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[edit] Breakfast Cereal

There was a Mr. T Breakfast cereal marketed by Quaker oats in the 80s. Shouldn't this be added?

[edit] copyvio

Much of this page is a copyvio. I know I've seen it before.

[edit] Bouncer Competition

The first time I saw Mr. T was on one of those bizarre sports events on late-night cable. It was a contest for the "Ultimate Bouncer." One of the events had contenders hoping aver a bar, racing through a maze of tables, and busting down a door.

I remember they introduced the competitors by having them come out and hit a speed bag. They all did with with vigor, until Mr. T. He came out and just pushed the bag lightly, then launched into one the tirades that made him famous.

He won that competition. I'm sure it was highly choreographed.

If I had to guess, I would saw I saw this in about...1983, maybe? I'm quite sure it was his first exposure to media audiences.

Deane 04:24, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Ate my balls

Um... I don't want to add it because it's so incredibly trival, but perhaps there should be a mention of the infamous internet phenomenon that was 'Mr. T Ate My Balls'. Perhaps under /Ate_My_Balls ? Or maybe just a sly link? Or maybe just ignore this completely?

Should probably also add that he had his own comic book Mr. T and the T-Force. --MemoryHole.com

And what about that Saturday morning cartoon series he had? I'm not actually sure if it was his real voice, but it was his name and likeness. Seems it should be mentioned. -R. fiend 06:20, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I agree with you both about the cartoons/comics, but Ate my balls now has its own page, which Mr. T links to, and subpages are now frowned upon in the main namespace. Boffy b 16:42, 2005 Feb 6 (UTC)

[edit] Hoaxes

Several similar sections have been refactored into subsections here or in "Possible hoaxes" immediately following.
--Jerzyt 03:15, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dead

[edit] Isn't he dead?

I keep hearing that Mr T is dead... seems like he isn't but any way of checking?

Mr. T isn't dead. When I see on Google News that Mr. T has died, I will add it to this page. Philwelch 00:32, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Is this someone's sick joke?

Lots of people are talking about how he died April 1st. Not one reliable news source has anything about it. CardinalFangZERO 20:19, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

  • I received a bulletin on MySpace that said this. Naturally, I could find nothing to confirm it...--SigmaX54 15:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

April 1st is April Fools Day. It obviously was a prank someone pulled. - Intensezkramer1993

[edit] RIP Section

The following was removed from the top of the article for obvious reasons;


Rest In Peace

Lawrence "Mr T" Tureaud died last night in his sleep of unknown causes. He was best known as "B.A." Baracus from the "80's" tv show The A-Team, he was also involved in professional wrestling for a number of years, after starring in Rocky III as "Clubber Lang" where he met Hulk Hogan. Hulk was quoted today as saying " I'm very sorry to hear that, he was a great man who loved god and his mother. I know he always trained and said his prayers but unfortunately he did'nt take his vitamins." According to his family he could not handle swallowing pills, so they would try and put them in his milk, but eventually gave up because Mr T complained that "This milk tastes funky"

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.

You will be missed.


Sparky 20:22, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

HAHAHA! Don't take this the wrong way, but I wish it was still there!

[edit] and taking stiff ones

Removed a sentence fragment

Who on earth wrote "and taking stiff ones up the tuhuhs.." ?

Oh, never mind, someone else deleted it for me. --88.108.37.77 15:35, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] President of Russia?

Someone seems to have written that Mr. T is the President of Russia (under "Recent Events").

  • I think Mr. T will become the next Internet fad, similar to all the Chuck Norris stuff. CardinalFangZERO 23:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible hoaxes

[edit] Indecent exposure and public intoxication incident

Is this a real, verifiable event, or a troll? Owen× 18:31, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Source

Another theory is that Mr. T wanted his hair cut in the shape of a "T," so that when people asked him his name, he would show them the "T" on his head. However, the haircut went awry, so, to save face, he decided to say that he cut his hair in the same fashion as the Mandinka warriors.

