Mr. T on Late Night With David Letterman 1982

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  • @memorydrain7806
    @memorydrain7806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Love Mr. T. He's the real deal, and we were lucky to have him as a role model back in the 80's.

    • @greatero
      @greatero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes. Remember the Mr. T doll Toy with "This" outfit complete with the Gold chains. We were blessed 🤲🏿.

    • @Dirtcake71
      @Dirtcake71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You make a great point. He was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, star in the 80's. Along with Michael Jackson of course. He transcended Hollywood and became someone everyone from child to elderly knew exactly who he was around the world. We were extremely blessed to have him and witness his stardom explode.

    • @corylefebvre8488
      @corylefebvre8488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahahaha. Hahaha. Ahahahahaha!

    • @greatero
      @greatero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Dirtcake71 For those who weren't there (alive), will never know no truer words have ever been spoken. He was AS big and even for a quick moment, BIGGER than Michael Jackson (who was in his prime). People tuned into the A-Team to watch Mr. T., period. Michael Jackson was a giddy Mr. T, fan. The 80's were a beautiful time in Art & Entertainment in America.

    • @Dirtcake71
      @Dirtcake71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@greatero I agree with you 100%!

  • @paulsullivan1650
    @paulsullivan1650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    I was a contestant along with Mr. T in NBC's Games People Play: "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition back in the summer of 1980, taped in Chicago. There were 15 of us representing different parts of the country. I represented the Boston area. "T" won the competition. He was a bouncer at the BBC club in Chicago at the time. I was a bouncer at a bar named "McMahon's" in Boston. We hooked up a few times during the taping, and he was awesome. He was a terrific guy. Very nice, very cool. We went out to dinner, and he took me to the Southside of Chicago were he came from. He knew I came from the projects also. We got along instantly. He was a bodyguard for heavyweight Leon Spinks at the time. He had also protected Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton. His real name is Lawrence Tureaud.

  • @orbitalsatellite
    @orbitalsatellite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    This guy was a true inspiration to all kids in the 80s. A genuine humanitarian. Loyal and kind. Everybody loved him for all the right reasons and we still do!

    • @JohnsysChannel
      @JohnsysChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      When one of your biggest heroes as a kid in the 80's was Mr T, it just made racism seem even more ridiculous. He's a true inspiration.

    • @Scottwhittysydney
      @Scottwhittysydney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      and absolutely hilarious with perfect dry humor!!

    • @Roscoe.P.Coldchain
      @Roscoe.P.Coldchain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He wasn’t very nice to Rocky balboa ? And he killed mick lol 😃❤️

    • @charlesmaynard2236
      @charlesmaynard2236 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @lucasgervais4538
      @lucasgervais4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว

  • @chop-daresistance7514
    @chop-daresistance7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    This video put me in tears.. Mr.T has been a childhood hero of mine and still is to this very day.. I remember he came to Toys R Us in Toronto back in the 80s and my dad took me to see him.. Mr.T held out his hand and I remember reaching out mine and feeling those rings and a massive hand.. he then picked me up and held me.. I must have been 6 years old around that time.. my father past away 4 years ago and watching this video took me back to that moment.. thank u Mr.T for that memory that I treasure.. he always loved kids and me as a kid loved him..and to this very day still.. RIP pops.. I miss u 🙏🏼

    • @Waitukubuli
      @Waitukubuli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Great story. Sorry for your loss. I miss my dad too.

    • @chop-daresistance7514
      @chop-daresistance7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Waitukubuli I feel u.. thank u for ur kind word.. sorry for ur loss as well.. our dads live on in our hearts and will always be with us 🙏🏼

    • @peterdarker1
      @peterdarker1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Awesome story....glad I read that today. RIP to Pops and RIght On to Mr. T.

    • @chop-daresistance7514
      @chop-daresistance7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@peterdarker1 thank you so much 🙏🏼

    • @chop-daresistance7514
      @chop-daresistance7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EvilSean62 wow.. thank you for sharing that.. me and my dad didn't have the best relationship growing up and I'm grateful we buried the hatchet before he left.. I'm sorry to hear about u and ur dad.. hopefully ur dad taught u what not to be.. all the best my friend

  • @rd812
    @rd812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Mr. T was brilliant in this interview. He had his persona down pat.

    • @jjryan1352
      @jjryan1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It was a perfect appearance.

    • @traviswoodall6547
      @traviswoodall6547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There were a few moments when it looked like he was surely going to crack...but he didn’t.

  • @drwinstonOboogi
    @drwinstonOboogi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    "first name is Mr, my middle name is that period, my last name is T" LOL!

