Now entering the Tough Enough contest is a man who is no stranger to tough man competitions. He is the one and only MR. T.

He has played many tough characters:
- James "Clubber" Lang, the fighter who knocked out Rocky Balboa
- B.A. "Bad Attitude" Baracus, muscleman of the mercenary group The A-Team
- "Bruise" Brubaker, a bouncer from the movie The Toughest Man In The World
- As the star of his own cartoon series titled "Mr. T", he once wrestled an alligator and even punched a shark!

Mr. T was tough in real life too. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and learned early in life how to fight to defend himself. He later joined the army, which made him even stronger both mentally and physically. After his military service, he worked as a bouncer/bodyguard and earned a reputation as the toughest enforcer/protector in the business. His unique hairstyle was inspired by the hair of the Mandinka warriors from Africa. He took pride in his African-American heritage and warrior spirit.

Eventually, he entered some Tough Man contests and won. The victories from those fights led to opportunities for him to enter the world of movies, TV shows and pro wrestling events. His intimidating look and attitude made him an icon of toughness in pop culture.

I used a Bishop head, Omac hair trimmed down, Balrog body (thanks to VicVeinz for providing me the base fig), and painted with white, grey, and black. I took pictures of Mr. T fighting 2 Russian challengers that he’s never fought before. One is a boxer from the same movie series that he was in (Ivan Drago) and the other is a wrestler who just happens to have the same hairstyle as his (Zangief).

Whether we first saw him as a hard-hitting boxer with a mean right hook, or the veteran van driver for the A-Team, or even as the heroic cartoon character on Saturday mornings, many of us will never forget the toughest man in the world known as Mr. T!