Tamela J. Mann
Tamela Jean Mann (née Johnson; born June 9, 1966) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and actress. Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. She was a featured soloist on several tracks while with Franklin's group, including " Now Behold the Lamb", and " Lean on Me", the latter of which also included Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis, R. Kelly, and Bono. She began her solo career by releasing the albums ''Gotta Keep Movin'' (2005), and ''The Master Plan'' (2009). Her third studio album, '' Best Days'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel albums chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The lead single "Take Me to the King" was a commercial success, earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Her fourth studio album ''One Way'' (2016), also reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart; and spawned the single "God Provides", which won her the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Limestone County, Texas
Limestone County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,146. Its county seat is Groesbeck. The county was created in 1846. History Native Americans Indians friendly to the settlers resided in East Texas before the Kiowa, Apache and Comanche intruded upon their territory. These tribes hunted, farmed the land, and were adept traders. The Tawakoni branch of Wichita Indians originated north of Texas, but migrated south into east Texas. From 1843 onward, the Tawakoni were part of treaties made by both the Republic of Texas and the United States. Tawakoni were also sometimes known as Tehuacana. The Limestone County town of Tehuacana was settled on the former site of a Tehuacana village. The Waco people were also a branch of the Wichita Indians. Fort Parker massacre Arguably the most infamous Indian depredation in Texas took place in Limestone County on May 19, 1836, when an odd alliance of Comanche, Kiowa, Caddo, and Wichita ap ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Take Me To The King
"Take Me to the King" is a song recorded by American recording artist Tamela Mann. "Take Me to the King" was released on June 12, 2012, as the lead single from Mann's third studio album, '' Best Days''. At the 55th Grammy Awards, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Also a huge commercial success, "Take Me to the King" topped the US ''Billboard'' Gospel Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks. Mann performed the song on the 44th GMA Dove Awards The 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Allen Arena. It returned to Nashville, Tennessee after being away for two years. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other ... in October 2013. In 2023, "Take Me to the King" was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications References {{re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mann & Wife
''Mann & Wife'' is an American sitcom that premiered on the digital television network Bounce TV on April 7, 2015. The series stars real-life married couple David Mann and Tamela Mann as newlywed couple Daniel and Toni Mann, who blend their family together after getting married. Both police officer Daniel and teacher Toni have children from previous relationships; Daniel has two boys and Toni has two girls. Toni and her girls move into Daniel's house in Atlanta with Daniel, his sons, and his mother Lorraine (Jo Marie Payton). The blended family must navigate their new lives together. Bounce TV announced the series on May 5, 2014 and the series premiered on April 7, 2015, with the first season consisting of 10 episodes. On June 16, 2015, Bounce TV renewed the series for a second season. On April 13, 2016, the show has been renewed for a third season. The show has yet to be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season. Cast and characters * David Mann as Daniel Mann, a police offic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
''Tyler Perry's Assisted Living'' is an American television sitcom created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered on BET on September 2, 2020. David Mann and Tamela Mann reprised their roles from '' Meet the Browns''. On May 3, 2021, BET announced that the second season would premiere on May 25, 2021. On the same day, it was renewed for a third season, ahead of the second season premiere. The third season premiered on March 23, 2022. On February 28, 2023, it was announced that the fourth season will premiere on March 22, 2023. Plot After losing his job, Jeremy and his family decide to move back to Georgia to help his grandfather, who ends up buying a run-down home for the elderly and becomes way in over his head. Mr. Brown and Cora show up at the right time to be investors and run the retirement home with Vinny. Cast Main * David Mann as Leroy "Mr. Brown" Brown *Tamela Mann as Cora Simmons-Brown * J. Anthony Brown as Vinny *Na'im Lynn as Jeremy *Courtney Nichole as Leah *Ta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meet The Browns (TV Series)
''Meet the Browns'' is an American sitcom created and produced by Tyler Perry. The Initial story of show revolves around Mr. Brown running a senior citizen's home in Decatur, Georgia, with his daughter Cora Simmons, but as the show progresses, this idea is gradually phased out and it becomes a typical family sitcom about a multigenerational clan living under one roof. The show premiered on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 ,and finished its run-on November 18, 2011 on TBS. It is an adaptation of Perry’s play and film of the same name. The show stars David Mann and Tamela Mann, who starred in the stage play and motion picture. It is also a spin-off of '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne''. Production history As season 2 began, Brianne Gould, who played Brianna, was removed from the series for undisclosed reasons. She was replaced by Logan Browning. In the series, Eddie Walker, one of Will's former friends, who was close to molesting Joaquin, became the first on-screen character t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TBS (American TV Channel)