  • @Julius_Paul
    @Julius_Paul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Mr. T was a bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, Leon Spinks, Joe Frazier and Diana Ross. That's the best bodyguard resume ever.

    • @ferihamuhammad2534
      @ferihamuhammad2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Muhammad Ali never had a Bodyguard.

    • @Julius_Paul
      @Julius_Paul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ferihamuhammad2534 Do some research....

    • @BlueVein1933
      @BlueVein1933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Julius_Paul Also Larry Holmes Challenged to fight both Leon Spinks & Mr T on the same night back in the Early 80’s

    • @christopherharper9932
      @christopherharper9932 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Julius_Paul 💯💯💯💯💯

    • @BernardWilkinson
      @BernardWilkinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ferihamuhammad2534 Of course he did. Why would you think that? Is it because he was the best Prize Fighter in the world at one point? A Prize Fighter fights for money and fame. He doesn't want to get in a fight with a bum and perhaps break a bone in his hand when he has got a fight coming up, because shit like that happens. Many a time a manager of a fighter has sent a bum to try to goad a Prize Fighter into a street fight. Then the Prize Fighter wins but gets injured as a result and then cannot fight later. That is the tactics that the "Mob" would try. All famous people have body guards. Even Mike Tyson did. Don't you think that even Ali couldn't be arsed to fight someone in his prime. What about later when when he was ill with Parkinsons Disease?

  • @gigismith8696
    @gigismith8696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Can we just take the time to admire the swagger? He was young and in his prime. He looks good and those glasses are fly as hell!!

    • @D33Lux
      @D33Lux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was one of the coolest celebs in the 80's and there were many.

    • @poplifeinctv
      @poplifeinctv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HE MEAN... MOHAWK... FEATHERS

    • @atoms1014
      @atoms1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very nice persona.. Attractive

    • @WestIndianAK
      @WestIndianAK ปีที่แล้ว

      @@D33Lux Right???

  • @jasonhylnd001
    @jasonhylnd001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +709

    Mr. T was unforgettable in Rocky 3. No one could've played Clubber Lang better.

    • @gordonm.7387
      @gordonm.7387 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He NAILED NAILED NAILED that performance. Beautiful guy. A true child of the true God.

    • @jasonhylnd001
      @jasonhylnd001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He truly is. He's the kind of guy you don't have to know to see he is such a cool cat.

    • @CHRISDABAHIA
      @CHRISDABAHIA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gordon M. Jesus Christ....always - always - someone has to rope 'God' into the equation.

    • @jasonhylnd001
      @jasonhylnd001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He's a man of god that's why.

    • @gordonm.7387
      @gordonm.7387 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Chris Owens
      Gid is the source of your mother and you.

  • @Q.B.2.L.B.
    @Q.B.2.L.B. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    This dude even had a cereal....only true 80's kids remember that...😄

    • @BasementVinyL85
      @BasementVinyL85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And stickers.. around 83 84 him and michael jackson stickers were everywhere

    • @user-ws4wr4xw2b
      @user-ws4wr4xw2b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I go to school every morning with MR.T

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cartoon, A-Team, WWF, Action Figures, Cereal - the man was a BEAST. NO ONE else had all that shit.

    • @KaijudoMaster11
      @KaijudoMaster11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah it tasted just like the Gremlins cereal.

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KaijudoMaster11 Yeah I think Batman was the same way...there were a bunch that had that EXACT same corn taste...LOVED those cereals. Batman/Mr. T are my 2nd favs after Donkey Kong Jr Cereal. I TOTALLY forgot about Gremlins cereal until you mentioned it. WOW...you keep so much in your head locked away lol

  • @Danimal77
    @Danimal77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I love how at first the audience was laughing at the things Mr. T. was saying when he was trying to be serious, but as the interview progressed you see how he earned both David and the audience's respect with his intelligence, his wisdom, his humility and the fear he instills in people, yet he still has a sense of humor, but not someone to be laughed at. He is, or WAS an intimidating person. He talked the talk and walked the walk. He commands respect. A real man.

    • @Camel-from-Arabia
      @Camel-from-Arabia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He pity that fools!

    • @DR10002
      @DR10002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What? This is his act. Most of what he said wasnt real.

    • @jayboyee452
      @jayboyee452 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      they should have used mr T instead of "Creed" and rocky 5

    • @frankcabanski9409
      @frankcabanski9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He instilled fear in you?

    • @Test-nr3cd
      @Test-nr3cd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jayboyee452 "Creed" Wasn't in Rock 5.

  • @LucasPenido
    @LucasPenido 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    9:37 “Do that gold get heavy?! Nobody ever asked my ancestors if those chains got heavy on the neck!” POWERFUL!!!!!!! God Bless you Mr. T

  • @stringtheoryguitars4952
    @stringtheoryguitars4952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    He's actually kind and caring and generous. Just, you know... don't piss him off.

