Mr. T – 1952

Mr. T is an icon of American pop culture thanks to his various gold jewelry, brawn, and bad-guy persona. Initially a wrestler, he ventured into acting and became a television personality, becoming hugely successful in the process. He is famous for his role as B. A. Baracus in The A-Team and Clubber Lang in Rocky III. The latter, in particular, gave birth to his iconic catchphrase, “I pity the fool!”

While his early career was such a success, a serious health problem during the 1990s halted his career. Fortunately, he managed to survive and wrote a book about it, titled Cancer Ain’t For No Wimps. Currently, Mr. T remains active despite having his latest acting credit back in 2009, with his most notable role in recent times in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.