Mr. T calls his Netflix documentary 'garbage'

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Set us as preferred Mr.T is pitying the fool — or, in this case, Netflix.The 74-year-old — who turned his celebrity bodyguard experience into a professional wrestling and acting career — is the star of a new biographical Netflix documentary, “Untold Mr.

T: I Pity the Fool,” which premiered Tuesday.But the ’80s icon, whose image graced cereal boxes, lunchboxes, T-shirts and more, is not too pleased with the depiction of him as a ruthless, tough-as-nails figurehead, he shared with the Guardian in the days leading up to the film’s release.According to Mr.T, who cooperated in the making of the documentary beginning April 2025, he was not shown the finished product until a month ago.

“That documentary pissed me off, because they didn’t cover a lot of stuff.When I saw it I was like: ‘what the heck?’ ” Mr.

T said to The Guardian.“It’s garbage.

You build me up, then you try to punk me out.”One example he provides to the news outlet is that his pastor was interviewed for two days, he said, but only received 30 seconds of screen time; Mr.T has long been open about his Christian faith, often posting reflections on the sermons he attends on his personal social media.“That’s what we call, in the Black community, a white man wanting to change the story and control the narrative.

If you don’t know me, you’re gonna think I’m some monster,” Mr.T shared with the Guardian.The documentary also features his former agent, Peter Young, who makes comments about Mr.

T’s involvement in the 1993 film “Freaked,” in which he played the Bearded Lady.The two had a falling-out and, according to the “The A-Team” actor, he told documentary director Scott Weintrob not to include Young, claiming that he wanted “nothing to do with him.”Representatives for Netflix did not immediately respond to The Time...