Is there a source for this? Sam Spade 22:57, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
Doubtful. The Mandinka explanation is the one given in his autobiography.--Agent Aquamarine 01:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

I seem to remember this being mentioned in an article on www.seanbaby.com, a comedy website active in the late 90's/early 00's. I'm pretty sure Sean made it up as a joke. 88.104.168.187 04:54, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quotes

Shouldn't there be a distinction made between quotes said by Mr. T and those said by characters he played (mostly BA, I suppose)? Should the latter be included at all? If we start including quotes in actors' pages that were spoken by villians they played we could have some seriously misleading statements. Not so much the case here, but it is something to think about. -R. fiend 16:36, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Well, he plays remarkably the same persona regardless of what role he's playing, but I guess we could clarify some of the quotes. Philwelch 21:16, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Autobiography

And who could forget about his autobiography, written at the height of his career? Mr. T (1984). Mr. T: The Man With The Gold. New York: St. Martin's Press. It's a classic. Skreechio 21:10, 20 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Stay Away from the Bins

Nice to see Mr.T's 43 minute prog-rap epic about staying away from his bins features prominently on his album 'Commandments'. I don't have this on my release, can anybody get hold of it for me?


Mr. T was in The Blues Brothers as an extra, it was a very small part, but he was in it. I know for a fact that he was. I have seen him explain that he was in it on an interview. I cant be one of 2 people in the world who knows this can I? Me and Mr. T

[edit] B. A. "Baracas"

New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle (89 Across, '06 Apr 23) used the erroneous "B. A. Baracas portrayer on TV" as a clue for "MRT" (Mr. T). I'm not sure WP needs to accommodate this error in any way, especially since the correct names B. A. Baracus, and B.A. Baracus, are neither rd links nor Rdrs intended for the character. (Baracus, however, is a rd lk w/in Baracus vittatus, intended for the genus of butterflies.)
--Jerzyt 02:48, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Album

I removed the album track listing as it contained two tracks with impossible times (19:62 and 3:71) and a separate track entitled "Crack is Good for Your Bones." These are not cited by any source in the article and I can't find information on-line to back them up. Until someone can provide a verifiable track listing, we should do without one. 141.158.79.141 19:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gay?

The article claims MR T is living with his male partner, is this true, is he gay? Adamshappy 12:54, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

It's a bad joke, a childish vandalism. I think this page needs to be protected.--Agent Aquamarine 09:33, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
I pity the fool who vandalizes this page! The Gerg 16:49, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately, the request for protection was turned down.--Agent Aquamarine 01:57, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Doorman?

During his stint as a doorman, he would take jewelry from disorderly people and wear them himself as a testament to how well he performed his job as a bouncer.

Did he commit robbery? -- Toytoy 01:02, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I actually hadn't heard about that before reading this article, and I've read his autobiography. Is it sourced? --Agent Aquamarine 01:57, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
It was added here by an anonymous IP who only made three edits to the Mr. T page. Probably looked over vandalism.
Then how did he get all these jewelry? -- Toytoy 23:59, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps he bought it?--Agent Aquamarine 18:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Laurence or Lawrence?

Which is correct? It's listed both ways in the article.

According to IMDB it's "Laurence." Will change erroneous entries. Wavy G 06:49, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mr.T vs

These pages are listed as being on Newgrounds, and a link to that site's wikipedia page is included. However, at the end of that statement, the link is to another site, www.mrtvseverything.com. I don't think that both of these are correct. I'm not familiar with Newgrounds enough to comment on whether or not that is correct, but it looks like the second site is the one that should have the link. What do all of you think? Which one is right? --130.76.64.15 21:23, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Take" vs "Steal"

"During his stint as a doorman, he would steal jewelry from disorderly people"

versus

"During his stint as a doorman, he would take jewelry from disorderly people"

The phrase describes theft almost euphemistically. The wod "steal" is much more clear. The fact that my ONE WORD change was reverted and called "vandalism" in the notes indicates to me that someone is trying to sugar-coat the facts in this article. I really doubt those disorderly people were happy to donate their jewelry to Mr T. Qwasty 04:31, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure that nobody thinks the people he threw out of clubs were willing to "donate" their jewelery to Mr. T, but using the word "steal" makes it sound like he was only there to rob people. He was working as a bouncer. Considering some of the people he probably threw out of clubs, the story was probably just PR to help build up his tough guy image back in the 1980s. If it had really happened, don't you think someone would have called the police on him? ONE WORD can change the entire tone of a sentence, and therefore can certainly constitute vandalism. I apologize for jumping the gun, though. Also, I'm moving this to the bottom of the page, since it's the newest discussion. Thanks! TheQuandry 04:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
The phrase describes theft, it's more clear when a synonym is used. I'm also skeptical whether it's true, so I've been searching for references. The best I've found so far just state that he bought his jewelry, but since I've heard plenty of entirely believable stories about thieving bouncers, I think the anecdote could be true and it's worth more reference searching.
As I understand it, the "disorderly people" are just as likely to end up in jail as the thieving bouncer, so when the bouncer steals their possessions - BUT DOES NOT CALL THE POLICE - The issue is not pressed by the victim of the theft. One scenario I envision is the bouncer catches someone dealing drugs in a club, tries to throw them out but they put up a fight, and so the bouncer essentially beats the crap out of them and takes their valuables. The victim doesn't complain because the incident was prompted by his drug dealing, and police are likely to be unsympathetic.
I've heard a few stories along those lines, and for Mr T to both engage in that practice, and openly admit it, is neither surprising, unusual, or even particularly alarming. So, there's probably a source for that phrase out there somewhere if I can find it... Either way though, the phrase does provide an explaination for the origin of the eccentric jewelry habits of Mr T. Supposedly he bought his first chain in 1976 [1]
Qwasty 05:07, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] T's gold

