Mr. T Is More Than Meets the Eye: Inside the Legend’s Life

In the mid-1980s, Mr. T was everywhere. He played Rocky Balboa’s fearsome rival, Clubber Lang, in the blockbuster Rocky III and starred as B.A. Baracus on NBC’s hit series The A-Team for four seasons. Kids played with Mr. T dolls and ate Mr. T cereal. He starred in WrestleMania 1 and 2 and guest-hosted Saturday Night Live and joined first lady Nancy Reagan in promoting her “Just Say No” antidrug campaign. His signature catchphrase — “I pity the fool” — became a defining quote of the decade. “I never [thought] about the effect I would have on people,” says the 74-year-old icon, born Laurence Tu...

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