David Mann (actor)

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 ]

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]

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
2011	Madea's Big Happy Family
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007-2008	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Leroy Brown	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2009-2011	Meet the Browns		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		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)

Awards and nominations

Dove Awards

Main article: Dove Awards

The Dove Awards are awarded annually by the Gospel Music Association. Mann has won 2 awards from 4 nominations. ^{[4] [5]}

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2011	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	The Master Plan(as producer for Tamela Mann)	Won
2012	Grady Nutt Humor Award	Himself	Honored
2013	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	Best Days(as producer for Tamela Mann)	Won
2017	Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year	One Way(as producer for Tamela Mann)	Nominated
2023	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Overcomer Deluxe(as producer for Tamela Mann)	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Main article: NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards are awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). 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

Stellar Awards

The Stellar Awards are awarded annually by SAGMA. Mann has won 1 award from 4 nominations. ^{[6] [7]}

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

References

1. "David Mann Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
2. "Mr. Brown's Good Ol' Time Church". April 26, 2016 – via Amazon.
3. "The Master Plan". April 26, 2016 – via Amazon.
4. "Past Winners". Dove Awards . Enter 'David Mann' into the 'Search:' field to see list of awards. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
5. "Dove Award History" . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
6. "Stellar Award History - Gospel Flava" . Retrieved August 18, 2025.
7. "40th Annual Stellar Gospel Award Winners Revealed". August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.

External links

• Official Web Site Archived March 5, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
• David Mann at IMDb