“Madea” Celebrates 20 Years on Screen
Tyler Perry trippin’ as Madea in “Madea’s Destination Wedding,” from Netflix
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“Madea” Celebrates 20 Years on Screen

Tyler Perry’s sass-talking, purse-swinging African-American female dynamo is having a birthday. So blow out the candles and make a wish for more Madea.

By Peter Travers
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