  • @gordonm.7387
    @gordonm.7387 7 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    T helped millions of kids.

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      White, black whatever... EVERYONE loved T. We're so DIVIDED now it's SCARY.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That worked out well didn't it! LMMFAO

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheKonga88 Wasn't T's fault. I don't get how everyone acts like blacks or gays are new. People of all kinds have been around long before even THIS entertainment. I get the systemic thing...but everything else...I don't get it. Everything was on the right track in the 80's (when did we ever HEAR the n word? I'm canadian though lol) they taught us but when the idiot parent groups took out sat morning...it ruined us. All those little life lessons parents and teachers didn't always have the time to teach us... well mr t, he man, the thundercats lol they all TRIED to teach us something. Then you got tvo, pbs and nick... When those little lessons were taken away...the adults forgot them too. Smh... T even had a segment about kids who wear glasses ffs... I don't know where it all went wrong. I blame rap lol Sure there was bad stuff or wrong stuff...that always happens, every gen looks back at the last with disgust lol but I don't remember seeing all the hate 24/7 like today. Ignorance was bliss, politics INFEST everything now like a plague.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DJRitty Wow, thank you for that, your comment is very interesting, and I especially liked the Thundercats reference..🤭🤭🐱 I used to hear nigga all the time in the 80s, I think especially on the East coast but I am from Colorado but people still said it a lot and still do..
      I think it all went so wrong when the powers that be took any kind of power and discipline away from the parents and that coupled with single parent explosion and kids not having a father/mother around, affects society in so many ways and as you say, politics is like a disease now and infects everything..😊 Have a great day!

    • @neindochoohh7955
      @neindochoohh7955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also me to get stronger

  • @bryanarnold1149
    @bryanarnold1149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What a surprisingly great interview! Mr. T is a clever man. Articulate, confident and funny at times.

  • @S7EVE_P
    @S7EVE_P 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Hungry...not hate. Wise words still relevant today.

  • @gorillaguy1000
    @gorillaguy1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    It's weird. He's super humble but at the same time he's not really humble but at the same time he is

    • @stewmeat92
      @stewmeat92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Phillip Guetterman I get what you are trying to say

    • @kcloe88
      @kcloe88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I think part of the tough guy persona that is Mr. T is part of his act or character rather. Kind of like Foster Brooks. Foster Brooks wasn't actually a foolish and constantly drunk alcoholic all the time but his character persona. Mr. T is awesome and in my opinion a pillar of humility and his love for God is incredible.

    • @philgooderealty
      @philgooderealty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I would call it Supreme confidence.

    • @fredfells209
      @fredfells209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@kcloe88 it's not an act he was a bodyguard.. everything about him was legit

    • @Ant-speakingfacts
      @Ant-speakingfacts 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You gotta choose 1

  • @muddypalmsera
    @muddypalmsera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Mr.T wanted to laugh so hard, but he never broke character.

    • @santonsmith8575
      @santonsmith8575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes he did, he kinda smiled

    • @timfremstad3434
      @timfremstad3434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      secretarial work is out ......yes he did

    • @maxhammer4067
      @maxhammer4067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yea because Mr T is a legend

    • @bluu_ice6554
      @bluu_ice6554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@maxhammer4067 you bet yo sweet ass he is!

    • @rogerwilco2523
      @rogerwilco2523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mr. T don't laugh. Stop actin a clown.

  • @f.mazz.459
    @f.mazz.459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was an 80’s child and I loved Mr. T, still do. A real role model

  • @aboutmyfathersbusiness6907
    @aboutmyfathersbusiness6907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i was 3 years old when this aired in 82..........80s was the best HANDS DOWN!

    • @EvilSean62
      @EvilSean62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      during the 80`s the insurance on an escort cosworth went from 1k per year to 20k per year ...thats the purchase price of the car at the time ...i`ll let other ppl fill you in on why ...clue ... economics of theft

    • @aboutmyfathersbusiness6907
      @aboutmyfathersbusiness6907 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EvilSean62 yeah I just looked it up I see why ,they were fast as hell, lol

    • @EvilSean62
      @EvilSean62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aboutmyfathersbusiness6907 around that time the big rally stuff was the audi quattro
      ford had a little thing then too ... sadly it got into a crash and removed that class from rally (group B)
      check out the RS 200

  • @rcfred_689
    @rcfred_689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Mr T was truly very intimidating - loved him back then

  • @darrensiegel6651
    @darrensiegel6651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    "As long as they don't touch me, I'm fine.... they fine rather." Fucking great line. Mr. T was the best.

