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Perry). Madea takes Helen in and helps her get back on her feet, to the dismay of Madea's brother, Joe (also Tyler Perry). Joe's son, Brian (also Tyler Perry), acts as Madea and Helen's attorney after Charles and Brenda catch the pair breaking into and vandalizing Charles's mansion. Because Madea is a repeat offender, Judge Mablean Ephriam places her under house arrest and sets a $5,000 property or cash bond for Helen. Brian kicks his addict wife, Debrah (Tamara Taylor), out of their home. This causes him to have a strained relationship with his daughter, Tiffany (Tiffany Evans), who wants
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Madea's Family Reunion Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Madea. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". The independent film was produced by Lionsgate. After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates the terms of her house arrest (which she was subjected to in the previous film), the judge orders her to
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to be desired as a film." Metacritic gives the film a score of 45% based on reviews from 18 critics. Madea's Family Reunion Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Madea. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". The independent film was produced by Lionsgate. After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates
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to the King" was huge commercial success, and well as received Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance nomination. Mann is known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including "I Can Do Bad All By Myself", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Madea's Family Reunion", "Madea's Class Reunion", "Meet the Browns", and "What's Done in the Dark". Mann has appeared in movies including "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Big Happy Family". She recorded some songs on the soundtrack for "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", including participating in the song "Father (Can You
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Texas. The jury returned an 8–0 verdict in favor of Perry. Diary of a Mad Black Woman Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film written by and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. It is Perry's debut feature film, and the first entry in the Tyler Perry film franchise. Directed by Darren Grant, the film was released in the US on February 25, 2005. It is the only Tyler Perry scripted film not directed by Perry himself. The sequel, "Madea's Family Reunion", was released on February
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) Diary of a Mad Black Woman is an American stage play written and directed by Tyler Perry, which opened in the spring of 2001. It features music by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross. The production starred Marva King, Tamela Mann and Tyler Perry. Helen McCarter (King) is a loving wife to her successful millionaire husband and attorney, Charles McCarter (Blake). For twenty years, they have lived in a mansion on the inner part of the city. It appears that Helen is living the perfect life, but things are not as they seem,
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) Diary of a Mad Black Woman is an American stage play written and directed by Tyler Perry, which opened in the spring of 2001. It features music by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross. The production starred Marva King, Tamela Mann and Tyler Perry. Helen McCarter (King) is a loving wife to her successful millionaire husband and attorney, Charles McCarter (Blake). For twenty years, they have lived in a mansion on the inner part of the city. It appears that Helen is living the perfect life, but things are not as they seem,
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film written by and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. It is Perry's debut feature film, and the first entry in the Tyler Perry film franchise. Directed by Darren Grant, the film was released in the US on February 25, 2005. It is the only Tyler Perry scripted film not directed by Perry himself. The sequel, "Madea's Family Reunion", was released on February 25, 2006. Helen (Kimberly Elise) and Charles McCarter (Steve Harris) have
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Perry). Madea takes Helen in and helps her get back on her feet, to the dismay of Madea's brother, Joe (also Tyler Perry). Joe's son, Brian (also Tyler Perry), acts as Madea and Helen's attorney after Charles and Brenda catch the pair breaking into and vandalizing Charles's mansion. Because Madea is a repeat offender, Judge Mablean Ephriam places her under house arrest and sets a $5,000 property or cash bond for Helen. Brian kicks his addict wife, Debrah (Tamara Taylor), out of their home. This causes him to have a strained relationship with his daughter, Tiffany (Tiffany Evans), who wants
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with Brian. Charles hopes to start over with Helen, but during a family dinner, she gives him her wedding ring and signed divorce papers and tells him she will always be his friend. She finds Orlando, asks him to propose again, and accepts when he does. The soundtrack was released by Motown Records on April 19, 2005. "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" received mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 16% based on 112 reviews. The site's consensus reads "Tyler Perry's successful play can't make the move to the screen; this mix of slapstick, melodrama
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Capital Arts Entertainment Capital Arts Entertainment is a Los Angeles based film/TV, production, financing and distribution company. Run by former Roger Corman alums Mike Elliott, Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier, Capital Arts Entertainment is widely believed to have produced, with Saban Entertainment's Lance H.Robbins and Haim Saban, the very first direct-to-video sequel, 1996's starring Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin and Rodney Dangerfield. Company efforts include Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, , Beethoven's 5th, Peaceful Warrior, Why Did I Get Married?, Route 9, The Perfect Holiday and . Though best known for their succession of direct-to-video sequels, the shingle
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suburban housewife. Edna's manner and appearance became so feminised and glamorised that even some of her TV show guests appear not to see that the Edna character is played by a man. The furor surrounding Dame Edna's "advice" column in "Vanity Fair" magazine suggests that one of her harshest critics, actress Salma Hayek, was unaware Dame Edna was a female character played by a man. On stage and screen, the actor-playwright-screenwriter-producer Tyler Perry has included his drag character of Madea in some of his most noted productions, such as the stage play "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and the
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in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", which makes William in his 50s. Tyler Perry has confirmed that in "A Madea Family Funeral" (2018) Madea has another brother named Heathrow (also played by Perry), a Vietnam war veteran. Madea has appeared in several plays (some of which have been recorded for repeated viewing), fully produced films, a couple of television programs (guest appearances), one book and one animated film. The character made her first appearance in the 1999 play "I Can Do Bad All by Myself", later appearing in numerous other plays by Perry, then appearing in films based on
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deal at 10 years old. With her musical career already on the upswing, she landed a small role on CBS's The District. In 2005, Evans made her feature film debut in Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" as Brian Simmons' daughter, played by Perry himself. She also contributed to the movie soundtrack on "Father, Can You Hear Me" featuring Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Tamela Mann, Terrell Carter, and Anya Washington. After signing with Columbia Records, her first single "Let Me Be Your Angel", a cover of Stacy Lattisaw's song was released in 2004 with a music video. The song
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14-song original soundtrack, which was released in 2003, Ms. Burke opened for Jocelyn Brown, Jaheim, Norman Connors, and Angela Bofill, as well as for her father at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia in 2006. In 1972 Melanie was signed along with her siblings The Sons & Daughters of Solomon to MGM Records. Her son is Novel, who released his first studio album "The Audiobiography" in October 2008, and wrote movie soundtracks for Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Step Up," and "21". Her youngest son, Solomon, also has started recording. Burke's granddaughter Candy Burke
