Mr. T doesn’t care for his documentary, ‘Untold Mr. T,’ but maybe you will
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2026, 6:16 AM ET
Cultural icon Laurence Tureaud, widely known as Mr. T, has publicly condemned the Netflix documentary Untold Mr. T I Pity the Fool as garbage following its release. The project, part of Netflix acclaimed sports and pop culture series, chronicles his upbringing on the South Side of Chicago, his meteoric rise as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, and his television stardom on The A-Team. Despite cooperating with filmmakers, the seventy-four-year-old actor fiercely rejected the documentary core narrative, which suggests his career cooled down due to poor professional decisions. Mr. T stated he walked away voluntarily after achieving his primary life goal of buying his mother a house. Furthermore, he criticized the project for omitting his Christian faith, U.S. Army service, and extensive charity work while giving excessive screen time to his former agent, Peter Young, with whom he previously engaged in legal battles.
By James Porter | JQJO News
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The Guardian published an interview featuring Mr. T criticisms. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2026/aug/18/mr-t-netflix-untold-documentary
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