphy) is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. Talent deals for the film were negotiated on behalf of Lionsgate by Robert Melnik, EVP of Business and Legal Affairs. Levy is represented by Anonymous Content and ICM. Perry is represented by WME and attorney Matt JohnsonВ from Ziffren Brittenham. His third television show, вЂњFor Better or WorseвЂќ debuted on TBS in November. Perry also produces two hit television shows,В вЂњTyler PerryвЂ™s House of PayneвЂќВ and its spinoff,В вЂњMeet The Browns,вЂќ which are distributed by LionsgateвЂ™s Debmar-Mercury and continue to establish new standards of distribution and syndication success. GOOD DEEDS, starring Perry with Thandie Newton,В will be released by Lionsgate this February 24 th, with THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR in theaters on July 27 th, 2012. PerryвЂ™s theatrical releases for Lionsgate have grossed more thanВ $572 million at the North American box office alone, and his films, stage plays and DVDs are all distributed by the company. The film is being produced under PerryвЂ™s ongoing first look partnership with Lionsgate. Perry wrote the script, is directing and producing the film, and will reprise three of his best loved roles вЂ“ as tough talking grandma Madea, as MadeaвЂ™s indelicate cousin Joe, and as plain-spoken attorney Brian, who places the family with Madea, resulting in the hilarious scenario that unfolds under her roof. The announcement was made by Perry with Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger,Д¬omic legend Eugene Levy (the AMERICAN PIE franchise, BEST IN SHOW) stars in the film as George, a high level CFO at the center of a Ponzi scheme in New York City who is enrolled in the Witness Protection program along with his family in the one place that absolutely no one will think to look for them: MadeaвЂ™s house down South. The film marks the prolific filmmaker and multi-media tycoonвЂ™s 14 th feature film production with Lionsgate in seven years. SANTA MONICA вЂ“ Lionsgate, a leading global entertainment company, together with Tyler Perry, today announced the commencement of production of MADEAвЂ™S WITNESS PROTECTION.

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