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with director Jason Reitman and oversaw through production. While at Searchlight, Grey also oversaw the acquisition and production of the action-fantasy films "Night Watch" and "Day Watch" from Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, who went on to direct "Wanted". He developed "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", Tyler Perry’s first film. Additionally, he oversaw "The Hills Have Eyes" from French director Alexandre Aja,"Johnson Family Vacation", "The Ringer", and "28 Weeks Later". Lawrence produced the 2012 film "Hope Springs" (as Co-Producer) starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell and directed by David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada"), as well as
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His athletic career was cut short due to a torn ligament in his ankle. He has done voice work for the animated television show "The Batman" as Ethan Bennett. He appeared on "Law & Order" and earlier had a role in "'s" pilot. In 2006, he appeared in the now-cancelled TV series "Heist". He also appeared in an episode of "Grey's Anatomy". He appeared in several episodes of New York Undercover. He has appeared in a number of films including; "Quarantine", Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Bringing Down The House", "The Rock", "The Mod Squad", Takers", and
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Lead nomination. She later starred in the political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate", co-starring with Denzel Washington second time. In 2005, Elise went to star in the comedy drama film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" written by Tyler Perry and directed by Darren Grant. she received positive reviews for her performance, while film received mostly negative reviews. The film still was huge box office success, grossing over $50 million against a budget of $5 million. She won her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for this movie. From 2005 to 2007, Elise starred in the
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the former Fort MacPherson complex, and the film studios are in the process of being moved to that location. Tyler Perry Studios was first established as The Tyler Perry Company, Inc., and was rebranded as Tyler Perry Studios in 2006. Besides Perry's own projects, "The Walking Dead" also utilizes Tyler Perry Studios to film scenes set in The Kingdom. Perry has full ownership of his movies, and Lions Gate Entertainment serves as his distributor for all of his films. His first movie, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", produced on a budget of $5.5 million, became an unexpected commercial success
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when she was discovered by Tyler Perry. She debuted in the stage play "I Can Do Bad All By Myself". She went on to act in "Meet the Browns", "Madea's Family Reunion", "Madea's Class Reunion", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "What's Done in the Dark". She has appeared on television shows including "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, BET Soundstage, the 1999 Grammy Awards, the Dove Awards, the United States of America World Olympics, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne", and Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns", in which she portrays Mr. Brown's daughter. She has appeared in movies, including
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by EMI Gospel. This eventually lead to an extended play being released, "Fallen in Love", on April 24, 2007 by EMI Gospel, and this was the precursor to her first studio album. This song was included on the soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Darlene released, "Darlene McCoy", on May 8, 2007 with label EMI Gospel. This album would be her "Billboard" magazine breakthrough release on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 22. The album got nominated at the 39th GMA Dove Awards for the Urban Album of the Year, while the song, "Simply Because", was
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late 1990s by appearing on the songs "I Love It" and "Look Around" on The Beatnuts album "A Musical Massacre". Riley also starred in a number of gospel plays for best-selling playwright Tyler Perry, including "Madea's Class Reunion", "Madea Goes to Jail", "Why Did I Get Married?", "Laugh to Keep from Crying", "Madea's Big Happy Family" and the most recent, "A Madea Christmas". Riley also appeared in the film versions of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Big Happy Family". She is also starred in Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job (2012) and Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No
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the 2001 comedy "Kingdom Come", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Meet The Browns". She also had a role in 2009's Tyler Perry movie "Madea Goes to Jail". Mann appeared in the 2012 film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, alongside Whitney Houston and "American Idol" winner and R&B singer Jordin Sparks, making her film debut. She is currently filming a new cooking show with her husband David, "Hanging with the Manns". Also their show on BET "It's a Mann's World" In 2005, Mann and her husband David created their own label, Tillymann Music
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wide-release openings to date in 2006, in both gross ($30 million) and screen average ($13,687). "The number one movie is "Madea's Family Reunion", a small comedy/melodrama which grossed an astounding $30.3 million from 2,194 venues. It had a super-hot venue average of $13,787..." "Playing at 2,194 locations across North America, the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and depth of Perry's audience. The debut weekend of "Madea's Family Reunion" outperformed the opening weekend of Lionsgate's first Tyler Perry film, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", by nearly 40 percent." The reasoning for the film's
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film for Lions gate, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman directed by Darren Grant. That year, Law starred in Camp DOA as college student on a road trip gone wrong, the critically acclaimed Sci-Fi Indie, Dark Remains and Somebodies was recognized at Sundance Film Festival and developed into a spin-off for BET, as the Network's first scripted series. Joining the Screen Actors Guild in 2007, Law found her birth name was in use. She used the first four letters of her first name, reversed their order, dropping the later letter. Hence, Syr found her own Law. The film
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Gary Anthony Sturgis Gary Anthony Sturgis (born November 3, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor known for providing the voice of Ebon in the television series "Static Shock". In addition to voice-overs, Sturgis appeared as an antagonist in two of Tyler Perry's movies, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005) and "Daddy's Little Girls" (2007), as well as the movie "Pride" (2007), starring Terrence Howard, and co-stars in the independent feature directed by Cedric the Entertainer, Chicago Pulaski Jones. Sturgis is also known by the rap moniker of Illuminati, having successfully promoted a few albums on iTunes. He
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of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" aired on December 16, 2008. Cedric to Helm Chicago Pulaski Jones Gary Sturgis: The Sweet Sound of Success Gary Anthony Sturgis Gary Anthony Sturgis (born November 3, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor known for providing the voice of Ebon in the television series "Static Shock". In addition to voice-overs, Sturgis appeared as an antagonist in two of Tyler Perry's movies, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005) and "Daddy's Little Girls" (2007), as well as the movie "Pride" (2007), starring Terrence Howard, and co-stars in the independent feature directed by Cedric
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with Orlando. As she is about to leave, she realizes despite it all that she is still in love with Charles, returns and makes Charles promise to never hurt her again, and the two begin anew. Act ll The stage play was adapted into a motion picture by Lions Gate Entertainment and BET Pictures, and opened on February 25, 2005. The feature film version stars Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Cicely Tyson, and Tyler Perry. In the movie, it states that Helen and Charles have been married for eighteen years, rather than twenty years as said in the play.
