Mr. T
| Mr. T | |
|---|---|
 Mr. T portrays Santa Claus at the White House with First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1983 |
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| Born | Laurence Tureaud May 21, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, motivational speaker, wrestler, bodyguard, television personality |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Mr. T, whose real name is Laurence Tureaud[1] (born May 21, 1952 in Chicago) is an African American actor. He is famous for playing Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus in The A-Team and James "Clubber" Lang in Rocky III. Mr. T has a popular catch phrase, "I Pity the Fool", which lead to the name of a reality television series he appeared on. He also had a comic called Mr T and the T-force. Before he was an actor, Mr. T was a bodyguard. Mr. T is known for having a mohawk hairstyle and wearing a lot of gold jewelry.
Personal life[change]
Mr. T is a born-again Christian.[2]
Tureaud made his neighbors in a Chicago suburb called Lake Forest angry. He cut down more than a hundred oak trees on his estate. This is now called "The Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre".[3]
He gave up almost all his gold, one of his identifying marks, after helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He said, "As a Christian, when I saw other people lose their lives and lose their land and property...I felt that it would be a sin before God for me to continue wearing my gold. I felt it would be insensitive and disrespectful to the people who lost everything, so I stopped wearing my gold."[4]
Filmography[change]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Himself | |
| 1982 | Rocky III | James "Clubber" Lang | |
| 1982 | Twilight Theatre | TV Series | |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Samson | |
| 1983 | Mister T | Himself | TV Series |
| 1983 | Diff'rent Strokes | Himself | TV Series |
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Himself | Episode: "The C Team" |
| 1983– 1987 |
The A-Team | Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus | TV Series |
| 1984 | The Toughest Man in the World | Bruise Brubaker | TV |
| 1984 | Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! | Himself | Video |
| 1984– 1986, 1988 |
WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Himself | TV Series |
| 1985 | WrestleMania | Himself | Video |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Himself | Video |
| 1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Jabberwock | TV movie |
| 1988– 1990 |
T. and T. | T. S. Turner | TV Series |
| 1990 | Straight Line | T. S. Turner | |
| 1991 | Out of This World | Himself | TV Series |
| 1993 | Freaked | The Bearded Lady | |
| 1993 | The Terrible Thunderlizards | Mr. T-Rex | |
| 1994 | Blossom | Himself | TV Series |
| 1994 | Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III | Freedom | |
| 1995 | Kids Against Crime | Himself | TBN |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Helicopter Pilot | |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy | Mister Robinson's neighbour | Video |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | Himself | |
| 1999 | Malcolm and Eddie | Calvin | Episode: "The Wrongest Yard" |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | The Wise Janitor | |
| 2001 | Judgment | J. T. Quincy | Cloud Ten Pictures |
| 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Himself | "T is for Trouble" |
| 2004 | The Simpsons | Himself | Episode: "Today I Am a Clown" |
| 2005 | Return of the Lads | Lad No 3 with Mark Egan and Cian Duffy | |
| 2006 | I Pity the Fool | Himself | |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Earl Devereaux | Voice Only |
| 2011 | World's Craziest Fools | Himself | BBC Three |
References[change]
- ↑ Dunn, Brad (2006). When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 0-7407-5810-1.
- ↑ "Words of Wisdom from Mr. T". Beliefnet. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/201/story_20189_1.html. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ↑ Johnson, Dirk (May 30, 1987). "GENTEEL CHICAGO SUBURB RAGES OVER MR. T'S TREE MASSACRE". http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/30/us/genteel-chicago-suburb-rages-over-mr-t-s-tree-massacre.html. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ . February 25, 2009. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/A-Team-Star-Mr-T-Decides-To-Stop-Wearing-Gold-Jewellery-Out-Of-Respect-For-Hurricane-Katrina-Victims/Article/200902415229268. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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