David Mann (actor)

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, A Madea Homecoming and Madea's Destination Wedding.^[1]

David Mann Sr.
Mann in 2018
Born	(1966-08-07) August 7, 1966 (age 59)[1] Fort Worth, Texas, US
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1992—present
Spouse	Tamela Mann ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	4[citation needed]

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	Nicky	Also executive producer
2022	A Madea Homecoming	Leroy Brown
2025	Madea's Destination Wedding	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)