Mr. T was interviewed on TV recently - they asked why he isn't wearing his gold anymore and he said he stopped wearing the chains and earrings etc after hurricane katrina - he couldn't see the sense in it after seeing the suffering people in the south. Now, I'd like to add this info but there isn't a section to put it in. Maybe we can do a T in the 90's/T Today thing?
Kether83 23:23, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I just read the same thing in the paper today. Mr. T has given up the Gold.

At one point, his gold chains, rings, and bracelets were worth about $5.00.

Que?? 5 dollars? Am I missing the point here or did someone write down the wrong figure? The Dutch version mentions $300.000

[edit] Disambiguation

I added a link to Tomoyuki Uchida. If he has an article, his most common pseudonym, "Mr.T", should probably lead to him somehow. I hope no one has a problem with this. --Boss1000 03:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

When it gets to be that many, Mr. T (disambiguation) is the way to go. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Texas

Adding the text WikiProject Texas so User:WatchlistBot won't tag the article again. Ingrid 21:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fishing Rod

I remember back in the mid 90s there was a line of children's fishing rods with a variety of nautical characters on them. One of the rods was devoted to the character of "Mr. P", a pihranna who was an obvious parody of Mr.T. I'd like to get this into the article, but I want a source for something like this first.--Agent Aquamarine 18:57, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Green Bay Packers?

I can find no record of him ever playing for the Green Bay Packers as claimed in this article. Perhaps he took part in a tryout or even attended a minicamp or training camp, but this is not the same as playing for the team. Perhaps this could be clarified or else deleted. Does he mention this in his autobiography? —Xanderer 19:14, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

It's been years since I've read it, but I believe he mentions trying out for them.--Agent Aquamarine 02:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unlockable

"an unlockable costume" ?

Must be a video game thing. Wavy G 18:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Picture

There should be a picture only with Mr. T. If you don't know Mr. T or Sylvester, you can't tell who is who.

Yeah, that's why (pay attention here) the picture specifies: "Mr. T (right)." Wavy G 23:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mary Gross/Robin Duke

I know this is just as trivial as it can be, but I'm pretty sure it was Robin Duke alongside Mr. T in the SNL "Mr. and Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix" sketch, not Mary Gross.

[edit] ledgend status

although this is not something that can be technically claimed, i think it has to be mentioned the status that he has gained as ledgend online and on T.V —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.219.92.232 (talk) 12:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Japanese?

"...is a Japanese actor" WTF???

[edit] Does Anyone Know What the Old Link Here Was?

The one that used to have the Mr. T versus stuff?--Mullon 22:24, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

You can search the page history, or you can use Google. The first link that pops up for "MT versus" is http://www.mrtvseverything.com/. -Will Beback · · 22:32, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Work as bodyguard.

I remember reading earlier in this entry that Mr. T had done work as a body guard. Shouldn`t this be mentioned? Quotes from the Trivia section on Mr. T`s entry on IMDB

My fault, didn`t se this mentioned. But maybee a reference to IMDB could be added, or that he worked for steve mcqueen?

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.

—The preceding --129.240.169.120 18:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What does Jibba Jabba have to do with Mr. T?

Well? 68.161.210.106 19:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

It's one of his most famous phrases, along with anything that has the words, pity, plane and fool. --I don't like football 05:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I really respeckt Mr. T

He's one cool champ. Never a chump!! AppleJuggler 12:20, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Huh? 67.150.11.4 04:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

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