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fame as well as composing and producing music for Leona Lewis. Currently living in Atlanta, GA, John operates a private recording studio for record and film music production. Nina Foxx's "Marrying UP" Composer-Producer, Musical Director 2008? Thomas Miles' "Where's Papa Ray's Money" Composer- Producer, Musical Director 2008 Tyler Perry's Media's Class Reunion Orchestrator-Keyboards 2003 Tyler Perry's Media's Family Reunion Orchestrator-Keyboards 2002 Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman Orchestrator-Keyboards 2001 Tyler Perry's "I Can Do Bad" Orchestrator-Keyboards 2000 Jessica Simpson for Sony Music, Musical Director 2000 Coco Lee for Sony Music Conference Tokyo, Musical Director 2000 Bosson for Capitol
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Rick James from jail, and John had the honor of arranging and performing keyboards on Urban Rhapsody as well as performing with Rick on the support tour. Shortly after the run with Rick James, John was introduced to an up-and-coming playwright by the name of Tyler Perry. John would work with Tyler as a keyboardist and orchestrator on and off Broadway on six of Tyler's plays. John also worked with composer Elvin Ross on Tyler's debut movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" for Lion's Gate Films. John has recently been working with international recording star Shawn Rivera of Azyet
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Mad Black Woman, a film directed by Tyler Perry, who also played to him in the latest installment of the Alex Cross franchise. A film adaptation of the novel, titled "Alex Cross", was released on October 19, 2012. The film stars Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as The Butcher/Picasso. The novel and the movie don't have much relation to each other, and the screenplay borrows elements from other parts of the Alex Cross stories, blending them together out-of-sequence, and making up other sections completely. For instance, Cross and his family lived in the Southeast section of
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prison, instead she gives Madea unflattering though less severe punishments such as house arrest, becoming foster mother to a wayward teen (played by Keke Palmer) and going to therapy sessions with Doctor Phil. Ephriam made a short appearance in the film adaptation of the play "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". She also portrayed the same judge character in both "Madea's Family Reunion" and "Madea Goes to Jail". As a judge, her first name is pronounced "may-BLENE," as in the Chuck Berry song "Maybellene." In the fall of 2014, Ephriam returned to TV with a new court room series, produced
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but the couple divorced in May 2012. She has appeared in the CBS medical drama "3 lbs" as Della and the UPN series "Sex, Love & Secrets" in the role of Nina; both series were short-lived. Taylor has made guest appearances on "NCIS", "Numb3rs", "Lost", "", "Without a Trace", "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek". In her feature film debut, "Senseless", she played Marlon Wayan's love interest. She portrayed Debrah Simmons in the 2005 romantic-comedy "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", Halle Berry's best friend in "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" and had a brief role in "Serenity", the movie conclusion of
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version of the series "Soul Train" from 2000 until 2003, and appeared in the 2001 feature film "The Brothers". He portrayed Detective Jesse Reese on the television series "Birds of Prey" from 2002 to 2003. Moore played the role of Emery Simms in the 2004 film "Motives" alongside Vivica Fox and Golden Brooks, and had a supporting role in the film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". He also appeared in the romantic comedy "The Seat Filler" with Kelly Rowland and Duane Martin. In 2005, Moore began playing Derek Morgan in "Criminal Minds". It was the seventh pilot in which
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that Charles has also been abusing her physically after trying to cover up a bruise she received with a story claiming to have " hit herself in the eye with a cabinet door." As their anniversary approaches, the McCarters continue to argue more and more. Finally, on the night of the anniversary, Charles admits to Helen that he has not been happy for quite sometime, and also tells her that he wants a divorce, revealing that he has been having an affair with another woman, who is Helen's friend Brenda. After humiliating Helen, Charles leaves her, telling her she can
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weekend, the film arrived at #1 with $21.9 million. The film grossed an estimated $50.6 million in the United States and Canada with an additional $19,000 internationally for an estimated worldwide total of $50.7 million. In early 2008, playwright Donna West filed suit against Perry, contending that he stole material from her 1991 play, "Fantasy of a Black Woman". Veronica Lewis, Perry's attorney, said there was no need for her client to appropriate the work of others. On December 9, 2008, the case was tried before Judge Leonard Davis in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
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Sharon Rooney Sharon Rooney (born 22 October 1988) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in "My Mad Fat Diary", Sophie in "Two Doors Down" and Dawn in "Brief Encounters". At the age of 16, Rooney left school to pursue her career in acting. She enrolled on a performing arts course at Hull University. She performed as a stand-up comedian, and toured with a play in various schools across Britain. Rooney was cast for her first television role, that of Rae Earl in "My Mad Fat Diary", a drama about a young woman who
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tells him that she wants him to suffer for everything that he did to her. Later, Madea, who has been captured by the police later in the play for attempted murder, and Daddy Charles, who was sent to a home, work together and deliver letters from Charles job to Helen and make her see that she is now the acting owner of the company and quickly fires someone over the phone (likely Brenda). Over time, Helen begins a relationship with Orlando. And soon, Charles reveals that he is no longer paralyzed. Helen signs the divorce papers and prepares to leave
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seeing as how Helen and Charles' marriage seems to be slowly falling apart. Charles' father, an elderly mail clerk by the name of Daddy Charles (Perry), talks to Helen, realizing that she is not as happy as she seems. He knows that Helen loves Charles, exclaiming to his son later in the play, " I dunno why she loves you, but she loves you to death." Helen also confides in her friend, Brenda (Robinson), an attorney who also works at Charles' firm, and her mother, Myrtle (Mann), who also thinks that Helen's marriage is still going well. Helen also reveals
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and motherly at heart. This is heavily evidenced in "Gets a Job", in which Madea provides life lessons, guidance, and direction to all the residents and staff members of a nursing home. Moreover, on numerous occasions, Madea has accepted family members who were without a place to stay into her home on her own accord. These family members have included her granddaughter Helen ("Diary of a Mad Black Woman" film), granddaughter Vianne ("I Can Do Bad All by Myself"), her great niece Vanessa and her two kids ("Madea's Family Reunion"), and ex-convict Bobby Mitchell ("I Can Do Bad All by
