George Murdoch
Biography
George Murdoch is an American cable news personality, author and actor who also wrestled professionally as Tyrus. Born in Boston, he trained in WWE's developmental territories and took the ring name Brodus Clay for the fourth season of NXT before moving to the main roster as a bodyguard for Alberto Del Rio. In 2012 he adopted the funk-dancing Funkasaurus character with the Funkadactyls beside him, and he stayed with WWE until 2014. He then wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, later Impact Wrestling, until 2018, and joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 2021, winning the NWA World Television Championship and then the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship in 2022. A loss to EC3 in 2023 ended his in-ring career. He appeared in the film No One Lives (2012). He has been a regular panelist on Fox News's Gutfeld! and hosts Maintaining with Tyrus on OutKick, and his 2022 memoir Just Tyrus was a New York Times bestseller.
53years old
Turns 54 on February 21in 103 days
- Born Boston
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Brodus Clay
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 6 years2012 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018SuperconIMDb rating 3.7
- 2014Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania MysteryIMDb rating 6.2
- 2012No One LivesIMDb rating 6.0
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About the name
In May 2010, Murdoch began using the ring name Brodus Clay, a play on Snoop Dogg's real name, Calvin Cordozar Broadus. He had started out with the ring name G-Rilla.
Early training
Murdoch trained in WWE's developmental territories, working as G-Rilla in Deep South Wrestling before being moved to Florida Championship Wrestling.
A change of course
Murdoch's television commentary career began when Fox News host Greg Gutfeld invited him on as a guest, then asked him back twice a month under his stage name Tyrus.
George Murdoch movies on Netflix
Worked with
George Murdoch shares two films with Tyrus, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tyrus2 films together, 2012 to 2014
Tyrus's page
Frank Welker's page
Grey Griffin's page
John Malkovich's page
Clancy Brown's page
Matthew Lillard's page
Ryûhei KitamuraDirector, 1 film, 2012
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Brandon ViettiDirector, 1 film, 2014
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Seung-goo JoDirector, 1 film, 2014
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.