{"id":3028,"date":"2024-04-16T23:28:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T05:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fabcelebrity.com\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2024-04-16T23:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T05:28:57","slug":"phyllis-clark-top-facts-about-mr-ts-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabcelebrity.com\/phyllis-clark-top-facts-about-mr-ts-ex-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Phyllis Clark Top Facts About Mr. T’s Ex-Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Phyllis Clark 65, is the ex-wife of an iconic wrestler, actor and TV personality, Mr. T, real name Laurence Tureaud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her famous ex-husband is currently a contestant on season 24 of DWTS and since you probably know everything about Mr. T we thought you just might need a little freshen up before we get to his ex-lady. Below read some of his most interesting facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Born Laurence Tureaud in a tough area of of Chicago on May 21, 1952 as one of 12 children, he was abandoned by his father when he was five. His mother brought up the family on welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Blessed with a brutal physique and a quick mind, he was encouraged to bodybuild and adopted his distinctive hairdo in his teens after seeing a picture of an African Mandinka warrior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-He won a scholarship to play American football at the University in Texas but was kicked out after a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Improbably, he dreamed of being a dancer, but instead became a bodyguard for the likes of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-He was twice named America’s Toughest Bouncer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Mr T’s cartoonesque character B.A. was so popular he got his own spin-off show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n