David Mann (actor)

David Anthony Mann Sr. 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. 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.
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''.

Discography

Mr. Brown's Good Ol' Time Church The Master Plan: Special Edition

The Dove Awards are awarded annually by the Gospel Music Association. Mann has won 2 awards from 4 nominations.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2011	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	The Master Plan	Won
2012	Grady Nutt Humor Award	Himself
2013	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	Best Days	Won
2017	Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year	One Way	Nomitated
2023	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Overcomer Deluxe	Nomitated

The NAACP Image Awards are awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mann has won 3 awards from 3 nominations.

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2011	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Meet the Browns	Won
2018	Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series	The Manns	Won
2019	Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author	Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family	Won

The Stellar Awards are awarded annually by SAGMA. Mann has won 1 award from 4 nominations.

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2008	Producer of the Year	Tamela Mann - The Live Experience	Nomitated
2017	Producer of the Year	One Way	Won
2021	Music Video of the Year	"Touch from You"	Nomitated
2025	Music Video of the Year	"Deserve to Win"	Nomitated