(As B.A. Baracus on The A-Team) Mr. T: I ain't gettin on no plane!!
(when asked why he "pities the fool") Mr. T: That is a good question. That is a good question and a legitimate question. And I'm the man to answer it. You pity the fool because you don't want to beat up a fool. You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you won't have to beat him up. So that's why I say fools you gotta give another chance because they don't know no better.
(commenting on his attire as a bodyguard) Mr. T: I shaved my head, wore derby hats, white gloves, 3 piece suits, carried a cane. I never went any place without a fresh carnation or a rosebud in my lapel.
In the second season finale of "Lost", Sawyer says to the other castaways a typical Mr. T quote, "Enough jibber-jabber - let's roll."
Mr. T has been a favorite write-in candidate at college campus elections, and was elected president of the student body at least 3 times at the New College Of Florida.
Mr. T had a specially-made ultrasonic cleaner for his gold.
Mr. T lent his voice to the "More Trouble Than They're Worth" album by the Indianapolis punk band Sloppy Seconds in 1998, after bumping into them at a comic shop.
Mr. T signed a contract with the Los Angeles firm Navtones GPS Systems in November 2005, to provide his voice for driving instructions and directions. Some of the phrases include "Pay attention to what I'm saying" and "Mr. T gonna get you there in one piece … you gonna be there safely, or else!"
Mr. T has had two comic series based on him, the first from NOW Comics in 1993, lasting ten issues, and the other from APC Comics in 2005, lasting two issues. He was also featured in Marvel's three-issue miniseries for "The A-Team" in 1983.
Mr. T has done extensive volunteer work for the Starlight and Make-A-Wish foundations, visiting terminally ill children.
Mr. T will reprise his role as Clubber Lang in Rocky Balboa (2006), the 6th film in the series by Sylvester Stallone, set for a Christmas Day 2006 release. He will be the ringside commentator for one of Balboa's boxing matches.
Mr. T chose his name after seeing the racism and poor treatment his father and older brother endured all their lives, saying the "Mr." gives him the respect they never had.
(July 2006) Mr. T announced, after visiting and assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina, that he would no longer wear his trademark gold chains. He said he felt this was wrong after seeing so much suffering, telling himself "No, T, you can never wear your gold again. It is an insult to God."
Mr. T originally got his gold from people he threw out as a bouncer.
Had a breakfast cereal named after him in 1984.
The Mr. T cartoon starred Mr. T as himself, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He would help them with their training, but they would also help him solve mysteries and fight crime.
In 1982 Mr. T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in "The World's Toughest Bouncer" contest. His role in Rocky III (1983) was originally intended as just a few lines, but Stallone built up the part around the man.
Mr. T's business card while he was a bouncer read: "Next to God, there is no better protector than I."
After leaving college he was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army before trying out for the Green Bay Packers. His professional football career was finished, however, by a knee injury.
(June 2000) Trying to get a biography, "Cancer Saved My Life" published. T was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in 1995. T currently lives in Sherman Oaks, California and is single.
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