Name: Mr. T
Date of Birth: 21 May 1952 He had a daughter in 1971 with Phyllis Clark. 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. They stayed mostly in character, but during a "Fernando's Hideaway" segment (Billy Crystal ), were unable to do so during most of that skit. 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'" Stopped wearing his trademark gold chains as of last year (2005) because of the Katrina devastation. Derived his signature hair-do when an attempt to shave his hair into a "T" failed. He adopted the mohawk look instead, taken from a National Geographic photo of a Mandika warrior in Mali. Has frequented Harry Caray's restaurant in Chicago. One waiter described Mr. T as a generous tipper who would bring his own golden eating utensils. Often, he'd bring his mother with him. While Mr. T was friendly toward would-be autograph seekers, there was one cardinal rule: do NOT disturb him while he was eating. Defeated Kevin Sullivan at Starrcade 1994. Fans often dubbed his "Sgt. B.A. Baracus" from "The A-Team" (1983) as standing for "Bad Ass" or "Bad Attitude". Read more Mr. T movies (actor)User Comments |