    • @darrensiegel6651
      @darrensiegel6651 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Silk Grooves ummm ok cool. Did I blaspheme Mr. T.... here's a good one then... Leviticus 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

  • @jonnaking3054
    @jonnaking3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    He always played a badass, but he seems to have a really big heart

  • @kingcassius2586
    @kingcassius2586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is a (temporarily) shy man who's staying in character until actually acting like himself in later interviews.

    • @mark4lev
      @mark4lev 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yes. And educated too.

  • @GDName
    @GDName 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I loved how he explained about the gold and the chains. I get it now.

  • @davidking4879
    @davidking4879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Self Aware, Self Made, Conscious, Super Intelligent, High Integrity Man.

    • @cameronpickard7456
      @cameronpickard7456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      super intelligent?? HELLO!

    • @perryegolson833
      @perryegolson833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cameronpickard7456 Does he sound stupid to you or are you just judging a book by it’s cover, which is a sign of extreme laziness on your part. Did you even listen to this interview?

    • @dredgewalker
      @dredgewalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cameronpickard7456 Do you know what it takes to stay in characer but also have to speak eloquently while behaving like a badass? He might not be at genius level but Mr. T is highly intelligent.

    • @stauffap
      @stauffap 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is he intelligent? I can't figure it out. I never know if he's making a joke or if he's serious. Was he good in school? How far did his education go? .....i have no idea.

    • @Outerrythem
      @Outerrythem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stauffap Being "good in school" or having high grades are not necessarily indicators of intelligence - academic performance and intelligence do not always walk hand in hand. There are plenty of highly intelligent people in the world who were not academic achievers. He created a persona and with it a highly successful career from very humble beginnings...

  • @c0mmenter1
    @c0mmenter1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thats one impressive movie clip. What a great guy . God bless him and He did.

    • @Jamie-js3qw
      @Jamie-js3qw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how do you know?

  • @alf6633
    @alf6633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This guy is a genius marketer, whether he realizes it or not ( I think hes very savy and knew exactly what he was doing) . Probably the greatest example of "branding yourself" , he rocketed to celebrity stardome in the 80's.... all before the internet/social media. Pretty remarkable. Respect.

    • @newagain9964
      @newagain9964 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also remarkable he was a caring human. Even after the fame. Hell, more so!

  • @heiko4297
    @heiko4297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    His explaination for the jewelry really impressed me.

  • @KevyNova
    @KevyNova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    He came to speak at my elementary school in the ‘80s. The whole town packed into the gymnasium to see and hear him.

    • @michaeloates732
      @michaeloates732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow awesome memory to have! I am from Scotland and to this day I still want to meet him.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is everybody in your town a tard then? LMMFAO

    • @jonathanrayne
      @jonathanrayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, you were lucky!

    • @KevyNova
      @KevyNova 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheKonga88 yes, actually.

    • @KevyNova
      @KevyNova 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanrayne it’s still the biggest thing that ever happened to Bennington Vermont.

  • @Woody991
    @Woody991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Legend. The 80s was the best. You just don’t get characters like this anymore.

  • @ksagstertohi6156
    @ksagstertohi6156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He bought a gold chain necklace from my Dad who was a Jeweler in Westwood, CA (home to UCLA). My father had a certain presence that people couldn’t ignore. He was a principled and spiritual man full of wisdom that was mostly self discovered. I miss him terribly and wish I could be more like him. I hope to see him soon.

  • @kalikush6286
    @kalikush6286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Mr T deserve more accolades, his acting is better than most

    • @jshaw4757
      @jshaw4757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@saltybob3711I don't suppose he had much off a chance to show any other notes but correct me if wrong only film I know him from is rocky film 😁

    • @MassGainingGuy
      @MassGainingGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He received a ton of accolades in the 80's, he was the man...and still is!

    • @itchycoo3847
      @itchycoo3847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jshaw4757 he was B.A. Baracus in the the TV show the A team.

    • @jshaw4757
      @jshaw4757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@itchycoo3847 Yh can't forget that lol..I just wondered if he did any other movies cheers

    • @itchycoo3847
      @itchycoo3847 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jshaw4757 the crazy fool gonna need some milk and ain't getting on no plane ! Lol😂

  • @AlphaBravoCheeseCake
    @AlphaBravoCheeseCake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Pope John Paul comment was a brilliant retort

  • @mikerosy6924
    @mikerosy6924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    he beats to his own drum, I couldn’t imagine how he would be with all this social media stuff now a days…. He’s so genuine and straight to the point. Way everyone should be without social influences etc that pollute the world.

