If you grew up in the ’80s, then you knew who Mr. T is. But we didn’t know the man behind the Mohawk and chains. Now we do, because Netflix is telling his story in Untold: Mr. T: I Pity the Fool, which is streaming now.
Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago with his parents and 11 siblings. He grew up in a home full of love and tried to do his best for his mother. Because of that, he worked hard, taking on three jobs all at once, and that work ethic got him a job with Leon Spinx.
Little did he know how that would change everything for him. By 1980, he made his television debut as himself. That all led to him auditioning for a role that would change his life. What was it? Rocky III, of course.
He went from an unknown man to a celebrity, which landed him The A-Team, a series that solidified his success. From there, the opportunities came flying in, but at what cost? That is what you will learn.
That is not all. His life has not been easy since his heyday. But that didn’t stop him. See where he is today as he talks about the past that made him the Mr. T he is today.
Untold is told through him, people who know him, people he inspired, his daughter, people he worked with, past interviews, and footage of him throughout the years.
I went into the doc as someone who admires him. And now I admire him even more because there is so much more to the man I have idolized for a long time.
