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David Mann's Personal Photos

By Essence · Updated October 30, 2020
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9831 David And His Wife Dressed

The 20-years married, first time film actors David and Tamela Mann, best known on stage and the small screen as loveable father-daughter duo, Leroy and Cora Brown.

“We’re excited. This is our first motion picture and we know you’re supposed to keep that kind of stuff in, but no, we’re excited! We’re happy,” David says.

David Mann's Personal Photos
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9871 David And His Wife Enjoy A Drink

David’s alter ego Mr. Brown and his lovely wife Tamala enjoying a drink.

David Mann's Personal Photos
Courtesy of David Mann
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9901 David Kirk Franklin And Friends Sit At A Table Smiling

(left to right:) “Kirk Franklin, Darryl Blair, who is my pastor, friends and my wife Tamala at dinner. We all went to high school together and formed a group called the Humble Hearts.”

David Mann's Personal Photos
Courtesy of David Mann
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9911 David At A Young Age

A teenaged David preserving his sexy and showing the early beginnings of his zany character Mr. Brown. “I had a Mohawk, I was Puff Grand Daddy back then.”

David Mann's Personal Photos
Courtesy of David Mann
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9921 David Mann The Cast Of Meet The Browns

“The browns are straight country bumpkins—we’re just a big mess!” says David Mann.

David Mann's Personal Photos
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10011 Meet The Browns

David Mann as Mr. Brown “Most of the times the cast has no idea what I’m going to do when I walk on that stage because I don’t do dress rehearsals.

David Mann's Personal Photos
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