  • @David-es8dy
    @David-es8dy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The crowds laughing but he’s being 100% serious the entire interview

    • @jonnaking3054
      @jonnaking3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I honestly never knew if Mr T was a character he played or if that is REALLY him

    • @MikeMicable
      @MikeMicable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      David Letterman was a jerk behind the scenes. T. Didn't like him.

    • @robdyson4990
      @robdyson4990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      T weighed & measured words at an incredible rate. This Man would be a great man in his home. I feel that

    • @robdyson4990
      @robdyson4990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure,. As long as you pay me.
      Good on ya T

    • @mrbranson73
      @mrbranson73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Most comments say he's acting. I don't think so

  • @samanthagwinn2830
    @samanthagwinn2830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Mr. T was and is probably the only famous person that is not full of shit, is true to himself, and his word. He never broke character and watching him grow up as a child I always saw him as a positive role model...and still do.

    • @rebeltvr6046
      @rebeltvr6046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are many others famous people who are not full of shit: Keanu Reaves, Anthony Hopkins, Tim Robbins, Robin Williams etc.

    • @adameves5970
      @adameves5970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Character?
      So, you think it's unfathomable for a person to hold important ideals so dearly? I wish more people had *character*.

  • @veganvendetta0187
    @veganvendetta0187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    Mr. T is clever and funny. I grew up watching him. Love this man!

    • @shgarli45
      @shgarli45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @TheSwoleBroscientist How do you not see that?

    • @shgarli45
      @shgarli45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TheSwoleBroscientist Well The Interviewer, the Audience there and at Home understood Him, so it can't be that Poor can it?🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @shgarli45
      @shgarli45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TheSwoleBroscientist Was that your attempt at Humor?
      Oh Dear🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @kabookie960
      @kabookie960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sit on my face

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kabookie960
      Smooth, bro.

  • @RobbieSkyeHamilton
    @RobbieSkyeHamilton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I hope Mr. T knows how loved and honored he is. What a tried and true class act all the way. Just simply one of the all time best, an excellent role model, and a national treasure.

    • @Corrupted-file
      @Corrupted-file 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed….the world needs more Mr. T’s!

  • @realguitarshredder
    @realguitarshredder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    First name is “Mr” my middle name is “.” And my last name is “T”. What a legend.

  • @theIdeaSensei
    @theIdeaSensei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    You can see he was trying so hard to stay in character and not even smile. I bet the stress ball was to stop himself from laughing. But at the end, you know he enjoyed the session.

    • @QueensNativeNYC
      @QueensNativeNYC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good point, he doesn't want anyone to see a soft or civil side to him..

    • @Dirtcake71
      @Dirtcake71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is a complete 180 from his Mr. T persona. I absolutely love him. He had to stay in character for the audience to relate to the Clubber Lang character and how vicious he was. That was definitely my favorite Rocky out of all of them.

    • @Hotobu
      @Hotobu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eh.... swing and a miss. It's pretty well known that he didn't like Letterman.

    • @jesseramirez9205
      @jesseramirez9205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was clear that he couldn't be himself because Letterman, the tool he is, would dismissed T's attempt to open up about himself, his culture and his volunteer work to focus on appearance and performances.

    • @jesseramirez9205
      @jesseramirez9205 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hotobu Crazy how shallow letterman was in this segment

  • @majik_man
    @majik_man 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Honestly he was one of the superstars of the 80's. First it was Clubber Lang then Wrestle mania 3, DC Cab then ba baracus. He spanned the whole decade, and he was as big as anyone. Every kid in the 80's watch that wrestlemania..

    • @Lunatick666
      @Lunatick666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was Wrestlemania 1 mate. The first one that started it all. He was a tag team with Hulk Hogan vs Roddy piper en Paul Orndorff. He was in a boxing match against Piper (they had real heat) at Wrestlemania 2 which he won by DQ of Piper. Mr.T wasnt on WM3. Altough That event was the mother of all wrestling shows.

    • @last808
      @last808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lunatick666 Good info. I'm gonna have to look up a clip of that first Wrestlemania. All four of those guys were superstars. I really liked Piper in general.

    • @martinhadfield671
      @martinhadfield671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      WM3! The best match I’ve ever seen, Ricky Steamboat vs Macho Man

  • @chilly6470
    @chilly6470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Never actually heard him being interviewed before....
    Very impressive man!

  • @gregd.558
    @gregd.558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The chemistry between Mr. T and Letterman was unreal, awesome!!!!!!!!!!😎😎😎

  • @Cincinnatus1869
    @Cincinnatus1869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was born in 73 so I can say with all credibility that there was nobody more famous than MrT for a while in the 80s. He was arguably the most recognizable man in the US for kids , with the possible exception of Hulk Hogan. Every adult knew Ronald Reagan's face , and every kid knew Mr T's.

