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Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on 21 May 1952 in the rough south side ghetto of Chicago. He is the second to youngest of twelve children (he has four sisters and seven brothers) and grew up in the housing projects. His father left when Laurence was 5, and his mother raised the family on $87 a month welfare in a three-room apartment.Mr. T's brothers encouraged him to build up his body in order to survive in the area; he has commented, "If you think I'm big, you should see my brothers!". His mother is a religious woman, who has had a strong influence on him. He says, "Any man who don't love his momma can't be no friend of mine." He was an average student in school. "Most of the time", he says, "I stared out the windows, just daydreaming. I didn't study much because I have a photographic memory." Apart from one spell between 5th and 7th grades when he went a little astray -- playing hooky, cursing, acting tough, being disrespectful -- he was a well-behaved child. (He worried about how his mother would feel if he ended up in jail, and stayed out of trouble.)He attended Dunbar Vocational High School. He was a football star, studied martial arts, and was three times city wrestling champion. He won a scholarship to play football at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, but he was thrown out after a year.He was twice named America's Toughest Bouncer.Mr. T is the father of three children - Lesa, 29; Erika, 21; and T Junior, 14.Previous occupations include gym teacher, military policeman, bouncer and bodyguard.Once worked as a bouncer and a bodyguard to Steve McQueen, Muhammad Ali & Diana Ross.Diagnosed with cancer in 1995 at age 43. Beating the disease in 2001 at age 49.Briefly attended Prairie View A&M University near Houston, Texas c. 1971.Occasionally appears as Conan O'Brien's special guest and partner in various comedy sketches on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993). [2001]Doesn't drink alcoholic beverages.While a homeowner in Lake Forest, Illinois, he clearcut 100 acres of trees located on his property, igniting a feud with neighbors and town officials. Because of his actions, landowners of the town are prohibited from cutting down trees, even on their own property, without a permit.Boxed 'ACE' Cowboy Bob Orton on WWF's Saturday Night Main Event in 1985 and was subsequentially whipped by Orton and Rowdy Roddy Piper with a belt.Voted by a BBC-run poll the fourth most influential American in history, behind Homer Simpson, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King.When he and Hulk Hogan appeared in 1985 on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), they were promoting the World Wrestling Federation's Wrestlemania (1985) (V) pay-per-view show.Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr. T almost ruined the main event of the first Wrestlemania, because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving."Rowdy" Roddy Piper mentioned that he and other fellow wrestlers legitimately disliked Mr. T, because he was an actor coming into wrestling, and had not paid his dues as a professional wrestler.Compiled a 4-0 Shoot-Wrestling Record.Was once parodied on the animated GI Joe series of the 1980s with a character called "Mr. C", who was a spokesman for the evil COBRA cable network (the character then joined GI Joe after the COBRA cable3 network was destroyed).If you ask him what his real name, he will tell you, "My first name is 'Mr,' my middle name is 'period,' last name is 'T'"

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"I am the best bodyguard, because I'll take a bullet, I'll take a stab wound, I'll take a hit upside the head; I'm like a Kamikaze pilot; The President got shot because his men relaxed." - Mr. T, in Sept. 1983 issue of Playboy"I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold... Rules.""I pity the fool..." [his trademark quote]"When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.""As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal." .. width="425" height="350" .. .. width="425" height="350" .. .. width="425" height="350" ..

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Movies:

.. I Pity the Fool (2006) (TV) (pre-production) (attached).. "Teamo Supremo" ... aka Disney's Teamo Supremo (USA: complete title) - Happy Holidays Mr. Gruff/The Grandfather Show (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Mr. Gruff .. Not Another Teen Movie (2001) .... The Wise Janitor ... aka Sex Academy (Europe: English title: new title) .. "Pecola" (2001) TV Series .... Bongo .. Judgment (2001) .... J.T. Quincy ... aka Apocalypse IV: Judgment (USA: series title).. "Malcolm & Eddie" - The Wrongest Yard (1999) TV Episode .... Calvin .. "Martin" - Boo's in the House (1996) TV Episode .... Mr. Jenkins .. "Suddenly Susan" - Hoop Dreams (1996) TV Episode .... Arnie .. Spy Hard (1996) .... Helicopter Pilot .. The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III (1994) .... Freedom ... aka Goldy III .. Freaked (1993) .... The Bearded Lady ... aka Hideous Mutant Freekz .. "Eek! the Cat" (1992) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices ... aka Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards ... aka Eek!stravaganza.. Straight Line (1989) .. "T. and T." (1988) TV Series .... T.S. Turner (1988-1990) .. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Jabberwock .. "The A-Team" .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus - Lease with an Option to Die (1985) TV Episode .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus - The Taxicab Wars (1983) TV Episode .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus - The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing (1983) TV Episode .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus - The Out-of-Towners (1983) TV Episode .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus - Mexican Slayride: Part 1 (1983) TV Episode .... Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus .. "Saturday Night Live" ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title) ... aka SNL ... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title) ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title) - Episode ..10.16 (1985) TV Episode .... Co-Host .. The Toughest Man in the World (1984) (TV) .... Bruise Brubaker .. D.C. Cab (1983) .... Samson ... aka Street Fleet .. Rocky III (1982) .... Clubber Lang .. "Twilight Theater" (1982) TV Series .... Co-host ... aka Steve Martin's Twilight Theater (USA: complete title)