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The film follows Therese on her surreal descent into violence, in which men in her life become the Ten Tigers of Canton that she must kill in order to become a better woman. Victims of Therese's violent surreal madness include her meatpacking brother Thierry, naughty Pastor Dylan, and a Sri Lankan doctor. Mad Cowgirl Mad Cowgirl is a low-budget film by Gregory Hatanaka. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as "Diary of a Nudist", "Behind the Nudist Curtain" and "Bad Girls Go to Hell", and actor John Cassavetes. "Mad Cowgirl" officially was selected
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because Charles has no money to pay her. In addition, all of Charles's friends and associates have turned their backs on him now that he has been left penniless. Helen and Orlando argue when he learns she has moved back in with Charles to look after him. He leaves in anger. Charles realizes his mistakes and apologizes to Helen, realizing that she was the only one who showed any true care for him. He becomes a kinder man, while she helps him recover. He regains his ability to walk one day in church, where Debrah, now clean and sober, reconciles
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she can't take care of him anymore and that she's not a care giver. Brenda then leaves quickly as Helen was trying to pull her wig off, like she did when Myrtle told her about Charles, but not before being shot by Madea, who exclaims, "I got her, girl. Let me get the hell out!" Helen talks to Charles and laughs at the fact that he is now suffering. She leaves him sitting in the living room for days without feeding and bathing him. Charles begins to apologize and begs to just be left to die, but Helen refuses and
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teen talk show broadcast over the Black Family Channel. Thaxton wrote and co-hosted a few of the shows and as a result, this show received a NAMIC Award in 2004 in the category of Best Children's Show. Thaxton's acting career began to grow with appearances in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and The Gospel (2005). Thaxton began to want more knowledge on the production end of the projects. To further his education on the technical side of production, he attended and graduated from Miami International University of Art & Design (2007) and Art Institute of Atlanta (2009) with
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role. In 2011 Mirallegro appeared in the BBC's three-part psychological thriller "Exile", playing the teenage version of leading character Tom Ronstadt (played by John Simm). Later in the same year Mirallegro played the role of Sam, a gay heroin addict in the BBC drama "The Body Farm". In 2013 he portrayed Finn Nelson, the love interest of the main female character in E4's popular teenage comedy drama "My Mad Fat Diary". That same year he also played the role of Joe Middleton in the BBC drama "The Village". In 2014, Mirallegro portrayed a teenager prosecuted for murder under the Joint
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<br> 5. Carrie Snodgress – "Diary of a Mad Housewife" (8 points) Chief Dan George – "Little Big Man" (21 points) 2. Anthony Perkins – "Catch-22" and "WUSA" (16 points) <br> 3. Richard Castellano – "Lovers and Other Strangers" (11 points) <br> 4. Peter Boyle – "Joe" (8 points) <br> 4. Paul Mazursky – "Alex in Wonderland" (8 points) Lois Smith – "Five Easy Pieces" (29 points) 2. Sally Kellerman – "M*A*S*H" (12 points) <br> 3. Eva Marie Saint – "Loving" (10 points) <br> 4. Karen Black – "Five Easy Pieces" (9 points) <br> 4. Trish Van Devere – "Where's
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of her songs, "This for Joe," after a club manager who got mad at her for singing originals. Her 2011 release, "Black Lace Freudian Slip" contains only three songs that she did not write, and one of those was written by her son, Michael A. Croan, who performs on the track with her. She also released a number of singles in 2007-2009, focused on homeless issues, "This Is Not a Protest Song", and the racial problems in Jena, Louisiana, "3 Nooses Hanging". Besides her purely musical works, she has also written, produced and performed a one-woman show of words and
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Philadelphia. He studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He later honed his craft at The Actors Studio and the Black Hills Players. Aside from Fell's best-known television work, he also played minor character roles in several films, including the original "Ocean's 11", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "PT 109", "The Graduate", "Bullitt" and "Catch-22" (as Sergeant Towser). He appeared alongside Ronald Reagan in Reagan's last film, "The Killers". On TV, Fell portrayed Mike in "Joe and Mabel" (1955–1956),
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who previously appeared on Philadelphia television. The character Dr. Shock first aired on WPHL-TV on March 7, 1970, with the broadcast of 1963's "Diary of a Madman". His first show lasted 13 weeks, but a protest march and 10,000 letters from angry fans put him back on the air, but required major show format changes. Three different shows were hosted during his career span titled "Scream-In", "Mad Theater" and "Horror Theater". The character he played was costumed as a lively zombie with slicked-down hair, a black frock coat and white spats, assisted in his laboratory by a one-eyed hunchback named
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she ruined in "Madea Goes to Jail"). Throughout the series, she is a repeat offender. In "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" alone, Madea and her granddaughter Helen McCarter were both charged with "criminal trespassing, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a handgun, assault with a deadly weapon, [driving on a] suspended license, expired registration, reckless driving, and a broken taillight", which placed Madea on house arrest, while her granddaughter was bailed for $5,000. In "Family Reunion", she violated the terms of house arrest by taking off her house arrest bracelet but was given the opportunity to avoid jail by becoming
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of four sons. Daughter: Cora SimmonsMadea's daughter, Cora Simmons, is her most recognized and only child to appear in most of the plays and movies. Cora is 50 in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". She was born in 1953 when Madea was 18. Cora is a devout Christian and is often in the company of her father Leroy Brown. Tina and Lisa only appear in "Family Reunion", but are the only granddaughters to be mentioned all the time. Cora thought that Johnny was her father until "Class Reunion", in which Madea reminded Cora that she [Cora] was the product
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later evolved into check fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud (presumably related to her nine deceased husbands), assault, attempted murder, vehicle theft (mostly Lexus vehicles, the first vehicle she ever stole being a 1992 Lexus LS400), reckless driving (including smashing through objects, notably a mansion gate, a Cadillac CTS, and a fast food window in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Goes to Jail", and "Big Happy Family" respectively) and forklifting vehicles out of parking spaces (usually for taking spaces that she wants to park at, as she did to many Camrys and Scions, as well as a Pontiac Solstice that
