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Mr. T

Mr. T in publicity photo
Born Laurence Tureaud
May 21, 1952 (1952-05-21) (age 56)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation actor, motivational speaker, wrestler,humanitarian, bodyguard. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A motivational speaker is a professional speaker who makes speeches intending to lift up and motivate their audiences Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans TV personality
Years active 1982-present

Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952) is an American actor known for his roles as Sgt. "B. A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer James "Clubber" Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his numerous appearances in the WWF and as a professional wrestler. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Sergeant Bosco Albert "BA" Baracus is a Fictional character in the 1980s action / Adventure Television series, The A-Team Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, James 'Clubber' Lang (born May 21, 1957) is a fictional character that appeared as Rocky Balboa 's rival in the 1982 movie Rocky III Rocky III ( 1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Mr. T is also well-known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle, for wearing large amounts of gold jewelry, and for his tough guy image. The Mohawk (or mohican in British English) is a Hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair He starred in the reality show I Pity the Fool, shown on TV Land, the title of which comes from his Rocky III catchphrase. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary I Pity the Fool is an original Reality television series on TV Land starring Mr TV Land (originally Nick at Nite's TV Land) is an American Cable television network launched April 29, 1996. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance

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Biography

Early life

Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest boy in a large family with twelve children. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud Sr. , was a minister. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs Tureaud, with his four sisters and seven brothers, grew up in one of the city's housing projects, Robert Taylor Homes. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local Robert Taylor Homes was a Housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, on State Street between Pershing

Tureaud attended Paul Lawrence Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, where he played football, wrestled, and studied martial arts. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. He won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, but was thrown out after a year. Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System Tureaud also attended several small Chicago area colleges on athletic scholarships. After leaving school, Tureaud became a military policeman in the U.S. Army, before trying out for the professional football Green Bay Packers. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin.

Tureaud worked as a bouncer after he returned from the army. It was at this time that he created the persona of "Mr. T. " His wearing of gold neck chains and other jewelry was the result of customers losing the items, leaving them behind at the bar/night club after a fight, or being removed from the place. A customer would not have to re-enter or even have to see anyone else again if Mr. T wore their jewelry as he stood out front. When a customer came back, their item was readily visible and available with no further confrontations required. Often, the "former" customers did not return. Mr. T thus built up a large collection and earned a reputation for wearing lots of gold neck chains and bracelets.

Mr. T managed to eventually parlay his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard to the stars that lasted almost ten years. A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically He protected well-known personalities like Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Leon Spinks, Joe Frazier, and Diana Ross, charging $3,000 per day. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the Leon Spinks (born July 11 1953 in St Louis Missouri) is a former boxer. For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire [1]

As a bodyguard, Tureaud's business card read, "Next to God, there is no greater protector than I. " Mr. T claimed that he never lost a client, saying, "I got hurt worse growing up in the ghetto than working as a bodyguard. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure " A bald-headed Mr. T can be seen on film accompanying Joe Frazier to the ring in Frazier's rematch against George Foreman in 1976. George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Acting roles and work

While reading National Geographic, Mr. Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural T first noticed the unusual hairstyle, for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior. The Mandinka (also known as Mandingo) are one of the largest Ethnic groups in West Africa with a population estimated at eleven million. [2] 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. The gold jewelry was worth about $300,000 at the time and took him about an hour to put on. Most nights, Mr. T spent even more time cleaning them using an ultrasonic cleaner. An ultrasonic cleaner is a cleaning device that uses Ultrasound (usually from 15-400 KHz) and an appropriate cleaning solution to clean delicate items Occasionally, he would sleep with the heavy neck chains and bracelets on, "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves, felt. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another "[3]

In 1980, Mr. T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition—a segment of NBC's "Games People Play. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. " [4] His role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines. His catchphrase, "I pity the fool!", comes from the film, in which he played a boxer facing Rocky Balboa. When asked if he hated Rocky, he replied, "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool. " After losing out on the role of the title character's mentor in The Beastmaster, Mr. The Beastmaster is a 1982 Fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli that starred Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John T appeared in another boxing film, Penitentiary 2, and in a cable television special, Bizarre, before accepting a television series role on The A-Team. The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces

Mr. T appeared in an episode of Silver Spoons, reprising his old role as bodyguard to Ricky Stratton. Silver Spoons is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25 1982 to May 11 1986 and in First-run syndication from September Rick Stratton is Makeup/Special Effects artist based in Hollywood California In the episode, he explains his name as "First name: Mister; middle name: period; last name T. " In one scene, when Ricky's class erupts into a paper ball throwing melee, Mr. T throws his body in front of the objects, fully protecting his client. In The A-Team, he played Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus (B. The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces Sergeant Bosco Albert "BA" Baracus is a Fictional character in the 1980s action / Adventure Television series, The A-Team A. is an abbreviation of "Bad Attitude"), an ex-army commando on the run with three other members from the U.S. government "for a crime they didn't commit. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B. A. Baracus, he observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb. "

A Ruby-Spears produced cartoon called Mr. T premiered in 1983 on NBC. Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) is a Burbank, California -based Entertainment Production company that The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Mister T was an animated series that aired on NBC from 1983 to 1986, with the last season consisting solely of reruns The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The Mister T cartoon starred Mr. T as himself, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He would help them with their training but they would also help him solve mysteries and fight crime. Thirty episodes were produced.

