Theresa Burnett is Marcus Burnett's wife, the mother of James, Quincy and Megan, the mother in law of Reggie Norman, the sister in law of Mike Lowrey, the sister in law of Sydney Burnett and the sister in law of Christine Lowrey.
She is portrayed by Theresa Randle in Bad Boys, Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life and is portrayed by Tasha Smith in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
History[]
Background[]
In the 1980s when Marcus became a police officer, he married Theresa and they had three children, two sons James and Quincy and a daughter Megan.
The Heroin Operation[]
One morning Marcus wakes up in bed with Theresa and reminds her that she always wanted quality time. The two seemed to be quite the happy couple as Marcus says she knows he's a better cop when gets some in the morning before their three children run upstairs to their bedroom to greet them.
When the family eats breakfast Marcus's partner and friend Mike Lowrey arrives to join them. When Quincy asks his uncle Mike if he had a date last night Mike attempts to tell him and James about it but Theresa tells Mike not to tell her sons his sleazy sex stories. Mike points out that he only tells her husband his sleazy sex stories with Theresa telling him she doesn't want him to know about it either as it gives him ideas. Mike later receives a call from Captain Howard who orders Marcus and Mike to come down to the station as they have a bigger problem.
Later on after the deaths of Eddie Dominguez and Maxine Logan, Marcus calls an informant to look for Dominguez's file while also talking to Theresa on the other line while at the station. The informant ends up insulting Marcus telling him to go screw himself with Marcus hanging up on him and saying screw you to him. Theresa misinterprets this as Marcus insulting her too and asks him if he was talking to her. Marcus attempts to explain that it was just a cop term but Theresa takes it personal and hangs up on her husband.
Later when Marcus returns home Theresa refuses to look his way and angrily goes upstairs to their bedroom and shuts the door reminding Marcus that he doesn't have his wedding ring on. Marcus tries again to explain that he went undercover requiring that the ring be taken off but she refuses to talk to him and makes him sleep on the couch.
Later when Marcus and Mike are forced to switch lives in Julie Mott's presence. Marcus tells Theresa that he is going to Cleveland for another drug case leaving Mike to stay with her and the kids. This makes Theresa furious asking who will pick up the kids from school and daycare and saying that Mike can't do it. Mike attempts quell the argument but Marcus tells him to go downstairs and have a coke and settle down.
Marcus later attempts to call Theresa to check on her but hears on the other line of her saying to Mike "put it back put it back " To which he gets an angry look in his eyes thinking that Mike is making a sexual pass at his wife when in actuality Mike and Theresa were looking at the high school yearbook of Marcus with his afro.
Marcus goes to his house to spy on Mike and Theresa unaware that two of Fouchet's henchman have been ordered to spy on Marcus's house. Marcus while climbing to the widow of his and Theresa's bedroom causes an accident where the balcony collapses and he falls with the noise alerting Mike and Theresa. Mike goes to ambush the intruder and discovers that it is Marcus who accuses him of making a pass at Theresa with Mike denying it and two begin fighting with Fouchet's henchman spying on them until Sanchez and Ruiz catch them in the act and arrest them. Mike rebuffs Marcus for thinking he was trying to seduce his wife saying that nothing happened between them. Theresa asks if its clear and Mike while holding Marcus's head underwater to muffle him says that everything is fine. Marcus leaves after apologizing to Mike and clears up the misunderstanding.
Later James and Quincy are watching the news, where they see a subsequent report of the bridge chase that ended with Noah Trafficante's death and Marcus and Mike ordering the news helicopter to leave, which leaves them both in shock as they thought their father was in Cleveland after seeing him on TV. They call their mother in the room and she sees the report as well and realizes her husband lied to her. To this she stated to her son that his dad just wishes he was in Cleveland and leaves.
Theresa goes to Mike's apartment residence and ignores the doorman Chet before using the elevator to go up Mike's apartment. When Julie answers the door, Theresa stated she came to kill her husband and confirms Julie's suspicion that Marcus and Mike have been impersonating each other. Theresa then confronts Marcus and announces her intention of her separation from him, accuses him of cheating on her with Julie and says that he can keep the wedding ring cause he will be very happy living with Mike at his apartment and that he's no longer welcomed to her house. She stated that she saw through Marcus's lie after seeing him and Mike on the news. Julie grabs her bags and her dogs and begins to storm out the apartment with Mike chasing her down to explain himself. Marcus attempts to explain to his wife that he was not cheating on her, that he was forced to go undercover and that Julie is a material witness to a murder that he's been ordered to protect. Theresa thinking that Marcus is telling another lie attempts to storm out with Marcus explaining that he was being honest and his statement was real.
