Official Trailer for ‘Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool’ Doc on Mr. Tureaud​

“This guy is a real life superhero.” Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for the biopic documentary titled Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool, a biopic about the life and times and fame and glory of the iconic Mr. T. It’s a new segment in the Untold doc series on Netflix, but is playing like a standalone doc film. Before the gold chains, mohawk, and Hollywood fame of The A-Team and Rocky III, there was Laurence Tureaud. This is the extraordinary origin story behind one of the most unlikely and beloved icons in entertainment — Mr. T. Born as Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, he’s the youngest son in a family with 12 children. After serving in the US Army, he worked as a bouncer, then a bodyguard for celebrities (for real), eventually breaking into showbiz by winning won two tough-man competitions consecutively in the 1970s. He eventually landed his first big role as Clubber Lang in Stallone’s Rocky III. He was also a wrestler for the WWF in the 1980s. This is the extraordinary origin story behind Laurence Tureaud – one of the most unlikely and beloved icons in entertainment. Fascinating! Actually looks pretty good hearing directly from him – maybe worth a watch.

Here’s the trailer (+ poster) for Scott Weintrob’s doc Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool, from YouTube:

A retrospective feature documentary about Laurence Tureaud… better known as Mr. T. Before the gold chains, mohawk, and Hollywood fame of The A-Team and Rocky III, there was Laurence Tureaud. This is the extraordinary origin story behind one of the most unlikely and beloved icons in entertainment — Mr. T. Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool is a documentary directed by doc filmmaker Scott Weintrob, director on the “Top Gear”, “Fastest Car”, and “Home” series, plus the films Built to Fail and Paradox Effect previously, along with many other shorts (including Lewis x Ferris recently). It’s made by Studio Large Eyes, Pantheon Media Group, WWE Films. Part of the Untold documentary series playing on Netflix. Executive produced by Scott Weintrob, Steve Michaels, Ben Bitonti, Eden Sutley, Paul Levesque, Lee Fitting, Ben Houser, Marc Pomarico, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Chapman Way & Maclain Way. Netflix debuts Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool streaming on Netflix globally starting September 8th, 2026 coming soon. Want to watch?

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