Mr. T

Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952) is an actor mostly known for his roles in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the movie, Rocky III.

Recent events

Mr. T is famous on the Internet for two phenomena that were created to honor him. The first, Mr. T Ate My Balls, quickly became applied to other celebrities. The other, Mr. T. vs..., is a phenomenon of web pages depicting Mr. T fighting other celebrities, political figures, fictional characters, and other famous people in multi-page online comic books, made with rather substandard photo editing and doctoring techniques. Mr. T traditionally wins the contest, later to relax with a glass of milk.

Related Topics:
Internet - Ate My Balls - Celebrities - Milk

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The 2004 Veggie Tales DVD Sumo of the Opera is a parody of the Rocky franchise and features a character, Po Ta To, based on Mr. T's role in Rocky III as Clubber Lang. Po Ta To sports a mohawk similar to Mr. T's, utters the catchphrase, "I pity the clown!" and is amused by his opponent's "jibber-jabber."

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Veggie Tales - Sumo of the Opera - Rocky - Rocky III

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Mr. T is a born-again Christian, and he frequently appears on the TBN Christian television series. He recently was the subject of a sketch on British comedy show Little Britain. He is also the subject of recurring Robert Smigel sketch on Saturday Night Live, in which Mr. T and a group of teenagers drive around in a van, à la Scooby-Doo, and have adventures while Mr. T tries to find work. He has also appeared in commercials for MCI's 1-800-COLLECT collect-call service.

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Born-again - Christian - TBN - Sketch - British - Comedy - Little Britain - Robert Smigel - Saturday Night Live - Scooby-Doo - MCI

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He lives in Sherman Oaks, California, and is single. Mr. T still seeks acting jobs and has had small roles in several films. There is currently a campaign to have Mr. T on LBC, a London-based radio station, all carried out by Iain Lee, a British comedian. However on 10 September Iain Lee read out the letter which had been sent by Mr. T's Agent, it stated 'Mr. T would not like to take part in a local radio station,' as a result Iain Lee's LBC producer is not using soundbytes of Mr T. As a promise Lee had said during a show "If I can't get Mr. T by Christmas I will resign!"; this predictament is seeming likelier.

Related Topics:
Sherman Oaks - California - LBC - Iain Lee - 10 September

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