Mr. T
Mr. T | |
|---|---|
 Mr. T in 2014 | |
| Born | Laurence Tureaud May 21, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, motivational speaker, wrestler, bodyguard, television personality, comedian |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Mr. T, whose real name is Laurence Tureaud[1] (born May 21, 1952) is an 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 series called Mr T and the T-force. Mr. T is known for having a mohawk hairstyle and wearing a lot of gold jewelry.
Early life
[change | change source]Tureaud was born in Chicago. Before he became an actor, he was a bodyguard.
Personal life
[change | change source]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 | change source]| 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 |
| 2003 | House of Mouse | Himself | Episode: "House Ghosts" |
| 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Himself | Episode: "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 | change source]- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ↑ Johnson, Dirk (May 30, 1987). "GENTEEL CHICAGO SUBURB RAGES OVER MR. T'S TREE MASSACRE". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ "A-Team Star Mr T Decides to Stop Wearing Gold Jewellery Out of Respect for Hurricane Katrina Victims | Showbiz News | Sky News". February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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