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Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967), professionally known as Kimberly Elise, is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in "Set It Off" (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in "Beloved" (1998). During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as "John Q." (2002), "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005), "The Great Debaters" (2007), "For Colored Girls" (2010), "Dope" (2015), "Almost Christmas" (2016) and "Death Wish" (2018). She received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in
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Christian Keyes Christian Keyes (born July 24, 1975) is an American actor & model. Mr. Keyes can currently be seen on BET's In Contempt in the (starring) role of Charlie Riggs. He is also known for his role as Levi Sterling in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, "Saints & Sinners". Keyes was born in Detroit and raised in Flint. He began his career appearing on stage productions and also worked as model and fitness trainer. He has made his screen debut appearing in small role in 2005 comedy-drama film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" starring Kimberly Elise.
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Group, which they have released several projects through. In 2005 her solo album, "Gotta Keep Movin", was released. In 2007 she released her first live album, "The Live Experience". Mann’s explosive songs "Father Can You hear Me" and "Take It To Jesus" can be heard in the movie and on the soundtrack album of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". In 2009 her second studio album, "The Master Plan", was released. It peaked at number 2 on the "Billboard" Gospel Album Chart, and peaked at number 97 on the "Billboard" 200. Mann's third studio album, "Best Days", was released on
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CableACE Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Golden Satellite Awards NAACP Image Awards Independent Spirit Awards Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967), professionally known as Kimberly Elise, is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in "Set It Off" (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in "Beloved" (1998). During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as "John Q." (2002), "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005), "The Great Debaters" (2007), "For Colored Girls" (2010), "Dope" (2015), "Almost Christmas" (2016) and "Death Wish" (2018).
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Jeff Coffin, Michael McDonald, Martin Taylor, Kenny Rogers, Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, Asleep at the Wheel, Jesse Winchester, Martina McBride, Gail Davies, Bill Frisell Lyle Lovett, and Jill Sobule and Annie Sellick. Bergeson also contributed to various movie soundtracks, including "Ratatouille: What's Cooking?", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Dr. T & the Women", "Two If by Sea" and "Michael". Bergeson co-wrote songs for artists like Chet Atkins ("Mountains of Illinois" with Atkins himself and "Take a Look at Her Now" with R.L. Kass aka Robert Lee Castleman for the album "Read My Licks"), Alison Krauss ("That Kind of Love"
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Tomatoes" as Sipsey. In the 1994–95 television series "Sweet Justice", Tyson portrayed a civil rights activist and attorney named Carrie Grace Battle, a character she shaped by reportedly consulting with noted Washington, D.C. civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Other notable film roles include the dramas "Hoodlum" (1997) and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005), and the television films "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" (1994) (for which she received her third Emmy Award) and "A Lesson Before Dying" (1999). In 2005, Tyson co-starred in "Because of Winn-Dixie". In 2010, Tyson appeared in "Why Did I
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period of time, money which Madea, Nikki's foster mother, used at a casino. Perry returned as Madea for a Christmas episode of the show on December 5, 2007. Perry again returned as Madea to act as Curtis's wife on March 5, 2008. She has appeared in one episode every season, save seasons 4 and 5. She is one of Curtis' arch enemies. In the series, Janine's drug problem and going to rehab are possible references to "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". The events of the episodes "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown" parts 1 and 2 came directly before the movie
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to join the church choir. Fearing that Tiffany will turn to drugs like her mother, Brian does not allow her until Madea convinces him otherwise, encouraging him to also fix his relationship with Debrah. Helen cultivates a relationship with Orlando. Meanwhile, career criminal Jamison Milton Jackson (Gary Sturgis) asks Charles to be his defense attorney in his trial for shooting an undercover cop during a drug deal and to possibly bribe the judge in his favor. This forces the revelation that Charles received most of his money through drug deals and buying off judges. In court for divorce, Helen lets
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have the house and $2,000 a month. Meanwhile, Helen receives a package from a delivery man named Orlando (Moore). Helen scolds him for what seems as though trying to flirt with her. Madea then recognizes Orlando in a magazine as a successful and wealthy business owner. Helen apologizes to Orlando, but Orlando blocks her advance, claiming that she is only doing so because she found out that he was rich. Helen finally tells him of her troubles and the two become friends from there on out. Brenda returns once more, this time bringing the paralyzed Charles to Helen, claiming that
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merchandise", and "the 300 live shows he produces each year are attended by an average of 35,000 people a week". Perry raised a US $5.5 million budget in part from the ticket sales of his stage productions to fund his first movie, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", which went on to gross US$50.6 million domestically, while scoring a 16% approval rating at the film review web site "Rotten Tomatoes". On its opening weekend, February 24–26, 2006, Perry's film version of "Madea's Family Reunion" opened at number one at the box office with $30.3 million. The film eventually grossed $65
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Charles keep all the money and property, provided he pay Brian's attorney fees and continue paying for her mother, Myrtle's (Cicely Tyson) stay in a nursing home since he made her place her there; Charles agrees to both terms. In the shooting case, despite Charles' efforts, the jury finds Jamison guilty. As Jamison is being led out of the courtroom, he snatches the bailiff's gun and shoots Charles in the back for failing to get him acquitted. Orlando proposes to Helen, but before she can respond, she sees the shooting on the news and goes to the hospital with Brian.