TBS (an abbreviation for Turner Broadcasting System) is an American pay television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It carries a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy, along with some sports events, including Major League Baseball, Stanley Cup playoffs, NCAA men's basketball tournament and professional wrestling show AEW Dynamite. As of September 2018, TBS was received by approximately 90.391 million households that subscribe to a pay television service throughout the United States. TBS was originally established on December 17, 1976, as the national feed of Turner's Atlanta, Georgia, independent television station, WTCG. The decision to begin offering WTCG via satellite transmission to cable and satellite subscribers throughout the United States expanded the small station into the first nationally distributed "superstation." With the assignment of WTBS as the broadcast station's call letters in 1979, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Madea Homecoming
''A Madea Homecoming'' is a 2022 American comedy film produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry and his second film to be released by Netflix. Besides Perry, the film stars Cassi Davis-Patton, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Gabrielle Dennis, and Brendan O'Carroll. It is the twelfth film in the ''Madea'' cinematic universe which tells the story of Madea partaking in her great-grandson's college graduation party as hidden secrets emerge and surprise visitors show up. It was released on February 25, 2022. It is adapted from Perry's stage play ''Madea's Farewell Play'', the first ''Madea'' film to be adapted from a stage play since '' A Madea Christmas''. The film is also a crossover between the ''Madea'' franchise and the Irish sitcom '' Mrs. Brown's Boys''. Plot In Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Brown puts too much gasoline on the barbecue and sets himself on fire. Other family members are getting ready for Tim's graduation celebration. Cora arrives with groceries and talks about how plac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madea's Big Happy Family
''Madea's Big Happy Family'' is a 2010 American stage play created, produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam. The play also marks the debut appearance of Aunt Bam played by Davis. Perry began writing the show after the death of his mother Willie Maxine Perry on December 8, 2009. The main character of Shirley is based on her. The live performance released on DVD (November 23, 2010) was recorded live in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on July 16 - 17, 2010. Plot Shirley ( Chandra Currelley-Young), accompanied by Aunt Bam ( Cassi Davis), visits Dr. Frank Wallace (Omarr Dixon). Dr. Wallace tells Shirley that her cancer is active and she might have 4–6 weeks left. Later, Aunt Bam tells Shirley that she invited Madea to come over and help her when she tells her children the news. The scene later switches to the house where Joyce (Cheryl Pepsii Riley) shows up and informs Shirley that s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madea Goes To Jail
''Madea Goes to Jail'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play, and starring Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, RonReaco Lee, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito, and Viola Davis. The film tells the story of Madea going to prison for her uncontrollable anger management problems as she befriends a young incarcerated prostitute that an assistant district attorney knows since college. The film was released on February 20, 2009. It is the fourth film in the ''Madea'' cinematic universe as it follows up from the cameo appearance of Madea in the previous film '' Meet the Browns'' and it features Cora and Mr. Brown from that film. ''Madea Goes to Jail'' received negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $90.5 million worldwide against a $17.5 million budget. Plot After a high-speed freeway police chase (seen in '' Meet the Browns'') results in Madea (Tyler Perry) being pull ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meet The Browns (film)
''Meet the Browns'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry and is the third film in the ''Madea'' cinematic universe. It was written and directed by Tyler Perry with Ruben Cannon helping with the writing, and starring Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, Frankie Faison, Jenifer Lewis, Lance Gross, Sofía Vergara, Lamman Rucker, Tamela Mann, Tyler Perry, and introducing David Mann as Leroy Brown. The film tells the story of a struggling single mother from Chicago who takes her children to Georgia to attend her long-lost father's funeral and meets the relatives she didn't know she had. The film was met with mixed reviews. Plot In Chicago, Brenda Brown-Davis is the struggling single mother of Mike Jr., Lena, and Tosha. She receives a letter telling her that the father she has never met has died and his funeral will be in Georgia. The same day, the plant where she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diary Of A Mad Black Woman
''Diary of a Mad Black Woman'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Darren Grant and written by Tyler Perry. Inspired by the play of the same name, it marks the debut feature film of Perry, in addition to being the first entry in the Madea film franchise. The film stars Perry alongside Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, and Cicely Tyson. The film tells the story of a woman who is thrown out of her house by her husband on their 18th wedding anniversary as she moves in with her grandmother. This was the only Tyler Perry scripted film not to be directed by Tyler Perry. Filming began on July 21, 2004 in Atlanta and Fairburn, Georgia. ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman'' was released theatrically by Lionsgate Films on February 25, 2005. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, but it was a box office success, having grossed $50.7 million worldwide against a $5.5 million budget. The sequel, ''Madea's Family Reunion'', was released on February 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr., September 13, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of the Madea character, a tough elderly woman. Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays. Many of his stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as feature films. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. He also developed several television series, most notably ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', which ran for eight seasons on TBS (American TV channel), TBS from 2006 to 2012. In 2011, ''Forbes'' listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning US$130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. In 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The partnership was largely for the sake of bringing Television show#Scripted entertainment, scripted television to OWN, b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |