Mr. T
Mr. T | |
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Born | Laurence Tureaud[1] May 21, 1952 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1980–present |
Ring name(s) | Mr. T |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 236 lb (107 kg)[2] |
Debut | March 24, 1985 |
Retired | December 27, 1994 |
Signature | |
Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952)[3][4][5][6] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa,[7] his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006.
Early life
Tureaud was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. He and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in a three-room apartment in the Robert Taylor Homes.[8] His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, was a minister.[4] After his father left when he was five, he shortened his name to Lawrence Tero. In 1970, he legally changed his last name to T.[5] His new name, Mr. T., was based upon his childhood impressions regarding the lack of respect from white people for his family:
I think about my father being called "boy", my uncle being called "boy", my brother, coming back from Vietnam and being called "boy". So I questioned myself: "What does a black man have to do before he's given respect as a man?" So when I was 18 years old, when I was old enough to fight and die for my country, old enough to drink, old enough to vote, I said I was old enough to be called a man. I self-ordained myself Mr. T, so the first word out of everybody's mouth is "Mr."[9][10]
Tureaud attended
After Tureaud left Prairie View A&M, he worked as a gym instructor for a government program in Chicago. He later said it was here that he discovered a gift for helping children.[5]
He then enlisted in the United States Army in 1975 and served in the Military Police Corps. After his discharge in the late 1970s, he tried out for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, but failed to make the team due to a knee injury.[12]
Tureaud next worked as a
He eventually parlayed his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard that lasted almost ten years. As his reputation grew, he was contracted to guard, among others, clothes designers, models, judges, politicians, athletes and millionaires.[18] His clients included celebrities Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, LeVar Burton, and Diana Ross,[19] and boxers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Leon Spinks.[20] With his reputation as "Mr. T", Tureaud attracted strange offers and was frequently approached with odd commissions, including tracking runaway teenagers, locating missing persons, debt collection, and assassination requests.[21]
While he was in his late twenties, Tureaud won two tough-man competitions consecutively.[22] The first aired as "Sunday Games" on NBC-TV under the contest of "America's Toughest Bouncer" which included throwing a 150-pound (68 kg) stuntman, and breaking through a 4-inch (10 cm) wooden door.[23] For the first event, Tureaud came in third place. For the end, two finalists squared off in a boxing ring for a two-minute round to declare the champion. Making it to the ring as a finalist, he had as his opponent a 280-pound (130 kg) Honolulu bouncer named Tutefano Tufi.[24] Within twenty seconds "Mr. T" gave the six foot five competitor a bloody nose, and later a bloody mouth. He won the match and thus the competition.[25] The second competition was aired under the new name "Games People Play" on NBC-TV. When interviewed by Bryant Gumbel before the final boxing match, Mr T. said, "I just feel sorry for the guy who I have to box. I just feel real sorry for him."[26] This fight was scheduled to last three rounds, but Mr. T finished it in less than 54 seconds. The line, "I don't hate him but... I pity the fool" in the movie Rocky III was written by Sylvester Stallone, who is reputed to have been inspired by the interview.[27]
Acting roles and other work
While reading National Geographic, Mr. T first noticed the unusual hairstyle for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior.[28] He decided that adoption of the style would be a powerful statement about his African origin. It was a simpler, safer, and more permanent visual signature than his gold chains, rings, and bracelets.
In 1980, Mr. T was spotted by
In The A-Team, he played Sergeant Bosco "B. A." Baracus, an ex-Army commando on the run with three other members from the United States government "for a crime they didn't commit." As well as the team's tough guy, B. A. was a mechanical genius, but afraid of flying. When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B. A. Baracus, Mr. T observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb." The series was a major hit, and B. A. Baracus in particular quickly became a cult character and the de facto star of the show, reportedly sparking tensions with seasoned actor George Peppard, although Mr. T always maintained that these were unfounded rumors.[32] Mr. T was reported to be earning $80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team.
His role in The A-Team led to him making an appearance in the long-running
Also in 1983, a
The year 1983 also marked the release of the only film that can be called a Mr. T vehicle,
In 1984, he made a motivational video called
During those busy years, he made numerous appearances in television shows, most notably hosting the 15th episode of the
On January 19, 1985, he introduced Rich Little at the nationally televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
In 1988, after the cancellation of The A-Team, Mr. T starred in the syndicated Canadian television series T. and T. Earning $15,000 for personal appearances, by the end of the 1990s, he was appearing only in the occasional commercial, largely because of health problems.
Some time during the 90's, Mr. T would be in Eric "Butterbean" Esch's corner in the boxing matches during one of the Toughman Contests.[39]
He frequently appears on the TBN Christian television network.
In 2002, Mr. T appeared as a bartender in the video for "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" by Busta Rhymes featuring Sean Combs and Pharrell Williams.
In the 2009 animated movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Mr. T provided the voice for Officer Earl Devereaux, the town's athletic cop who loves his son very much. Mr. T was offered a cameo appearance in the film adaptation of The A-Team, but decided to turn it down,[40] whereas Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict both made cameos in the film. These scenes were shown after the credits, but were reinserted during the film in the Extended Cut.[41][42] Although he wasn't disturbed at the mere prospect of an "A-Team" movie being made without him, he vehemently criticized the concept of having another actor copy his own very distinct appearance and style (including his haircut and gold chains) in the hope of attracting his nostalgic fanbase, and considered that asking him to do a cameo appearance in those conditions was disrespectful.[43]
Starting in 2011, Mr. T presented a clip show on
On March 1, 2017, Mr. T was revealed as one of the contestants who would compete on
Commercials
Mr. T has been involved in numerous commercials, including for Snickers, Atari, World of Warcraft, MCI, Comcast and RadioShack. Forbes has described him as "one of the most enduring pitchmen in the business." Mr. T has described himself as "not really an actor, I'm a reactor; I'm a pitchman." At his peak, he was earning $5 million per year.[51]
Mr. T did a video campaign for
In 2008, Mr. T appeared on the American channel Shopping TV selling his "Mr. T Flavorwave Oven".
The same year, he appeared on commercials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand advertising the chocolate bar
In 2010, Mr. T signed up as the spokesman for Gold Promise, a gold-buying company.[60] According to an appraiser hired by Bloomberg Television's Taking Stock, his trademark gold jewelry was worth around $43,000 in 1983,[61] although some sources claim the gold jewelry was worth up to $300,000.[62]
In 2015, he starred in a series of Fuze Iced Tea advertisements, stating, "The only thing bolder than Fuze Iced Tea is ME!" The brand, owned by Coca-Cola, also briefly centered its social profiles and website around Mr. T.[63]
Professional wrestling
Mr. T entered the world of
On July 21, 1989, Mr. T. made an appearance in
Personal life
Mr. T is a
In 1987, he angered the residents of Lake Forest, Illinois, by cutting down more than a hundred oak trees on his estate. The local newspaper referred to the incident as "the Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre".[71][72][73]
In 1995, he was diagnosed with a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, or mycosis fungoides.[74] Once in remission, he joked about the coincidence: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it – personalized cancer!"[75] He wrote an as-yet-unpublished book on this experience, called Cancer Saved My Life (Cancer Ain't For No Wimps).[76] He made a direct reference to it as he performed a waltz to the song "Amazing Grace" in Dancing with the Stars.[77]
He stopped wearing virtually all his gold, one of his identifying marks, after helping with the clean-up 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."[78]
Mr. T often refers to himself in the third person.[79] He also frequently talks in rhymes. He cites Muhammad Ali as his "childhood hero" and his main inspiration with regard to style and mannerisms.[50]
In popular culture
The