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money, success, and a fine home. Their lives are perfect – on the surface. Charles, an attorney, is distant, verbally abusive, and has been having multiple affairs, while Helen is unemployed, bored at home, and desperately trying to make her marriage work. On the evening of their 18th wedding anniversary, Helen arrives home to find all her belongings in a U-Haul, and that Charles is kicking her out for Brenda (Lisa Marcos), his young mistress and the mother of his two sons. Helen kicks the driver, Orlando (Shemar Moore), out of the truck and visits her intimidating grandmother, Madea (Tyler
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premiere screening on BET's "106 and Park" on June 24, 2008. Ryan Gentles from the plays "Madea Goes to Jail" and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" appears in the video as Hudson's love interest. Hudson appears talking on her cellphone to her friend, complaining about her over-protective boyfriend. After she gets off her cellphone, she puts on a jacket and a scarf and leave her house into an alley, then entering a nightclub, dancing and having a good time until she sees her boyfriend Gentles. She then takes his hand and leads him into a white room with stripes
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Secret Life of Lily Langtree" at the Theatre of NOTE in Los Angeles. In 1989, Koenig starred in the science fiction film "Moontrap" as Mission commander Colonel Jason Grant. In 1997, Koenig starred in "Drawing Down the Moon", an independent film about a Wiccan woman who attempts to open a homeless shelter in a small Pennsylvania town. Koenig played Joe Merchant, a local crime lord obsessed with chaos theory who sends his thugs to intimidate her into shutting down the shelter. In 2004, Koenig co-starred in "Mad Cowgirl", an independent movie about a meat-packing health inspector dying from a brain
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Brandon Thaxton Brandon Thaxton (born February 24, 1988), known as Brandon '2 MILL' Thaxton, is an American film director, film producer, actor and entrepreneur. His career began in 2006 within Visual and Performing Arts Magnet at the Tri-Cities High School by contributing to leading roles in various school productions. His most notable appearance during high school was in the film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". Brandon created his own business Acting Up, LLC (2012) and is Co-Founder with Errol Sadler for Supremacy Films (2013) in Atlanta, Georgia. His directorial work includes his latest movie release Curveball (2015) featuring Rockmond
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and spirituality lacks a consistent tone." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 36% based on reviews from 30 critics, which the site considers "generally unfavorable reviews". Despite the negative reviews, CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade. Roger Ebert gave the film one out of four stars, arguing that the Madea character "is not remotely plausible [and] not merely wrong for the movie, but fatal to it." However, Ebert also wrote that Elise, Tyson and Harris offered effective performances and that "[t]here's a good movie buried beneath the bad one." On its opening
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are heard from off-screen. The film was critically acclaimed: it maintains a 77% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the movie three out of four stars, saying, "What makes the movie work... is that it's played entirely from the housewife's point of view, and that the housewife is played brilliantly by Carrie Snodgress." Neil Young wrote the song "A Man Needs a Maid" inspired by Snodgress in "Diary of a Mad Housewife": "I was watching a movie with a friend/I fell in love with the actress/she was playing a part I could understand." The song was included on his
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They run into Brenda upon arriving. The doctor says Charles might be paralyzed for life and asks if they should resuscitate him if things deteriorate. Brenda chooses to let Charles die, but Helen, still Charles's legal wife, tells the doctor to do everything they can for him. Charles recovers, returns home with Helen, and resumes his verbal abuse of her. But Helen takes the opportunity to retaliate for years of neglect and verbal and emotional abuse. Brenda is revealed to have emptied Charles's bank account during his hospitalization and left with their boys. Their maid, Christina, has left as well
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three shows, but, even with a great soundtrack (if only the Mack really would return …) and the odd nice line, "My Mad Fat Diary" is a long way from the equal of that trio in invention, edge or humour." "My Mad Fat Diary" star Sharon Rooney was chosen as one of the first group of BAFTA "Breakthrough Brits" in 2013. The first episode of the third and final series attracted 548,000 viewers on E4, whilst the second episode attracted 537,000 viewers. The final episode of the series attracted 450,000 viewers. All viewing figures exclude those who watched on All
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My Mad Fat Diary My Mad Fat Diary was a British comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel "My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary" by Rae Earl. The second series started on 17 February 2014 and ended on 31 March 2014, with each episode posted on 4oD a week prior to the television release. In November 2014, it was announced that a final three-episode third series would be made, set in 1998. After three series and sixteen episodes, "My Mad Fat Diary" broadcast its final episode on 6 July 2015. The
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Wisdom in Chains Wisdom in Chains is an American hardcore punk band based out of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Originally, Wisdom in Chains started as an international collaboration between members of Daredevil in the Netherlands and members of Krutch in the United States. Maarten, guitarist of Daredevil (Dutch hardcore band), contacted Mad Joe Black and Richie Krutch, who were both in Krutch at the time, about forming a hardcore band with heavy punk and oi! influences. In September 2001 Maarten came to the U.S. for a recording session with Mad Joe, Richie, and Shawn (drummer for Krutch). The tracks recorded during this
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diary, she had shared a sisterly bond to "another" Maya—the Woman in Black. As a result, the ritual knocked Maya unconscious and, through their bond, "awakened" the other Maya, corrupting her. When the Woman in Black finally catches and takes Maya, the player uses the Camera Obscura to enter the diary to both save Maya and break the curse. After a gruelling battle, Maya breaks free of the Woman in Black. The other Maya begins to sob, begging the real Maya not to leave her again. As they saw each other as family, Maya promises her that she'll never leave
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4 and on E4+1. Tom Bidwell, the writer of the show, mentioned in April 2014 in an interview with the "Chorley Guardian" that MTV has commissioned him to work on an American remake of the show. My Mad Fat Diary My Mad Fat Diary was a British comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel "My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary" by Rae Earl. The second series started on 17 February 2014 and ended on 31 March 2014, with each episode posted on 4oD a week prior to the television release. In
