Bosco "B. A." Baracus | |
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The A-Team character | |
Bosco "B. A." Baracus as he appears in the opening credits
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First appearance | "Mexican Slayride" |
Created by | Frank Lupo & Stephen J. Cannell |
Portrayed by |
Mr. T (TV series) Quinton Jackson (film) Dave Fennoy (Lego Dimensions, voice only) TBC (TV series reboot) |
Information | |
Aliases | B. A. Bad Attitude |
Gender | Male |
Title | Sergeant First Class |
Awards |
Silver Star Army Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal |
Sergeant Bosco "B. A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus /bəˈrækəs/, played by Mr. T, is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series The A-Team. B. A. Baracus appeared on The A-Team from the series beginning in 1983 until its cancellation in 1987. He is arguably the breakout character of the series and has become a cult icon worldwide.
In the 2010 film version, Baracus was played by mixed martial artist Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
The A-Team is a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces soldiers who were wrongly convicted of a crime during the Vietnam War. Managing to escape from the Military Police, they fled to Los Angeles where, as fugitives, the A-Team works as soldiers of fortune, using their military training to fight oppression and injustice. B. A., along with Hannibal Smith, Templeton "Faceman" Peck, and H. M. Murdock make up the A-Team.