Looking Back
Mr. T. Turns 60: A Look Back at His Rise to Fame, from Bodyguard to Superstar
Mr. T never let anything get him down. He might have sometimes had a "bad attitude" when he served in the military as a young man, then later in his breakout role on The A-Team, but his winning personality and desire to beat all the odds made him the most popular bodyguard on the planet. By Romi Stepovich
Mr. T. in a Childhood Portrait
Even as a child, it looks like nobody would want to mess with young Laurence Tureaud. He looks full of serious contemplation, which wouldn’t be an unreasonable assumption considering the difficult childhood he had as the second youngest of 12 children, barely surviving with an abandoned mother in the projects of Chicago. He managed to persevere and thrive! Happy 60th birthday, Mr. T!