Following the runaway success of Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Perry thrilled fans old and new when he donned his wig, glasses, and super-size flowered housedresses to star as Madea in the screen adaptation of his play Madea's Family Reunion. Perry reprised two more DIARY characters: Uncle Joe, Madea's not-entirely-beloved brother, a flatulent curmudgeon with an eye for the ladies
and Brian, Joe's level-headed attorney son.
Madea's Family Reunion focuses on several related characters, each engaged in a life-changing relationship: Madea struggles to forge a real bond with Nikki (Keke Palmer), a rebellious teenage runaway who has been ordered to her care
Lisa (Rochelle Aytes), Madea's niece, is questioning her upcoming marriage to Carlos (Blair Underwood), her abusive fianc