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Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI is a Live CD/DVD by Sludge/Southern Metal band Down. This is the final Down album to feature Rex Brown as bassist. "Diary Of A Mad Band" features a two-CD full concert recorded in London. The 130-minute DVD features footage documenting the 2006 return of Down from the practice room through the band's first European tour, and a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette entitled "Tyrades and Shananigans". The album is often mislabeled as "Down IV" as it is the fourth release
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Nico Mirallegro Nico Cristian Mirallegro ( ) (born 26 January 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for his British television roles as Barry "Newt" Newton in the soap opera "Hollyoaks" (2007–2010), Finn Nelson in "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–2015), Joe Middleton in "The Village" (2013), and Johnjo O'Shea in "Common" (2014). Mirallegro is a BAFTA Award-nominated performer who has appeared in television, film, radio drama, and theatre. Recognized in 2012 by "Screen International" as one of its Stars of Tomorrow, he has been lauded as one of the United Kingdom's "most promising young actors." Growing up in
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Chichester Festival Theatre. In 1981 she played sex-mad landlady Kath in Joe Orton's black comedy "Entertaining Mr Sloane" at the Lyric Hammersmith, directed by her friend Kenneth Williams. She reprised the role for a national tour in 1993. When "EastEnders" was launched in 1985, the producers said they would not cast well-known actors (Wendy Richard being a rare exception). Windsor has said that she would have liked to have been part of the original cast. By 1994 this policy was relaxed, and Windsor accepted an offer to join "EastEnders". She took over the role of Peggy Mitchell (who was previously
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for 2015's "Fury Road". The series features a few recurring cast members in different roles. Bruce Spence played different aviators in two of the films, first the Gyro Captain in "Mad Max 2" and then Jedediah the Pilot in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Hugh Keays-Byrne has taken antagonist roles twice: he played Toecutter in "Mad Max" and Immortan Joe in "Mad Max: Fury Road". Max Fairchild appeared as Benno Swaisey in "Mad Max" and as "Broken Victim" of the Humungus's gang in "Mad Max 2". Many licensed products are based on the "Mad Max" franchise. Products include novels, comic books,
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page, a never-ending kaleidoscope of story in labyrinths of twists and turns of utterance. In the background is the mad laughter of the funhouse; in the foreground, the strange declamations of disembodied voices that take center stage, then rapidly disappear into the variegated swarm of verbal encounter." I Rivers I Rivers is the pen name of an anonymous Singapore-born Malaysian author, whose first novel, "Black Magic Woman # Zero Point Negro" was published in 2004 by Fugue State Press. Although biographical details are scant, an article by Thor Kah Hoong states that Rivers' actual first name is Joe, and that
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Mad Cowgirl Mad Cowgirl is a low-budget film by Gregory Hatanaka. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as "Diary of a Nudist", "Behind the Nudist Curtain" and "Bad Girls Go to Hell", and actor John Cassavetes. "Mad Cowgirl" officially was selected to the SF Indiefest and the Silverlake Film Festival, followed by a limited release in major cities such as New York City and Seattle. "Mad Cowgirl" was released on DVD on December 5, 2006. The central character in "Mad Cowgirl" is Therese, a meat inspector who is dying of a brain disorder.
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White, soon to be Yes' drummer, played on this album alongside Jim Keltner, after he was featured on George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and John Lennon's "Live Peace in Toronto", "Imagine" and "Sometime in New-York City" albums. Conrad Isidore played with Steve Stills and Hummingbird, among others. Percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah was known for his work with Traffic and the German band Can. All tracks composed by Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton, except where indicated. On the album's release, the tracks that received the most attention on radio were "Black-Eyed Blues", "Woman to Woman" and the cover version of
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and, combined with the numerous articles she wrote thereafter, helped remedy the emphasis within Feminist Studies on white women and within Black studies on Black men. The National Institute conferred on Hull its Women of Color Award for this accomplishment. In 1986 Hull published "Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson", only the second published diary by an African-American woman in the US. "The New York Times" gave it an enthusiastic review. "Give Us Each Day" revealed the life and times of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a fascinating poet-journalist who until then had been eclipsed by her more famous husband,
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drowned. Jennet, driven mad by grief, contracted a terrible wasting disease and died several years later. Immediately after her death, she returned as the Woman in Black. Arthur suddenly becomes subject to a series of terrifying events in Eel Marsh House, and eventually collapses on the marsh when trying to rescue Spider. He is found and taken back to Crythin by Sam Daily, who assures him that Spider is all right. He tells Arthur the story of the Woman, and explains that many of the local people he has met (Jerome, Keckwick and Daily himself) have all lost a child
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the driver, whom Joe later describes as being 'the woman who tried to kill us all.' He exits his van and asks the woman if she lost her guide dog. The woman, Sarah, states that she is a health visitor. She wants to see Liam and his child, but Joe explains that Liam has an important football game to attend. Joe is very encouraging as a coach. The other team appears in white and black, which are the colours that Joe's team wears. Joe's team express their anger at this and respond by taking their shirts off so that they
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of Lee and Shepard, a Boston publishing company. She wrote the book under her pen name Frank A. Rollin. This became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Frances Ann Rollin began writing a diary that detailed her "writing experiences as well as her meetings with notable abolitionist and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany's financial challenges once the Civil War ended. Her diary became the earliest known diary by a southern black woman. Her diary "allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican
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Jordan Murphy (English actor) Jordan Murphy (born 14 January 1988) is a British actor. He made his first appearance in 2004 when he played Liam Fisher in the episode "A Life Lost" of the TV series "Casualty". Jordan made appearances on television in 2005. He played Josh Giggs in "The Bill" (episodes #296 and #297) and the long-running TV series "Doctor Who" when he played Ernie in the episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor dances. In 2012, he played in Mat Whitecross's film "Spike Island" about The Stone Roses. He appeared in the British comedy-drama "My Mad Fat Diary"
