Ever since actor Mr. T went mainstream, he wore an overwhelming number of necklaces and chains that left him quite literally dripping in gold. They reportedly took close to an hour to layer on each day. The story behind each one dates back long before Mr. T found fame.
Mr. T’s unlikely rise to fame
Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on May 21, 1952 in Chicago. The youngest of 12 children, his father was a minister who left his family when T was five years old. Tureaud shortened his name to Tero until eventually legally changing his surname to T in 1970. He chose to add “Mr.” to directly challenge the disrespectful names he heard his father being called as a child.
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