Mr. T Biography (1952-)

Original name, Laurence Tureaud (some sources cite Lawrence, or Tero); born May 21, 1952, in Chicago, IL; children: (with Phyllis Clark) Lesa; Erika, T Junior. Addresses: Agent: Don Buchwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 21, 1952; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Penitentiary II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Clubber Lang, Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Samson, D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet), Universal, 1983
Mr. T, Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool!, MCA Home Video, 1984
Bearded lady, Freaked (also known as Hideous Mutant Freekz), Laurenfilm, 1993
Agency helicopter pilot, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
Himself (with Minion Recovery Group), Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999
Wise janitor, Not Another Teen Movie (also known as Sex Academy), Columbia TriStar, 2001
J. T. Quincy, Apocalypse IV: Judgement, Cloud Ten Pictures/Once upon a Time Pictures, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Mister T, 1983
Sergeant Bosco "B. A." Baracus, The A-Team, NBC, 1983-1987
WWF Superstars of Wrestling, 1985-19861988
T. S. Turner, T. and T., syndicated, 1988-1990
Cohost of Twilight Theatre, NBC; also appeared in Lou Rawls Parade of Stars.
Episodic
Games People Play, NBC, 1980
"Me and Mr. T," Silver Spoons, NBC, 1982
Himself, "Boys Will Be Boys," Silver Spoons, NBC, 1982
Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1982, 1985
Bizarre, 1983
"Mr. T and mr. t," Diff'rent Strokes, 1983
Soul Train, 1984
Himself, "A Little Help from My Friends," Blossom, NBC, 1994
Mr. Jenkins, "Boo's in the House," Martin, Fox, 1996
Arnie, "Hoop Dreams," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1996
Himself, "I'll See That and Raise You Susan," Suddenly Susan, NBC,1997

Voice, Sabrina the Animated Series, ABC, 1999
Calvin, "The Wrongest Yard," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1999
Praise the Lord, TBN, 2000
Raw Is War, The Nashville Network, 2001
Praise the Lord, TBN, 2002
Appeared in "The C-Team," an episode of Alvin & the Chipmunks;also appeared on The Howard Stern Show.
Movies
Bruise Brubaker, The Toughest Man in the World, 1984
T. S. "Too Strong" Turner, Straight Line, syndicated, 1991
Freedom, The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III (also known as Goldy III), Animal Planet, 1998
Specials
Member of NBC team, Battle of the Network Stars XIV, ABC, 1983
Hollywood's Private Home Movies, ABC, 1983
NBC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars XV, ABC, 1983
Secret World of the Very Young, CBS, 1984
Benny, Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in a Christmas Dream, NBC, 1984
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Wicki-Wacky Special from Waikiki, NBC, 1984
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Super Birthday Special, NBC, 1984
Bob Hope Buys NBC?, NBC, 1985
The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, ABC, 1985
Bob Hope Lampoons Television 1985, NBC, 1985
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
WrestleMania 2, Showtime, 1986
T. S. Turner, T. and T., The Family Channel, 1988
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show, HBO, 1991
Host, Kids against Crime, 1995
Mr. Robinson's neighbor, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy, NBC, 1998
B. A. Baracus (in archive footage), The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4 (England), 2001
Host, E! Rank: 25 Toughest Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
Television Work
Series
Additional voices for the animated series Eek! the Cat (also knownas Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards and Eek!stravganza).
RECORDINGS
Videos
Wrestlemania (also known as WWF Wrestlemania), 1985
Wrestlemania II, 1986
WCW Starrcade, 1994
Appeared in the music video "Pass the Courvoisier" by Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, and Pharrell Williams.
Albums
Mr. T's Commandments, Columbia Records, 1984
WRITINGS
Books
Author of Mr. T: The Man with the Gold--An Autobiography of Mr. T.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Biography, August, 2001
Entertainment Weekly, April 6, 2001; April 13, 2001
Jet, May 25, 1998, p. 40
TV Guide, October 27, 2001, pp. 54-57, 65

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