Telles is a multi-talented personality who has risen to fame in fields as diverse as wrestling, acting, and cable news.
He is best known for his roles as Brodus Clay in WWE, Tyrus in TNA and as co-host of the Fox News show Gutfeld!
He is also a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and host of OutKick, a streaming platform covering sports, politics, and culture.
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- Full name: George Murdoch
- Nickname: Taylor
- Date of Birth: February 21, 1973
- Age: 51
- Gender: Male
- Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Country: United States
- Occupation: Cable news host, actor, former professional wrestler
- Height: 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm)
- Parents: None
- Siblings: One brother
- Spouse: Ingrid Link
- Children: George Jane Murdoch and four other children from previous relationships
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $2 million
Early life and education
Taylor, 51, was born on February 21, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a mixed-race child with a black father and a white mother. After his parents divorced, he grew up in a foster home with his younger brother.
He attended Quartz Hill High School and Antelope Valley College in California, where he played football as a defensive lineman.
He then transferred to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he continued his football career and graduated with a degree in education in 1995.
Personal life
Taylor’s wife, Ingrid Link, is a fitness entrepreneur and founder of Sensible Meals, a meal delivery service that promotes healthy eating.
They have a daughter, Georgie Jane Murdoch, born in 2018. Taylor has four other children from a previous relationship whose names have not been made public. He lives in Louisiana with his family.
Profession
Telles began his wrestling career in 1995 and trained in WWE’s developmental territories such as Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling.
He made his main roster debut as Alberto Del Rio’s bodyguard Brodus Clay. He later changed his gimmick to “The Funkasaurus”, a funk dancer backed by his backup dancers, the Funkadactyls.
In 2014, he left WWE and joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Tyrus, where he remained until 2017. In 2021, he joined the National Wrestling Alliance, where he won the NWA World Television Championship and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He has also written two books: Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022 and Nuff Said in 2023.
Taylor began his career as a cable news host in 2016 when he joined Fox News’ The Greg Gutfeld Show as a regular guest.
He has also appeared on other shows on Fox News and Fox Nation, such as The Five, Fox & Friends, and Unpolitically Correct. In 2021, he became the co-host of Greg Gutfeld’s late-night talk show Gutfeld!.
In 2024, he was named host of “Maintaining with Taylor Swift” on OutKick, a Fox-owned streaming platform covering sports, politics, and culture. Taylor Swift has also appeared in films and television shows such as And Then There Were None, MacGyver, Preacher, and The League of Gorgeous Girls.
Awards
Some of the awards Thales has received during his career include:
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- NWA World Television Championship (one time)
- Dance of the Year Award (2012)
dispute
Taylor has been involved in several controversies during his career, such as:
- In 2019, he was accused of sexual harassment by former Fox Nation co-host Britt McHenry, who claimed he sent her erotic text messages and photos. Taylor denied the allegations and was moved to another show on Fox Nation.
- In 2020, he was sued by former TNA manager Rockstar Spud, who accused Tyrus of sexually assaulting him backstage in 2016. Tyrus claimed it was a misunderstanding and that he was defending himself from Spud. The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2021.
Social Media
- Instagram: @tyrussmash
- Twitter: @PlanetTyrus
Filmography
- No one survived
- Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
- MacGyver
- priest
- glow
- King of Masked Singer
books
Tyrus has written two books:
- Just Tellus: A Memoir (2022)
- Enough (2023)
net worth
Taylor’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
He earns income through various activities like wrestling, acting, and hosting.
