| Celebrated Name: | Mr. T |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Laurence Tureaud |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 69 years old |
| Birth Date: | May 21, 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.8 m |
| Weight: | 105 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Phillys Clark (ex-wife) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Erika, Lesa, Laurence) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Mr. T Gay? : | No |
| Profession: | Actor, Professional Wrestler |
| Salary: | $250K (estimated) |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $2 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Mr. T is an American based actor, television personality, bodyguard, and retired professional wrestler. He wears gold chains, a mohawk, and answers to the name “Mr. T.” His work as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series ‘The A-Team’ was highly appreciated.
Maybe you know about Mr. T very well, but do you know how old and tall is he, and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Mr. T’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Mr. T is the youngest of his siblings. His father used to be a minister who left the family when Tureaud was only five years old, going his mother to raise him and his siblings. He grew very close to his mother, who kept him out of trouble.
His name T signifies the lack of respect from white people for his family. Tureaud worked as a bouncer at the Rush Street club Dingbats. He used to wear gold chains and other jewelry that was left behind by customers at the club or lost during a fight. With his reputation as “Mr. T,” Tureaud attracted strange offers and was frequently approached with odd commissions, which included assassination, tracking runaway teenagers, locating missing persons, and large firms asking him to collect past-due payments by force.
Personal Life
In the early 90s, Mr. T’s popularity began to fade due to his poor health. In 1995 doctors informed the actor with T-cell lymphoma, a form of cancer. As he got well, he started appearing again on the big screen. In 1999, he played a small role in the children’s comedy, Inspector Gadget, and shows like I Pity the Fool, where he traveled from town-to-town, giving advice, solving problems, and teaching people about cooperation. He also starred in a parody show, ‘I Pity the Tool.’
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on May 21, 1952, Mr T is 69 years old as of today’s date 7th December 2024. His height is 1.8 m tall, and his weight is 105 kg.
Career
Tureaud received a scholarship to continue playing football for the Prairie View A&M University Panthers in Prairie View, Texas. In 1971, he then decided to study at Prairie View and pursue a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He was expelled after one year.
Thus, the deciding school was not for him; Tureaud became a military policeman in the U.S. Army. Then again, after his short span in the military, Tureaud decided to try out for the Green Bay Packers. However, a sudden knee injury kept him away from making it into the team.
But what goes around comes around, as his days as a military policeman helped him gain a reputation as one of Chicago’s toughest bouncers, which frequently kept him in contact with celebrities. He began protecting stars like Diana Ross, Steve McQueen, and Muhammad Ali. He performed that job for almost ten years until a chance meeting with actor Sylvester Stallone in 1980 changed everything.
Mr. T participated in the world of professional wrestling in the year 1985. He was the tag-team partner of Hulk Hogan at the World Wrestling Federation’s (WWF) WrestleMania I which he won.
He also released an album titled Mr. T’s Commandments, which instructed children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs.
Awards & Achievements
- Mr. T was inducted in the WWE Hall Of Fame in the year 2014.
• Eddie Murphy discusses Mr. T in his 1983 stand-up special Eddie Murphy Delirious.
• The pop-punk band ‘The Mr. T Experience’ are named after him.
Net Worth & Salary of Mr. T in 2024
Mr. T started as an armed officer, then he went through many different phases in his life, which include acting, both in movies and commercials, being a celebrity bodyguard as well as professional wrestling in the WWE, to achieve a bigger and renowned name and fame.
His infamous reputation and his famous connections earned Mr. T the great fortune for him, which currently updates, to sum up as big as $2 million as of December 2024!
Did You Know? He used to charge more than $3000 per night for protecting celebrities!
Mr. T, a renowned bouncer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his Mohawk (hairstyle inspired by a National Geographic photo of an African Mandikan warrior) and gold chains have been successful in establishing a prosperous fortune for himself.