I read that he chose Mr. T so that nobody would ever call him "son" or "boy."
He was this crazy 80s icon who could beat up Rocky, but drank milk on the A-Team, and wrote rap songs about respecting mothers.
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social""What did he study? “Philosophy and theology. A teacher in high school said, there’s no money in that, and I said: ‘Sir, that’s disrespectful. That’s insulting, because not everybody’s about money.’"
he's one of us!
theguardian.com
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
