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THE A-TEAM |
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FIRST SHOWN ON TV IN 1983. |
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ARE
HANNIBAL, FACE, MURDOCK AND B.A. BARACUS STILL ON THE RUN? |
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FIRST SHOWN IN 1983, "THE
A-TEAM" WAS AN ACTION SHOW ABOUT 4 VIETNAM VETERANS FRAMED
FOR A CRIME THEY DIDN'T COMMIT, WHO WERE ON THE RUN FROM THE
US ARMY AND WERE HIRED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT IN A SERIES OF
ADVENTURES. |
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THE LEADER OF THE TEAM WAS
JOHN "HANNIBAL" SMITH, PLAYED BY GEORGE PEPPARD. HANNIBAL
WAS A MASTER OF DISGUISE AND WAS OFTEN SEEN SMOKING A CIGAR. |
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DIRK BENEDICT, WHO HAD APPEARED
IN THE FILM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA", PLAYED TEMPLETON
"FACE" PECK, THE CON-MAN OF THE TEAM, WHO WAS POPULAR
WITH THE LADIES. |
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THE MUSCLE OF THE TEAM WAS
B. A. BARACUS PLAYED BY MR. T (REAL NAME LAURENCE TUREAUD),
A FORMER BODYGUARD OF AMONG OTHERS MUHAMMED ALI AND DIANA ROSS
AND TWICE NAMED AS AMERICA'S TOUGHEST BOUNCER. |
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"HOWLING MAD"
MURDOCK, PLAYED BY DWIGHT SCHULTZ, WAS THE FINAL MEMBER OF THE
TEAM - A CERTIFIED LUNATIC WHO THE REST OF THE TEAM BROKE OUT
OF A MENTAL HOSPITAL. |
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AFTER FIVE SEASONS, THE SHOW FINISHED IN 1987. |
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GEORGE PEPPARD, WHO PLAYED
HANNIBAL, HAD SEVERAL OTHER ACTING ROLES AFTER "THE A-TEAM".
HE HAD A CANCEROUS TUMOUR REMOVED FROM HIS LUNG IN 1992 AND
IN 1994 DIED FROM PNEUMONIA. |
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DIRK BENEDICT CONTINUED
TO APPEAR IN TV SERIES AND FILMS. IN 1991 HE RELEASED HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
"CONFESSIONS OF A KAMIKAZE COWBOY" AND HAS ALSO WRITTEN
THE BOOK "AND THEN WE WENT FISHING" ALONG WITH SEVERAL
PLAYS. |
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DWIGHT SCHULTZ APPEARED
IN "STAR TREK: VOYAGER" AND HAS ALSO LENDED HIS VOICE
TO A NUMBER OF VIDEO GAMES INCLUDING "BALDUR'S GATE: DARK
ALLIANCE" AND "FINAL FANTASY X". |
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IN 1995, MR T. WAS TREATED
FOR CANCER OF THE LYMPH SYSTEM. IN 2001, HE APPEARED BREIFLY
AS A JANITOR IN THE FILM "NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE"
AND HE STILL HAS A STRONG ACTING CAREER IN CHRISTIAN CINEMA. |
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HANNIBAL SAYING "I
LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER...". |
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B.A. SAYING "I AINT
GETTING ON NO PLANE" AND "I PITY THE FOOL WHO TOUCHES
MY GOLD". |
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B. A. STOOD FOR "BAD
ATTITUDE". |
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MR T. WAS ONCE A PROFESSIONAL
WRESTLER AND WAS HULK HOGAN'S TAG TEAM PARTNER AT THE FIRST
WRESTLEMANIA. |
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