    • @steveairport
      @steveairport 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      and Macho Man Randy Savage OOOH YEAH

    • @matthewjdouglas6471
      @matthewjdouglas6471 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr. T legend.

    • @mrbranson73
      @mrbranson73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Born is 73 as well and I was chomping to type Hulk Hogan lol you beat me too it. 🤝

    • @CC-Tron
      @CC-Tron 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rocky 3 - The A-Team - Wrestlemania - The Cartoon - The Cereal

    • @Cincinnatus1869
      @Cincinnatus1869 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrbranson73 possibly could add Ferrigno in Hulk make up and Bo and Luke Duke to that list also

  • @ramiel01
    @ramiel01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    When he was speaking truth, there's ao applause, only laughter. Proof that the man's message needs to be heard.

    • @walthammassagefitness
      @walthammassagefitness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another one...gimme a break.

    • @malindahasten9386
      @malindahasten9386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Slavery ended long before our lives. Hes a nut.

    • @ramiel01
      @ramiel01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@malindahasten9386 and thank goodness opression was eliminated on that day :pray: godbless

    • @jesseramirez9205
      @jesseramirez9205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@malindahasten9386 fix your ugly-asss before you talk

    • @last808
      @last808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@malindahasten9386 And he was a child growing up in the ghetto back when discrimination was accepted and codified as part of the law. The effects of slavery and the racism behind it reverberate through time. It didn't all end in peace and equality 1863.

  • @PumpkinJack31
    @PumpkinJack31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mr. T's "straight man" comedic delivery style is world class. I used to love his cameos on Conan O'Brian show.

  • @MaheshWalatara
    @MaheshWalatara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    After this he went on to the A Team. Literally.

    • @NeilLB7
      @NeilLB7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      B.A. was on the A-Team way before this ever aired. Back in Vietnam.

    • @351clevelandmodifiedmotor4
      @351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He not very big at all about 5'10 220 lbs. Mike Tyson size a bit thinner

    • @Lt.Mingus69
      @Lt.Mingus69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ‘I ain’t gettin’ on no plane, Hannibal’!

  • @marshayemanuel4774
    @marshayemanuel4774 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Wow such a cool guy way ahead of his time n we need more like him!

  • @navyman4
    @navyman4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    DO YALL SEE THAT TATTOO? That was all real O.G.'s needed.
    Young cocoa pop rappers now think all those tats make them hard. Posers. MR. T. was the real deal!

    • @daytonasayswhat9333
      @daytonasayswhat9333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      navyman4 : Awesome comment.

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      rappers haven't had SHIT to say in years...imagine it's the 80's and all our heroes promote BOOZE AND DRUGS... good job parents.

  • @niradnagrom2356
    @niradnagrom2356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "That's uh, 8 times, you got two more times." *LOL!*

  • @user-nw2si7hu3u
    @user-nw2si7hu3u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Mr T is fascinating all these years later hasn’t missed a beat

  • @globalrei
    @globalrei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This whyyyyy alllllll rappers rock mad chains this man here before slick Rick there was MR.T 40pounds of jewelry

    • @nyceefx
      @nyceefx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ISSAC HAYES and SAMMY DAVIS Jr. used to wear GOLD CHAINS before Mr. T just wore a LOT M🌍RE 🤔

  • @dvc214
    @dvc214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love that Letterman shut up with the jokes! He was intimidated.

  • @cannondaleman1
    @cannondaleman1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    At the end of the interview, he smiles, and like a gentlemen, shakes Dave's hand and bows to the crowd...
    Me: This guy's a class act.

    • @ramen6959
      @ramen6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100% agree ☺️👍🏼

    • @Alpa_Chino
      @Alpa_Chino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "As long as they pay him" :D To me he will always be Ba Baracus from The A Team

  • @heavydownn2962
    @heavydownn2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This side of Mr. T is so very different from what you'd expect when watching him reading lines on a tv show or movie.
    Much respect.

  • @stephenmaddison4802
    @stephenmaddison4802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Legend. I still remember as a kid watching the A team and the tufest man in America. Respect👍👍🇬🇧

  • @willbolinger549
    @willbolinger549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is hilarious. Mr. T was the perfect foil for Letterman's "hilarity."

  • @gregd.558
    @gregd.558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    ,David Letterman was like a little kid as he was interviewing Mr. T, this was great!!!! Very funny stuff!!!!! Mr. T was very talented for sure!!!!! 🤗😂

  • @ultragare
    @ultragare 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mr. T is amazing. This is the most I’ve ever watched him being interviewed and he seems like a really REAL great guy.

