Involved in the world of pro wrestling in 1985-86 and 1994-95. Was Hulk Hogan's tag team partner at the first WWF Wrestlemania, defeating the team of Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper on March 31, 1985. His feud with Piper continued into Wrestlemania 2, when he defeated Piper in a boxing match by disqualification. Mr. T returned to the WWF as a special guest referee in 1987, then disappeared from the wrestling world. Seven years later, he reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match, in October 1994. He stayed with Hogan for a few matches before returning to obscurity.


He had a daughter in 1971 with Phyllis Clark. Mr. T is the father of three children - Lesa, 29; Erika, 21; and T Junior, 14. Once worked as a bouncer and a bodyguard to Steve McQueen, Muhammad Ali & Diana Ross. Briefly attended Prairie View A&M University near Houston, Texas c. 1971. Doesn't drink alcoholic beverages. 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. When he 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. "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. 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). Stopped wearing his trademark gold chains as of last year (2005) because of the Katrina devastation. Has frequented Harry Caray's restaurant in Chicago. One waiter described Mr. T as a generous tipper who would bring his own golden eating utensils. Often, he'd bring his mother with him. While Mr. T was friendly toward would-be autograph seekers, there was one cardinal rule: do NOT disturb him while he was eating. Fans often dubbed his "Sgt. B.A. Baracus" from "The A-Team" (1983) as standing for "Bad Ass" or "Bad Attitude".