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four people: black woman, black man, white woman, white man. She points to Hector – a slave who went mad and now lives in the swamp – as a black man possibly affected by the curse. Amalia has purchased a new slave named Augustus Newcastle, notorious for being educated and escaping many times. Upon arrival, he is introduced to and speaks with several slaves. When the conversation turns to his travels Scylla accuses him of stirring up trouble. In the ensuing argument Scylla foreshadows the Oedipal curse that hangs over his head. In the swamp near the plantation, a group
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series was nominated for multiple BAFTA awards, with Sharon Rooney winning in 2015 for Best Drama Actress. Set in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s, "My Mad Fat Diary" follows the story of 16-year-old, 16 stone (106 kg) (224 lb) girl, Rae Earl, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months. She begins to reconnect with her best friend, Chloe, who is unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months. Rae attempts to keep this information from her while also trying to impress Chloe's friends
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Obscura" (the 3DS outer cameras), the player is taken into an old house. Maya encounters and stops the player from entering one of the doors, and they are brought out of the house and back into the player's world. Upon returning, Maya explains that the person beyond the door is the "Woman in Black", who takes the faces of people who become trapped by the diary. Maya and the player begin to investigate the diary, in order to discover its secrets and for Maya to regain her memory. As the two investigate, they learn about the Tokoyomi Ritual. A dark
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Diary of an Ordinary Woman Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an "edited" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995. So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary, it is one of Forster's best-known novels. Martin Chilton, writing in "The Daily Telegraph", describes it as an "intermittent record of a quiet life dominated by the fact, the threat and the fear of war" and considers its main theme to be the cost of
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marriage and secret lovers, ambition and optimism, but then her life is turned upside down once more by wartime deaths. Diary of an Ordinary Woman Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an "edited" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995. So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary, it is one of Forster's best-known novels. Martin Chilton, writing in "The Daily Telegraph", describes it as an "intermittent record of a quiet life dominated
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Player" based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue advertising executives or "Mad Men" while playing at the US Open. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with
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Diary of a Mad Housewife Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress. Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman and directed by Perry's then-husband, Frank Perry. The film co-stars Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella. Tina Balser, an educated, frustrated housewife and mother, is in a loveless marriage with Jonathan, an insufferable, controlling, emotionally abusive, social-climbing lawyer in New York City. He
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by Down, although it is not a studio album. Another reason for this is that on the album's artwork, the Roman numeral for 6 (VI) is present. The Roman numeral for 6 is present because the album was recorded in 2006 (In the year of VI). The vinyl release features completely different artwork under the title Threefold Live. The live album was originally set for release on March 23, 2010. However, due to legal issues the album's release date was pushed back to October 5. Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI Diary of a Mad
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on a bootleg DVD on October 15, 2014; VHS copies of "Housewife" have become rare, with sealed copies routinely fetching over $100 on websites like Amazon.com and eBay. Universal had made the film available on VHS through their MCA label, and through license to Goodtimes Home Video. Diary of a Mad Housewife Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress. Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the
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Diary of a Mad Dog Diary of a Mad Dog is the debut solo album by Cypress Hill rapper Sen Dog. It was released September 30, 2008 via indie label Suburban Noize Records. The record features guest appearances by the likes of Kottonmouth Kings, Young De, B-Real, Mellow Man Ace, Slip Matola, and J-Killa among others. According to the rapper, it is his most personal music creation to date. The albums touches various topics including his gang affiliations in his early life, and a mild heart attack, which he suffered during the making of the album. "I've done the whole
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from the "Chicago Tribune" found the lyrics clichéd and Jodeci "certainly not as funky as H-Town nor as stirring as Boyz II Men at their best". Robert Christgau was even less impressed and assigned it a "neither" symbol in his "Consumer Guide" book, indicating an album that "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't." "—" denotes releases that did not chart. Information taken from Allmusic. Diary of a Mad Band Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released December 21, 1993 on
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Diary of a Mad Band Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released December 21, 1993 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album also featured the first ever album appearances from Timbaland and Missy Elliott (credited as Misdemeanor) and Sista two years before they became known in the music industry. New Jersey rapper Redman also makes a guest appearance on the album. It was Jodeci's second album to reach number-one on the R&B album chart where it stayed for two weeks. It spawned the #1 R&B hit "Cry for
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Finn, Archie, Izzy and Chop. Throughout its run, "My Mad Fat Diary" received critical acclaim, particularly for its accurate and honest portrayal of mental illness and Sharon Rooney's performance. "The Guardian"s Sam Wollaston called it a "lovely drama – honest and painful, real, and very funny," going on to say "Sharon Rooney's performance in the lead is natural, effortless and utterly believable; she should win something for it." "The Stage" called it "a comedy drama that actually satisfies the criteria of both genres, "My Mad Fat Diary" offers a unique and uncompromising perspective on adolescent angst that distresses and delights
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Japanese version), which acts as the gateway between the player's world and the Old House. The diary acts as an "AR notebook", used with the 3DS to generally progress the storyline. The player encounters several ghosts throughout the game. One of them is Maya, a girl with no memory of herself except her name, and who accompanies the player throughout the game. Hostile ghosts include: Kaito Hasebe, a man trapped by the Diary, now driven insane; Koji, also known as "the Masked Boy", who challenges the player to a "game" of hide-and-seek; and the "Woman in Black", the primary antagonist
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