Original: Mr. T ( born Laurence Tureaud ; May 21 , 1952 ) is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team , as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III , and for his appearances as a professional wrestler .
Simplified: Mr. T , whose real name is Laurence Tureaud , born May 21 1952 in Chicago , is an African American actor .