David Mann Sr.
Mann in 2018
Born (1966-08-07) August 7, 1966[1]
Fort Worth, Texas, US
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1992—present
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
Children4

David Anthony Mann Sr. (born August 7, 1966) is an American actor and gospel singer who has starred in many Tyler Perry plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the Dark. His character Mr. Brown is the father of Madea's daughter Cora (played by his real life wife, Tamela Mann). Mann also reprised his role as the character in the films Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Big Happy Family, and A Madea Homecoming. [1]

Mann was born in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He has been married to Tamela Mann since 1988; they were both previous members of Kirk Franklin's vocal ensemble "The Family" before working with Tyler Perry. In 2018, he and Tamela recorded a romantic soul album together called Us Against the World.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Meet the Browns Leroy Brown
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Leroy Brown
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family Leroy Brown
2013 The Ultimate Life Hobo Joe
2014 First Impression Pastor Johnson
2018 Merry Wish-Mas Jessie Jenkins Also producer
2021 Soul Santa Also executive producer
2022 A Madea Homecoming Leroy Brown

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007-2008 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Leroy Brown Recurring role, 5 episodes
2009-2011 Meet the Browns Leroy Brown Series regular, 140 episodes
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2011)
2013 In the Meantime Frankie Television film
2015-2017 Mann & Wife Daniel Mann Series regular, 30 episodes, also executive producer
2015-2016 It's a Mann's World Himself Reality series, 20 episodes
2017 The Manns Himself Reality series, 10 episodes
2019-2021 The VeggieTales Show Mr. Nezzer Voice, 13 episodes
role shared with Phil Vischer
2020–present Tyler Perry's Assisted Living Leroy Brown Series regular

Discography

  • Mr. Brown's Good Ol' Time Church[2] (2007)
  • The Master Plan: Special Edition (with wife, Tamela Mann)[3] (2010)
  • Us Against The World: The Love Project (2018)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Mann Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Brown's Good Ol' Time Church". April 26, 2016 – via Amazon.
  3. ↑ "The Master Plan". April 26, 2016 – via Amazon.
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