  • @Herr2Cents
    @Herr2Cents 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Tube socks! Nothing scarier.

  • @Sonuvgawd
    @Sonuvgawd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I done squeezed it bout 6 times already...😂

    • @abjr2010
      @abjr2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "that's 8 you got 2 more"

  • @djxcel23
    @djxcel23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We cant have tv like this now a days too many emotional souls out there.. Mr T is a special soul we need more people like him

  • @apb38
    @apb38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    OMG. 1) Only Mr. T could get away with wearing his socks like that back then and 2) I never knew that Mr. T was also a comedian. Don't make him squeeze that ball anymore Letterman.

  • @kiezasosa3246
    @kiezasosa3246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You don't get people like Mr T anymore, he is very unique person

  • @codym8897
    @codym8897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Before he became known as B.A. Baracus on The A-Team (1983-1987), Mr. T made his television debut on Late Night with David Letterman, promoting Sylvester Stallone's 1982 film "Rocky III", where he portrayed Clubber Lang.

    • @RoodeMenon
      @RoodeMenon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's odd how big budget TV shows in the 80's only lasted 4 seasons or less.

    • @jose_s_bam7938
      @jose_s_bam7938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RoodeMenon yeah. Now they drag for 11 or 15 seasons...

    • @jjryan1352
      @jjryan1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CenkHoca soap operas can go on for decades, dragging out simple storylines for months.

  • @wighatsuperreggie
    @wighatsuperreggie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm pretty stunned by Mr. T's talent here. I really never gave him enough credit. And I now understand the character a lot better.

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was tough here but through the years and his roles we learned that he is a gentleman and he can also be very funny.

  • @genogeno6643
    @genogeno6643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Only Mr. T can wear woman's sunglasses and look badass.

  • @timothyscott5112
    @timothyscott5112 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    my favorite actor love everything he stands for

  • @joaquinmojado
    @joaquinmojado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That shit is still badass. I love Mr. T. Childhood hero.

  • @antoniotedesco5471
    @antoniotedesco5471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    His whole thing is an act on David he even smiles sometimes ,he’s not fake I just mean he knew exactly what he was doing

  • @JermelTaylor
    @JermelTaylor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I look up to Mr. T. Chicago native like myself. 💯😎🇺🇸👑

    • @marcus.6487
      @marcus.6487 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      King Melo
      yezsuh' ✊

  • @SnoopCatts
    @SnoopCatts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I grew up watching mr. T on TV has an icon of the 80s. I have never known he was so deep in so connected to our people... what an honor to meet him in person and for him to give me gifts!!

  • @donovanmurphy
    @donovanmurphy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Mr. T showing that his mind is as strong as the rest of him. When you know who you are, and you're proud of what you've done, nobody can make a joke of you. Nobody... Not even Dave Letterman, in his prime.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dave only went after those who were full of shit. It only took a few minutes at the beginning for Dave to realize Mr. T was a real dude and Dave responded to it by asking insightful questions.

    • @donovanmurphy
      @donovanmurphy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daveidmarx8296 Agreed.

    • @dududu5189
      @dududu5189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daveidmarx8296 Early Dave, maybe.
      Later Dave was a smartarse to almost everybody.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dududu5189 What in the fuck is a "smartarse"?

    • @dududu5189
      @dududu5189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daveidmarx8296 Like how Americans say _Smartass_ only the original version from England.

  • @satanertau2689
    @satanertau2689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss Dave so much. One of the best dry comedians ever. He & Mr. T, wow, what an interview. This is probably about the time I discovered Dave, at 9yrs. old.

  • @beatonthedonis
    @beatonthedonis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    He always played his Mr T persona in TV interviews and then at the end let his real persona shine out in a smile and a bow.

    • @wb5mgr
      @wb5mgr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its not an act, He is Mr. T Fool!

  • @andreschavez5972
    @andreschavez5972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm never going to see Mr. T as the villain in Rocky again! A hungry Human playing a hungry fighter. Perfect casting 👏

    • @dariusshelton1102
      @dariusshelton1102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. And he’s telling the truth.... that’s where “I pity the fool” came from, the scene before the fight Clubber was asked if he hates Rocky and he famously replied with “No I don’t hate him, but I pity the fool”...... He truly played the HELL out of that roll.

    • @jasongonzalez2856
      @jasongonzalez2856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should have never seen him as villain!smh as he was a hero had his own cereal and cartoon when,I was a kid in the 80’s!

    • @andreschavez5972
      @andreschavez5972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jasongonzalez2856 you miss understand, this was the very first roll Mr. T ever had, and it just so happened to be an antagonist roll. Mr. T didn't become a hero character until after Rocky III. I never said I saw Mr. T as a villain, only the character he portrayed in the film.

