Tyler Perry is the star of your Sunday night movie, appearing in his most famous role: Madea. The ninth Madea film, Boo! A Madea Halloween, airs this Sunday at 20:05 on M-Net – just in time for the sequel, which will be released on the big screen this month. It will also get you in the mood for Halloween and our Shocktober festival on M-Net Movies Action+.
Before you tune in for screams of laughter and terror, learn a little more about the sharp-tongued, no-nonsense Madea.
- Madea is a Southern contraction of "mother dear".
- Her full name is Mabel "Madea" Simmons.
- She was created by Tyler Perry, who also portrays her on stage and screen.
- Her first appearance was on stage in the play I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Her first film appearance was in Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
- There are eleven Madea plays.
- She has appeared in ten films and has two more coming soon: Boo 2! A Madea Halloween this year and A Madea Family Funeral in 2018.
- Madea's Witness Protection was the first Madea movie not adapted from a play.
- Madea has appeared in episodes of House of Payne, Meet the Browns, and Love Thy Neighbour.
- The character has been parodied on Saturday Night Live and South Park.
- She even has a book: Don’t Make a Black Woman Take off her Earrings was written by Tyler Perry as Madea.
Watch her in Boo! A Madea Halloween, your Sunday night movie on 8 October at 20:05 on M-Net. Watch the trailer here.
Learn more about Shocktober on M-Net Movies Action+ channel 106 here.