In 1984, he made a motivational video called Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!. He gives helpful advice to children throughout the video; for example, he teaches them how to understand and appreciate their origins, how to dress fashionably without buying designer labels, how to make tripping up look like breakdancing, how to control their anger, and how to deal with peer pressure. Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among The video is roughly one hour long, but contains 30 minutes of singing, either by the group of children accompanying him, or by Mr. T himself. He sings "Treat Your Mother Right (Treat Her Right)", in which he enumerates the reasons why it is important to treat your mother right, and also raps a song about growing up in the ghetto and praising God. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. The raps in this video were written by Ice T. That same year he released a related rap album titled Mr. T's Commandments.

In 1988, Mr. T starred in the television series T. and T.. T and T is a Canadian-produced television series in production from 1987 to 1990 Mr. T was once reported to be earning around $80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team and getting $15,000 for personal appearances, but by the end of the 1990s, he was appearing only in the occasional commercial, largely because of health problems. (In 1995, he was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system) ) He frequently appears on the TBN Christian television series. The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas He has appeared in commercials for MCI's 1-800-COLLECT collect-call service and on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. MCI Communications Corp was an American Telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC He has also appeared on some Comcast commercials, and in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand during 2007, advertising the chocolate bar Snickers with the slogan "Get Some Nuts!". Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone Snickers is a Chocolate bar made by Mars Incorporated. It consists of peanut butter Nougat topped with roasted Peanuts and Caramel [5]

Mr. T appeared in a popular commercial for the Oregon Lottery which parodied the current popularity of reality TV shows. The commercial was a satire, in which Mr. T starred in a fictitious reality show entitled Who can spend 30 days in a trailer with Mr. T?. [6]

Mr. T did a video campaign for Hitachi's Data Systems that was created and posted on consumer video sites including YouTube and Yahoo! Video. Hitachi Data Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Yahoo! Video began as a video Search engine and re-launched in June 2006 with the ability to upload and share video clips According to Steven Zivanic, senior director and corporate communications of HDS, "this campaign has not only helped the firm in its own area, but it has given the data storage firm a broader audience. " As of December 1st 2007, the first version, “Mr. T: The T in IT,” has been viewed 259,857 times on YouTube alone. [7] In November 2007, Mr. T appeared in a television commercial for the online role playing game World of Warcraft with the phrase "I'm Mr. World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG T and I'm a Night Elf Mohawk". [8]

Wrestling

Mr. T entered the world of professional wrestling in 1985. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff He was Hulk Hogan's tag-team partner at the first WrestleMania. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr. T saved the main event of WrestleMania I between them and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Wonderful" Paul Orndorff because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving. Piper has said that he and other fellow wrestlers disliked Mr. T because he was an actor coming into wrestling and had never paid his dues as a professional wrestler.

Remaining with the World Wrestling Federation, Mr. T became a special "WWF boxer," in light of his character in Rocky III. He took on "Cowboy" Bob Orton on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, on NBC. Robert Keith Orton Jr (born November 10, 1950) At WrestleMania he (unsuccessfully interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker striking The Undertaker This boxing stint ultimately culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2. WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although Mr. T returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987, before suddenly disappearing from the wrestling world.

Seven years later, Mr. T reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match, in October 1994, at Halloween Havoc, and then went on to wrestle again, defeating Kevin Sullivan at that year's Starrcade. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling

Mr. T would return to wrestling, another seven years later, appearing in an episode of WWF Raw on November 19, 2001. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Album

Mr. T, in 1984, released an album entitled, Mr. T's Commandments, much in the same tone as his 1984 educational video which instructed children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs. Mr T's Commandments is a 7 song rap record for kids, released in 1984. He later followed up with a second album the same year, titled Mr T's Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!, which featured music from the video of the same name.

In 2002, Mr. T appeared in the video for "Pass The Courvoisier" by Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharell Williams. Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P John Cena's music video, "Bad Bad Man," also featured an imitation of Mr. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows T / B. A. throughout.

Personal life

Mr. T lives in Sherman Oaks, California, and is single. Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. He owns a twenty-acre ranch in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and spends most summers there. The Sandia Mountains ( Tiwa ( Pueblo) name posu gai hoo-oo, "where water slides down arroyo" are a Mountain range located in Bernalillo He is a born again Christian. [9]

In 2005, Mr. T stated that he never would wear his chains again, "No, T, you can never wear your gold again. It's an insult to God". He arrived at this decision after seeing the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States However, he has been seen wearing some chains for several commercial appearances, such as the 2007 U.K. Snickers advertisement, and the 2007 World of Warcraft ad. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Snickers is a Chocolate bar made by Mars Incorporated. It consists of peanut butter Nougat topped with roasted Peanuts and Caramel World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG Mr. T donated a great deal of clothing and money to Katrina victims.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Mr. T | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com
  2. ^ Mentioned in a number of interviews, including Mr. T: Pity The Fool, allhiphop. Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 Comedy film released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. Johnny Bravo is an American animated series created by Van Partible. com, Published Thursday, November 09, 2006. Mr. T gives a 1977 date, for an article with photos on the Mandinka in Mali. National Geographic Magazine's index has no record of such an article. http://publicationsindex.nationalgeographic.com/.
  3. ^ http://www.tvacres.com/jewelry_mr_t.htm tvacres. com
  4. ^ Biography of Mr. T
  5. ^ GET SOME NUTS | Snickers ™
  6. ^ Oregon Lottery Commercial
  7. ^ Mr. T attracts viewers, buyers for Hitachi - DMNews
  8. ^ World of Warcraft Europe -> Downloads -> Movies -> TV Commercials
  9. ^ Words of Wisdom from Mr. T. Beliefnet. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran

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