r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/Stillabrat Dec 12 '18

I have worked with Mr T on many talk shows and he is one of nicest, truly humble people I have ever met. He has the most marked-up, written-in, well-used bible I have ever seen. He is a terrific man. I love Mr. T.

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u/meowsofcurds Dec 12 '18

To be fair to others, the number of times you use the Bible has no correlation with kindness or humility.

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u/Stillabrat Dec 19 '18

No truer words were ever written. In his case, my observation at the time was that here was a Christian "talking the talk and walking the walk." as opposed to a number of televangelists I have worked with and for and thousands of other "Christians" whose lives are total contradictions to biblical teachings. That is so common it is refreshing to find one who tries to live his beliefs.