When the two enter the lobby with Theresa saying she doesn't care what he says, Fouchet and his henchman Ferguson and Casper who had arrived at Mike's apartment to kidnap Julie pull out their guns and Marcus protects his wife by grabbing her while she screams as they open fire and he pulls her back behind the elevator wall to dodge the bullets. Marcus pulls his gun out to fire back at the thugs and after a hail of gunfire, the thugs the kidnap Julie and escape. Marcus gives his backup gun to Theresa for her protection and tells her to go back upstairs to Mike's apartment and wait for him to return. Theresa takes the gun and reaffirms her love for Marcus before he leaves to help Mike in pursuit of Fouchet and his thugs to retrieve Julie.
Later after finishing the case and bringing down Fouchet, Marcus handcuff's Julie and Mike's hands together and decides to go home hoping for his quality time with his wife so he could reconcile with her for his actions.
Backyard Barbecue[]
Eight years later, Theresa and Marcus later get a visit from Sydney Burnett Marcus's sister and Theresa's sister in law while hosting a backyard barbecue. Her daughter Megan talks with her aunt Syd and asks her if she's a cop too but Syd tells her niece that she works for the DEA but just pushes papers. Marcus tells her to keep pushing papers as he doesn't have to worry about his little sister fighting crime while getting out of his pool. Theresa tells her sister in law that Marcus is in a fowl mood after being injured in a shootout the night before. Syd asks him if he's alright and Theresa tells him his wound is fine and that its "other things that were affected" much to Marcus's chagrin and he explains to his sister that its just nerve damage.
Mike later arrives and greets Theresa and Syd goes up to Mike and kisses him as he is her old boyfriend from New York. While Theresa and Marcus are in the kitchen she reminds her husband that Marcus has requested a transfer to another precinct meaning that he won't be partners with Mike anymore. Marcus tells his wife that timing is everything.
During the barbecue Syd tries to have Mike bring up their meeting in New York but Mike tries to avoid it which confuses Marcus as he never told Syd that Mike was in New York. Theresa points out that they should've gotten together. Syd also announces that she will be staying in town a couple of days and that's she staying at hotel with a view and pool but Marcus points out that they have a pool themselves in their backyard. Syd later leaves as she has to go meet with someone and tells Mike that its nice to see him. Theresa says goodbye to her sister in law and a confused Marcus asks why she is leaving as he thought she was going to stay with him and the rest of the family. Marcus chastises Mike for trying to take over his family and has his dog Mason go fetch a hot dog bun that he throws causing the dog's chain to move along the supports of the pool and break it causing Marcus to fall in the river.
While Mike laughs he receives a call from his informant Ice Pick and tells Marcus that they have to move.
Megan's date[]
Later Megan is getting freshen up by her mother for a movie date with her boyfriend Reggie Norman. She asks her father not to embarrass her and ask him a lot of questions everyone knows he's a cop and it makes people nervous. Marcus asks why Reggie is nervous and if he's on crack.
Reggie later arrives and Marcus scares and intimidates him. When the boy says that he's 15 years old Marcus points out that he looks 30. He asks him to show his ID, when Reggie says he doesn't have one Marcus frisks him by throwing him against the wall and after letting him go asks him if he smokes which Reggie says he doesn't. Mike also scares and intimidates Reggie as well and even pulls out his gun to scare him some more. Marcus asks Reggie to have his daughter home at 10:01 and if she isn't home by that time he will hunt him down. Theresa comes along with Megan to apologize to Reggie for the antics of Megan's dad and his friend and compliments him on the red shirt. She tells them both to have a good time.
Second Backyard Barbecue[]
Theresa is present along with Syd, James, Quincy and Megan when Mike and Marcus are washed into the river again after Mason breaks Mike's new pool with his chain slamming against the supports again. As the family laughs, Mike shouts that he kept the warranty.
Becoming a grandmother[]
Seventeen years later, Megan and Reggie become engaged and Megan becomes pregnant which makes both Theresa and Marcus become grandparents.
Theresa stays with her daughter in the hospital when she goes into labor while Mike in his blue Porsche drives Marcus to the hospital so he could witness the birth of his grandson.
When Mike and Marcus arrive, Megan is already holding her baby boy having just given birth to him as Mike congratulates Marcus on becoming a grandfather. Theresa tells her husband that the baby is named after his grandfather in which he is also called Marcus Miles Burnett. It was revealed that Reggie who is now a Marine Staff Sergeant suggested the name as it was his idea to name the baby after his grandfather.
When Mike is shot, Theresa arrives at the hospital to comfort her husband leading him to pray to God that he would never turned to violence if Mike recovers.