Television:

1. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - Episode dated 16 August 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself 2. "The Contender" - Rivals (2005) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Himself 3. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" - The Burns Family (2004) TV Episode .... Himself 4. "Johnny Bravo" - Get Shovelized/T Is for Trouble (2004) TV Episode .... Himself 5. The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour (2004) (TV) .... Himself 6. "Praise the Lord" ... aka TBN's Praise the Lord (USA: complete title) - Episode dated 25 March 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 22 August 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 16 May 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Himself 7. "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" - Episode dated 26 January 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Himself 8. "The Simpsons" - Today, I am a Clown (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself 9. Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) (TV) .... Himself 10. Celebrity Deathmatch (2003) (VG) .... Himself ... aka MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch (USA) 11. NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) .... Himself ... aka NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (USA) 12. "Rank" - 25 Toughest Stars (2002) TV Episode .... Himself/Host 13. "Howard Stern" - Episode dated 4 February 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 29 August 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 19 August 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 24 January 1996 (1996) TV Episode .... Himself 14. "Raw Is War" ... aka Monday Night Raw (USA) ... aka WWE Raw Is War (USA: new title) ... aka WWF Raw (USA: new title) ... aka WWF Raw Is War (USA) ... aka WWF Warzone (USA: second part title) - Episode dated 19 November 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself 15. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" - Episode dated 19 May 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 24 July 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Himself 16. Entertainment Tonight Presents: Whatever Happened to Your Favorite TV Action Heroes? (2001) (TV) .... Himself17. Inspector Gadget (1999) .... Himself 18. "Suddenly Susan" - I'll See That and Raise You Susan (1997) TV Episode .... Himself 19. Kids Against Crime (1995) (TV) .... Himself 20. Starrcade (1994) (V) .... Himself ... aka WCW Starrcade (USA) 21. Halloween Havoc (1994) (V) .... Himself ... aka WCW Halloween Havoc (USA) 22. "Blossom" - A Little Help from My Friends (1994) TV Episode .... Himself 23. "Gran juego de la oca, El" - Episode dated 31 December 1993 (1993) TV Episode .... Himself 24. Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991) (TV) .... Himself 25. "Out of This World" - My Little Evie (1990) TV Episode .... Himself26. Wrestlemania 2 (1986) (V) .... Himself 27. "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" (1984) TV Series .... Himself (1985-1986; 1988) 28. Bob Hope Buys NBC? (1985) (TV) .... Himself 29. Wrestlemania (1985) (V) .... Himself ... aka WWF Wrestlemania (USA) 30. "Soul Train" - Episode ..14.6 (1984) TV Episode .... Himself 31. "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" (1984) TV Series .... Himself 32. Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984) (V) .... Himself 33. Battle of the Network Stars XV (1983) (TV) .... Himself (NBC Team Captain) 34. "Diff'rent Strokes" - Mr. T and mr. t (1983) TV Episode .... Himself 35. "Mister T" (1983) TV Series (voice) .... Himself 36. "Alvin & the Chipmunks" ... aka The Chipmunks ... aka The Chipmunks Go to the Movies - The C-Team (1983) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself 37. Battle of the Network Stars XIV (1983) (TV) .... Himself (NBC Team) 38. "Just Men!" - Episode dated 31 January 1983 (1983) TV Episode .... Himself 39. "Silver Spoons" - Me and Mr. T (1982) TV Episode .... Himself - Boys Will Be Boys (1982) TV Episode .... Himself 40. "Saturday Night Live" ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title) ... aka SNL ... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title) ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title) - Episode ..8.2 (1982) TV Episode .... Himself 41. "Late Night with David Letterman" - Episode dated 7 July 1982 (1982) TV Episode .... Himself 42. Penitentiary II (1982) .... Himself 43. "One to Grow On" (1982) TV Series .... Himself 44. "Games People Play" - Episode dated 31 October 1980 (1980) TV Episode .... HimselfFilmography as: Actor, Himself, Archive FootageArchive Footage1. Undercover Brother (2002) (uncredited) .... B.A. Baracus 2. The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... B.A. Baracus 3. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" - Episode dated 13 February 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Himself 4. "The E! True Hollywood Story" - Mr. T (1999) TV Episode .... Himself 5. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (1998) (V) .... Himself

Heroes:

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