Mr T was born on 21st May 1952.
Mr Ts changed his name from Laurence Turead to Laurence Tero, before changing it again through deed poll to Mr T.
He grew up in the Southside Ghetto of Chigago in the Robert Taylor Homes project.
Mr T has 7 brothers and 4 sisters.
Mr T is the 2nd youngest out of his brothers and sisters.
Mr T has a photographic memory.
Mr T attended Dunbar Vocational High School.
Mr T was a college football star.
Mr T studied martial arts, and was three times city wrestling champion.
Mr T won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University in Texas, but was thrown out after a year.
Mr T was a military policeman in the US Army.
Mr T was invited to try out for the Green Bay Packers.
Mr T has been a bodyguard for such stars as Muhammed Ali, Leon Spinks, Michael Jackson, Steve McQueen, Diana Ross and LeVar Burton.
Mr T used to shave his head, wear derby hats, white gloves, 3 piece suits and carry a cane wherever he went.
Mr T worked as a bouncer at Dingbats club in Chicago.
Mr T first saw his trademark mohawk hairstyle on a Mandinka warrior whilst reading "National Geographic".
Mr T worked as a gym teacher in the Chicago educational scene.
Mr T was rebaptised in the Cosmopolitan Community Church in Chicago in 1978.
Sylvester Stallone saw Mr T on the TV show Games People Play taking part in The Worlds Toughest Bouncer contest and offered him a role in Rocky III.
Mr T entered the world of pro wrestling in 1985-86 and 1994-95.
Mr T was Hulk Hogans tag team partner at the first ever Wrestlemania.
Mr T beat Rowdy Roddy Piper in a boxing match at Wrestlemania II in 1986 by knockout.
Mr T developed T-Cell Lymphoma of the skin in the 90s, but he has now successfully defeated the cancer.
Mr T has played guest roles in shows like Suddenly Susan, Inspector Gadget and recently, the Nick and Jessica variety show.
Mr T has 3 children. 1 son and 2 daughters.
Now, I aint no shrink, but I dont shrink away from no challenge either. Im just teaching fools some basic rules. - Mr T talks about his approach to his upcoming reality TV show I Pity The Fool.
Mr. T had a daughter in 1971 with Phyllis Clark.
Mr. T was twice named America's Toughest Bouncer.
Mr. T is the father of three children - Lesa, 29; Erika, 21; and T Junior, 14.
Mr. T's previous occupations include gym teacher, military policeman, bouncer and bodyguard.
Mr. T was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 at age 43. Beating the disease in 2001 at age 49.
Mr. T briefly attended Prairie View A&M University near Houston, Texas c. 1971.
Mr. T occasionally appears as Conan O'Brien's special guest and partner in various comedy sketches on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993). [2001]
Mr. T doesn't drink alcoholic beverages.
While a homeowner in Lake Forest, Illinois, Mr. T 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.
Mr. T 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.
Mr. T was voted by a BBC-run poll the fourth most influential American in history, behind Homer Simpson, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King.
When Mr. T 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.
Mr. T compiled a 4-0 Shoot-Wrestling Record.
Mr. T 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 Mr. T what his real name, he will tell you, "My first name is 'Mr,' my middle name is 'period,' last name is 'T'".
Mr. T stopped wearing his trademark gold chains as of last year (2005) because of the Katrina devastation.
Mr. T derived his signature look from a National Geographic photo of a Mandika warrior in Mali.
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