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8 Dec 2022, 10:48
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When you think of Mr T, what comes to mind? The A Team, his catchphrase, “I pity the fool,” and his iconic gold chains, probably. But why did he wear so much jewellery around his neck, and what caused him to stop?
It turns out that Mr T - real name Laurence Tureaud - first began to collect the chains when he worked as a bouncer. According to his autobiography, published in 1984, there would be some left behind at the end of the night, and he would keep hold of them. Apparently he would have been happy to return them to their rightful owners had anyone come forward, but, let’s be honest, who would have had the guts to do that?
As reported by VT, it used to take Mr T over an hour to get all the chains around his neck.
It was the big man's work as a bouncer that caught the eye of Sylvester Stallone, when he saw him on a television show called America’s Toughest Bouncer. Sly went on to cast him in as Clubber Lang Rocky III.
The actor and former military man explained in his book that one of the reasons he wore gold was symbolic of his African heritage. “When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains,” he wrote. “I've turned those steel chains into gold to symbolise the fact that I'm still a slave, only my price tag is higher.”
And the reason he ditched the gold was explained in an interview with the the New York Daily News (via VT). “As a Christian, I said I would never wear my own gold again because of what happened with Hurricane Katrina,” he said.
Hurricane Katrina caused the deaths of more than 1,800 people, and $125 billion in damage. “It would be a sin against God for me to wear my gold when so many people lost everything,” Mr T said.
He continued: "Sure, it's my trademark, but I am the same person whether I'm wearing the gold or not. My moral values are the same. The gold don't make me, I make the gold."
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