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George Murdoch
ActorBorn February 21, 1973 (52 years)
George Murdoch is an American professional wrestler, cable news personality, actor and author known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is the current NWA World Television Champion. Previously he had wrestled for WWE as Brodus Clay and Impact Wrestling as Tyrus.
After training in WWE's farm territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, Murdoch debuted during the fourth season of WWE NXT, a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer managed by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014. He went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel. From 2014 to 2017, Murdoch wrestled in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname of Tyrus. In 2021, he began to work with NWA, where he won the NWA World Television Championship.
As a cable news personality, Tyrus appears on Fox News Channel, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host of the late night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor on other programs. As an author, Tyrus published his autobiography Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022, which has become a New York Times bestseller.
After training in WWE's farm territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, Murdoch debuted during the fourth season of WWE NXT, a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer managed by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014. He went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel. From 2014 to 2017, Murdoch wrestled in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname of Tyrus. In 2021, he began to work with NWA, where he won the NWA World Television Championship.
As a cable news personality, Tyrus appears on Fox News Channel, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host of the late night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor on other programs. As an author, Tyrus published his autobiography Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022, which has become a New York Times bestseller.
George Murdoch Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2022 | One Nation (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 2021 | Poker Run · as Cletus T Necessary |
| 2021 | Gutfeld! (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 2020 | Stand on It! · as Sheriff Cletus T. Necessary |
| 2019 | NWA Powerrr (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 2018 | The Purge (TV Series) · as Gate Guard |
| 2018 | Supercon · as Callahan |
| 2017 | Syn (TV Series) · as Dylan |
| 2017 | GLOW (TV Series) · as Mighty Tom Jackson |
| 2017 | Beast of the Water · as Bateman |
| 2016 | MacGyver (2016) (TV Series) · as Goliath |
| 2016 | Preacher (TV Series) · as Hell Guard |
| 2016 | Love (TV Series) · as Keith The Cremator |
| 2015 | Gutfeld! (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 2014 | The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2014 | WrestleMania XXX · as Brodus Clay |
| 2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery · as Brodus Clay (voice) |
| 2014 | WWE WrestleMania Rewind (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | WWE Battleground · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | Night of Champions · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | Total Divas (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | WWE Payback · as Brodus Clay (lumberjack) |
| 2013 | WrestleMania 29 · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | TNA One Night Only (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 2013 | Elimination Chamber · as Brodus Clay |
| 2013 | Royal Rumble · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | Survivor Series · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | WWE Main Event (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | No One Lives · as Ethan |
| 2012 | WWE Saturday Morning Slam (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | No Way Out · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | Over the Limit · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | Extreme Rules · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII · as Brodus Clay (appearance) |
| 2012 | WWE Hall of Fame 2012 · as Brodus Clay |
| 2012 | Royal Rumble · as Brodus Clay |
| 2011 | WWE the Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn · as Brodus Clay |
| 2011 | WWE Extreme Rules · as Brodus Clay (appearance) |
| 2011 | WrestleMania XXVII · as Brodus Clay (ringside) |
| 2011 | Best Pay Per View Matches of 2011 · as Brodus Clay |
| 2010 | WWE NXT (TV Series) |
| 2009 | WWE Superstars (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2004 | The Soup (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 2004 | IMPACT! Wrestling (TV Series) · as Tyrus |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Brodus Clay |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | You Cannot Kill David Arquette · as Self |
| 2014 | Outnumbered (TV Series) · as Self - Fox News Contributor |
| 2013 | Wrestling With Wregret (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Five (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 2007 | America's Newsroom (TV Series) · as Self - Fox News Contributor |
| 1998 | Fox Files (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self |