  • @ShahidKhan-ke8fe
    @ShahidKhan-ke8fe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love the fact that he never hides his poor background. Mentions it everytime. The guy is and always will be a legend.

  • @artie
    @artie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the way he was thinking and he was so right in his view and path. He battled cancer and his attitude I believe helped. God bless his Every path.

  • @richardgillette5759
    @richardgillette5759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Greatest actor of the 80's. Period.

  • @globalrei
    @globalrei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This guy is the reason all rappers rock jewelry heavy

    • @neindochoohh7955
      @neindochoohh7955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They think that they look wealthy with all that stuff. Gates is laughing in his sweater :)

    • @last808
      @last808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And interestingly, he quit wearing all that jewelry in 2005 while assisting the post hurricane Katrina cleanup of New Orleans. He felt that it was disrespectful after seeing all the loss that people there had experienced.

    • @neindochoohh7955
      @neindochoohh7955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@last808 Mr. T did the right thing! Similar story about my dad. In the 90s a lot of people lost their jobs. He said that he can't buy a big Benz or alike. He bought a Honda Accord. :)

  • @nezbit8989
    @nezbit8989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now he is a true character! As a kid in the 80s I loved him and his iconic image and sayings. There really isn’t characters like him these days 💪

    • @Mrd9960
      @Mrd9960 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There really hasn't ever been a character like him, in any era, not just now, he was one of a kind.

  • @lemondishonor7736
    @lemondishonor7736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a kid Mr. T had people shook.

    • @davidwatkins8395
      @davidwatkins8395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yo u right man, he was a True rebel and noone else could tell him nothing ,He was bad in the A team as well when I was a kid and I had a action figure of him, mate he was a true bad man (and probably still is💯)😎✌️👊

  • @redoz9768
    @redoz9768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Mr. T is a comedic genius. What a natural.

  • @gregalandrummerforweaponso8691
    @gregalandrummerforweaponso8691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Mr. T is truly a genuine no nonsense type of guy. He may be perceived by some as an angry man, but he is a Godly man and he is exactly what he says he is.

  • @williamfrawley1175
    @williamfrawley1175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Never realized how much he sounds like Ali.

    • @tomeveritt9115
      @tomeveritt9115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean how much Ali sounded like Mr. T. ;)

    • @tintomara6209
      @tintomara6209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially when he says 'make me maad!'

  • @jonathanjackson2587
    @jonathanjackson2587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've always loved this guy but even more so now after watching this interview. Big respect Mr T 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @konkyolife
    @konkyolife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A deep thinking, hardworking, professional. So happy to see this.

  • @rlstokey
    @rlstokey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This interview was a credit to his acting abilities. He started to lighten up a bit during his 2nd segment. It was good to see him smile at the end of the interview. What would the 80's have been without Mr. T?

  • @DaddyTre65
    @DaddyTre65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "My first name is MISTER, my middle name is that PERIOD, my last name is the T." That brother laid down the law to Dave!

  • @dannyz5512
    @dannyz5512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tack and Diplomacy.... TCB Mr.T... Love how he educates and protects, life is special

  • @globalrei
    @globalrei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Before Tyson there was MR.T

    • @easygrin1127
      @easygrin1127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol ... ye not really a comparrison

  • @cdvitunac
    @cdvitunac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Just so you kids know what's up, we used to have debates in elementary school over who was better, Mr. T., or Superman.

    • @jonathanrayne
      @jonathanrayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome!

    • @jamesb8193
      @jamesb8193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I always went with Mr T he was real.

    • @user-hi5qf7gz1c
      @user-hi5qf7gz1c 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      *black SuperT.man

    • @mikescan7050
      @mikescan7050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mr. T can even defeat Chuck Norris!

    • @printissgraham4930
      @printissgraham4930 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No am in 81 superman batman mr hulk Hogan

  • @jmbs9833
    @jmbs9833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The 80's will forever be the best decade...

  • @tyrellseymour7724
    @tyrellseymour7724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When i was a kid Mr. T was the coolest man on the planet. This interview only shows how much of an understatement that was

  • @herewegoagain6604
    @herewegoagain6604 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love this guy. I hope he lives forever

  • @slickwiz334
    @slickwiz334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There’s some kid that’s been complaining about not having received your autograph on his cereal box
    Mr T:
    I’m glad you brought that up

  • @6FeetDeep4U
    @6FeetDeep4U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He always was & continues to be a real stand up guy. STILL a force to be reckoned with!

  • @drinnerd8532
    @drinnerd8532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr.T is PURE gold and utterly worthy of the title of his name. God bless this man. What a legend!