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David Mann

David Mann

Birthday: 1966-08-07 | Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

David Anthony Mann Sr. (born August 7, 1966) is an American actor and gospel singer who has starred in several Tyler Perry plays including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, What's Done in the Dark, and Madea's Farewell Play. His character Mr. (Leroy) Brown is the father of Madea's daughter Cora (played by his real life wife, Tamela Mann). He reprised his role in the Tyler Perry films Meet the Browns, Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Big Happy Family, and A Madea Homecoming, as well as the TBS sitcom spinoff Meet the Browns. He and his wife also starred in the Bounce Network sitcom Mann and Wife. He voices Mr. Nezzer on TBN's .The VeggieTales Show. He has been married to actress/singer 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Madea's Destination Wedding

as    Mr. Brown

2022
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

as    Mr. Brown

2021
Soul Santa

as    Nicky / Santa

2020
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play

as    Mr. Leroy S. Brown

2019
The VeggieTales Show

as    Mr. Nezzer (voice)

2019
VeggieTales: The Best Christmas Gift

as    Mr. Nezzer (voice)

2018
Merry Wishmas

as    Jessie Jenkins

2015
Mann & Wife

as    Daniel Mann

2013
The Ultimate Life

as    Hobo Joe

2011
Madea's Big Happy Family

as    Brown

2009
Madea Goes to Jail

as    Mr. Brown

2008
Meet the Browns

as    Leroy Brown

2005
2003
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play

as    Mr. Leroy S. Brown

2003
Whatcha Lookin' 4

as    Self