did mr t turn pro?
did mr t turn pro?
what was his fighting history?
mr.t
Apparently not , of course he appeared in Rocky 3 and Penetentiary 2 with Archie Moore --
Biography for
Mr. T
Birth name
Lawrence Tureaud
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Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Mini biography
Entered the world of pro wrestling in 1985-86 and 1994-95. Was Hulk Hogan's tag team partner at the first WrestleMania, defeating the team of Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper on March 31, 1985. His feud with Piper continued into WrestleMania 2 in 1986, defeating Piper in a boxing match by DQ. Mr. T returned to the WWF as a special guest referee in 1987, before disappearing from the wrestling world. He reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match, 7 years later in October 1994. He stayed with Hogan for a few matches before returning to obscurity.
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Mini biography
Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on 21 May 1952 in the rough southside ghetto area 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 of Chicago. His father left when he 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, and 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 hookey, 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 college football star, studied martial arts, and was three times city wrestling champion! He won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University in Texas, but was thrown out after a year.
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Spouse
Phillys Clark (1971 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
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Trade mark
Wearing gold chains
Frequent line "I pity the fool..."
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Trivia
He had a daughter in 1971 with Phyllis Clark.
He was twice named America's Toughest Bouncer.
At one time he was a bodyguard for former three-time heavyweight champion 'Muhammed Ali'.
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 the hit NBC late-night show [2001]
doesn't drink
While a homeowner in Lake Forest, Illinois, Mr T cut cleared 100 acres of trees located on his property, igniting a feud with neighbors and town officials. Thanks to his actions, to this day citizens 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 Jnr.
When he and Hulk Hogan appeared on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), they were promoting the World Wrestling Federation's first WrestleMania Pay-Per-View
Biography for
Mr. T
Birth name
Lawrence Tureaud
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Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mini biography
Entered the world of pro wrestling in 1985-86 and 1994-95. Was Hulk Hogan's tag team partner at the first WrestleMania, defeating the team of Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper on March 31, 1985. His feud with Piper continued into WrestleMania 2 in 1986, defeating Piper in a boxing match by DQ. Mr. T returned to the WWF as a special guest referee in 1987, before disappearing from the wrestling world. He reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match, 7 years later in October 1994. He stayed with Hogan for a few matches before returning to obscurity.
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IMDb mini-biography by
<[email protected]>
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Mini biography
Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on 21 May 1952 in the rough southside ghetto area 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 of Chicago. His father left when he 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, and 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 hookey, 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 college football star, studied martial arts, and was three times city wrestling champion! He won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University in Texas, but was thrown out after a year.
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IMDb mini-biography by
<[email protected]>
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Spouse
Phillys Clark (1971 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
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Trade mark
Wearing gold chains
Frequent line "I pity the fool..."
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Trivia
He had a daughter in 1971 with Phyllis Clark.
He was twice named America's Toughest Bouncer.
At one time he was a bodyguard for former three-time heavyweight champion 'Muhammed Ali'.
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 the hit NBC late-night show [2001]
doesn't drink
While a homeowner in Lake Forest, Illinois, Mr T cut cleared 100 acres of trees located on his property, igniting a feud with neighbors and town officials. Thanks to his actions, to this day citizens 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 Jnr.
When he and Hulk Hogan appeared on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), they were promoting the World Wrestling Federation's first WrestleMania Pay-Per-View
Re: did mr t turn pro?
He gained a reputation as a very good Bouncer and Bodyguard (Diana Ross, Leon Spinks, Ali etc).beduff wrote:what was his fighting history?
Whilst working as a Bouncer he entered a televised Toughman contest called something like "New Yorks Hardest Bouncer" which he won. These were non-sanctioned Boxing matches.
Winning this helped him get into Bodygaurding and TV etc.
I'm sure he never turned Pro.
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Mr T would be a boxer in the mould of Roy Jones or perhaps Sven Ottke in as much as they would all have an allergy of travelling for a fight.
"I aint getting in no damn plane. Fool"
Though to be fair with all the publicity, interviews, photoshoots, advertising etc stating where and when a Mr T fight might be taking place, it would be far too easy for Colonel Decker to lay down a plan and finally condem the team to a 'maximum security stockade' regardless of the fact they were sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit.
Mind you I suppose if Face pulled off some kind of stunt where he played the part of Don King.....
"I aint getting in no damn plane. Fool"
Though to be fair with all the publicity, interviews, photoshoots, advertising etc stating where and when a Mr T fight might be taking place, it would be far too easy for Colonel Decker to lay down a plan and finally condem the team to a 'maximum security stockade' regardless of the fact they were sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit.
Mind you I suppose if Face pulled off some kind of stunt where he played the part of Don King.....