Mr. T was featured in the Epic Rap Battles of History episode "Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers"[81] in which he was portrayed by DeStorm Power.[82]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Blues Brothers[citation needed] | Guy on the Street | Uncredited |
1982 | Penitentiary II | Himself | |
Rocky III | Clubber Lang | ||
1983 | D.C. Cab | Samson | |
1984 | Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! | Himself | Video |
1985 | WrestleMania
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1986 | WrestleMania 2 | ||
1993 | Freaked | The Bearded Lady | |
1994 | Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III | Freedom | |
Bash at the Beach | Himself | Video | |
Halloween Havoc | |||
Starrcade
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1995 | Battlecade Extreme Fighting | ||
1996 | Spy Hard | Helicopter Pilot | |
1999 | Inspector Gadget | Himself | |
2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | The Wise Janitor | |
2001 | Judgment
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J. T. Quincy | |
2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Earl Devereaux | Voice role |
2014 | WrestleMania XXX | Himself | Video |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Games People Play | Himself | Episode: "America's Best Bouncer" |
1982 | Twilight Theater | ||
Silver Spoons | Episode: "Me and Mr. T" | ||
1982–1984 | Saturday Night Live | 2 episodes | |
1983–1987 | The A-Team | B. A. Baracus | 97 episodes |
1983 | Diff'rent Strokes | Himself | Episode: "Mr. T and Mr. t" |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | Episode: "The C Team" | ||
1983–1985 | Mister T | 30 episodes | |
1984 | The Toughest Man in the World | Bruise Brubaker | TV movie |
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
|
Himself | Special | |
1984–1988 | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | ||
1984 | A Christmas Dream | Benny / Santa Claus | TV movie |
1985 | Back to Next Saturday | Himself | TV movie |
1986 | Saturday Night's Main Event V
|
TV special | |
1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Jabberwock
|
TV movie |
1988–1990 | T. and T. | T. S. Turner | 65 episodes |
1989 | World Class Championship Wrestling | Himself | Episode: July 21, 1989 |
1990 | Straight Line | T.S. Turner | |
1991 | Out of This World | Himself | Episode: "New Kid on the Block" |
1994 | Blossom | Episode: "A Little Help from My Friends" | |
1994–1995 | Eek! The Cat | Mr. T-Rex | 3 episodes |
1995 | Kids Against Crime | Himself | TBN |
1996 | Martin | Mr. Jenkins | Episode: "Boo's in the House" |
1996–1997 | Suddenly Susan | Arnie | 2 episodes |
1999 | Malcolm & Eddie | Calvin | Episode: "The Wrongest Yard" |
1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series | Alien | 3 episodes |
2001–2003 | Pecola | Bongo | |
2001 | WWF Raw | Himself | Episode: November 19, 2001 |
2003 | House of Mouse | Episode: "House Ghosts"" | |
2004 | Johnny Bravo | Episode: "T is for Trouble" | |
The Simpsons | Episode: "Today I Am a Clown" | ||
2006 | I Pity the Fool | 6 episodes | |
2010 | Finders Keepers | Gambler | Episode: "Casino Night" |
2011–2013 | World's Craziest Fools | Himself | BBC Three
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2014 | The Comeback Kids | Episode: "Gary‘s Big Break" | |
2017 | Dancing with the Stars | Season 24
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Other
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Himself | Video Game |
2011 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The 4D Experience | Earl Devereaux | Theme park ride |
2022 | WWE 2K22 | Himself | Video Game |
Discography
Albums
- Mr. T's Commandments (1984), Columbia
- Be Somebody (Or Be Somebody's Fool) (1984), MCA
Singles
- "Mr. T's Commandment" (1984)
- "Don't Talk to Strangers" (1984)
- "Treat Your Mother Right" (1984)
See also
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The games feature knuckle-whitening action-adventure, furious brawler combat, gravity-defying platforming, and environmental puzzles. The first game will see Mr. T take on Nazis and their gigantic machines in the varied universe of South American rain forests, lost ancient cities, industrial complexes and contemporary military installations. Along with Mr. T and other characters from the graphic novel, the game will feature non other than Will Wright. In this universe, Will Wright is not a top-notch game designer but a top-notch American geneticist who was kidnapped and coerced to work on a diabolic plan. Status: Cancelled
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