Six months later, Reggie and Megan get married as Theresa and Marcus along with a recovered Mike who was shot during the celebratory party for baby Marcus's birth attended the wedding. Mike makes a toast to Reggie and Megan that their relationship will be tested also reminding Reggie about his first date with Megan where Mike and Marcus attempted to scare him he also shares he and Marcus's mantra to the couple "We Ride together, We Die together, Bad Boys for life" To which the couple celebrates with each other as Marcus and Mike toast their glasses to each other.
While Marcus is lounging at home during his retirement he sees his ceiling fan turning off due to its damage. While he tries to fix it one of the pieces of the bolt breaks and flies off over the house sending sparks everywhere and nearly causing Theresa to get electrocuted while cooking in the kitchen. Enraged she tells Marcus that he has to come out of the house.
At Day at the Spa[]
Sometime later, Theresa goes to a spa to relax leaving her husband to watch over baby Marcus. Marcus later receives a call from his old informant Carver Remy saying he needs protection as the assassin who shot Mike is coming after him as well. Marcus takes Theresa's van and meets up with Mike. On their way to save Carver, Marcus tells Mike that the baby can't be with them as they are dropping him off at the spa where Theresa is.
When they arrive, Marcus tells Mike that he refuses to take the baby inside as Theresa will kill him if she sees him. So Mike instead takes the baby inside the spa. While Theresa is in a room getting a facial, Mike finds the room where she's in and puts the baby on the floor near a chair. Theresa turns and sees Mike but he leaves as she tries to protest. After Mike leaves a gritted Theresa tells him to tell Marcus that she gonna kill him.
When her van is damaged after Carver's dead body falls on it, Theresa goes to the police station parking garage to confront Marcus. Marcus sees his wife and tries to apologize for what happened but Theresa cuts him off saying they'll talk about it when they get home.
Sometime after Captain Howard's death, Theresa comforts Marcus motivating him to come out of retirement so he could avenge his boss.
Rita's promotion[]
During the party thrown by Kelly, Dorn, Rafe, Mike and Marcus to celebrate Rita Secada's promotion to Police Captain, Theresa arrives with baby Marcus to help celebrate with Mike and Marcus for bringing down the Aretas Cartel and avenging Howard's death. Mike gives Marcus a 3 day pass for a resort trip so he and Theresa can spend quality time while adding that he would watch over baby Marcus while Marcus and Theresa are away. As the AMMO team and Rita leaves along with Theresa with her telling Marcus that she will be in the car, baby Marcus cries so Mike and Marcus calm him down by singing the Bad Boys song to him.
New Sister in Law[]
Four years later, Theresa has settled as a grandmother to little Marcus and is supporting her daughter and son in law in their marriage. She, Marcus and the family later attend Mike's wedding where she meets her new sister in law Christine Mike's physical therapist. Also attending the wedding is Judy Howard and her daughter Callie, the daughter and granddaughter of the late Captain Howard as they make a speech about how he was supportive of Mike and Marcus.
During a dance at the wedding Marcus has a heart attack, falls to the floor and ends up in a coma. Theresa, Mike and the rest of the family come to his aid and he is transported to the hospital. Weeks later, he wakes up and Mike takes him home. During a video chat, Theresa is happy that Marcus is alright and says that she loves him.
When Marcus arrives home with Mike, he greets his wife with a passionate kiss, embraces the family and goes into the kitchen for something to snack on. He confronts Reggie who says that he's not eating his snacks and reminds Marcus that he's a former Marine and Marcus tells him he needs to be deployed. Marcus soon sees camera footage that shows Theresa disposing his snacks to start putting him on a healthy diet much to his dismay.
During breakfast, the family sees news footage explaining how Captain Howard was linked to drug cartels. Theresa motivates her husband to return to police work so he and Mike could prove the innocence of their late superior.
Attack on the family[]
Later when the mastermind behind Howard's death James McGrath orders Marcus's family targeted. Marcus calls Reggie to warn him of the attack and tells him to get the family somewhere safe. Reggie has Theresa and Megan hide in a closet and gets Marcus' Glock 17 out of his safe so he could use it against the henchman. Reggie also gets his rife and as the henchman enter the house. He kills them one by one using his military skills and combat training as Theresa holds her scared daughter inside the closet during the gunfight. Marcus, Mike, Armando and Dorn look on as they see Reggie kill the men much to Marcus' excitement as he praises his son in law's skills.
One of the henchman opens the closet to kidnap Theresa and Megan and as they scream, Reggie saves them by sneaking up behind the gunmen to kill him from behind. Marcus thanks Reggie for saving the family as he praises his son in law for his help.
Park Barbecue[]
After Howard, Mike and Marcus were cleared of the corruption. They celebrate with the family at a park to have a barbecue. Theresa could be seen with Megan, Christine and little Marcus at the picnic table as Marcus and Mike are cooking food on a public grill only for Reggie to show up and offer to cook for them. Marcus and Mike accept as Reggie had finally earned their respect.
