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An unmistakably coiffed self-promotion machine, former bodyguard-turned- actor, Mr. T was one of... (Learn more)

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Mr. T’s Milestones
Played briefly for the Green Bay Packers; left due to a knee injury
Served in the Army as a military policeman
Worked as a bouncer and bodyguard to Steve McQueen, Muhammad Ali & Diana Ross
1980 Appeared on the NBC-TV show “Games People Play,” participating in The World's Toughest Bouncer; spotted by Sylvester Stallone
1981 Feature debut in the boxing film, “Penitentiary 2”
1982 Cast in the critically acclaimed role of Clubber Lang in the movie “Rocky III”
1983 - 1987 Cast as ex-soldier B.A. Baracus on the hit NBC action-drama “The A-Team”
1983 Voiced himself in the Saturday morning cartoon, “Mr. T” (NBC)
1984 Released a rap album titled “Mr. T's Commandments” and a related educational video, which instructs children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs
1984 Released a second album titled “Mr. T's Be Somebody Or Be Somebody's Fool,” which featured music from the motivational video of the same name
1985 Entered the world of professional wrestling
1985 Was Hulk Hogan's tag-team partner at the first WrestleMania
1987 - 1990 Cast in the syndicated series “T. and T.”
1987 Returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee
1994 Reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match
1999 Appeared in the feature film "Inspector Gadget" starring Matthew Broderick
2001 Played a wise janitor in the comedy spoof, “Not Another Teen Movie”
2006 Hosted the reality series on TV Land, “I Pity the Fool”

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Lawrence Tureaud
AKA : Mr T
AKA : Mr. T
Birth Name : Lawrence Tero Tureaud

Born

May, 21 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Education

  • Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX: Won a scholarship to play football, but he was thrown out after a year
  • Paul Lawrence Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, Chicago, IL: Played football, studied martial arts, and was a three time city wrestling champion

Professions

actor, singer, wrestler, bodyguard, bouncer, gym teacher, military policeman