Mr. T

Birth Name:

Lawrence Tureaud

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Dancing with the Stars' Season 24 Cast Includes an Olympic Gymnast and a Fool Pitier

Plus: A SNL alum, the first baseball player to compete and Ch-Ch-Charo!

Wed, Mar 1, 2017

Dancing with the Stars' Season 24 Cast Includes an Olympic Gymnast and a Fool Pitier

Mr. T Gets His Own Home Improvement Show I Pity the Tool

Get the details of his latest reality show

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

Mr. T Gets His Own Home Improvement Show I Pity the Tool

What did the B.A. in B.A. ...

Question: What did the B.A. in B.A. Baracus, aka Mr. T, stand for?Answer: Officially, the A-Team master mechanic's initials stood for "bad attitude," but most fans hold to the belief that they were really for "bad ass." Depending on which day you caught him, either could be accurate. If you'd asked any of the show's producers or the reporters who interviewed the mercurial star at a bad time, however, my guess is the consensus would lean toward the former. The first time TV Guide sent a reporter to spend six days on the set of the hit action show, which ran on NBC from January 1983 to June 1987, the writer was stonewalled by T's equally formidable brothers, who explained that an interview wouldn't happen unless it was a matter of life or death. Asked if another time was more appropriate, perhaps lunchtime or later in the afte

Thu, Apr 6, 2006