MR. T. ON THE NEW ‘A-TEAM’: Mowhawked 80s star says he’s a fan of UFC champ who will take over his role
Mr. T, currently in movie theaters as a voice in “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” gives his blessing for the man who will play B.A. Baracus in the new film version of his 80s V series “The A-Team.”
“Quentin (Rampage) Jackson, I’m a fan of his. He’s the UFC fighting champion. As one tough man to another, I respect him,” Mr. T told the New York Daily News.
The TV personality says he has no bitter feelings about being left out of the film version.
“I’m not mad at Quentin Jackson and I’m not mad at ['A-Team' creator] Steve Cannell,” he said. “I like to think he’s my friend, because back in ‘95 when he heard about me going through the chemotherapy for my cancer, he would call me constantly to check up on me. There’s no hard feelings. I’m not mad about nothing. There’s no I in A-team. …
“I’m grateful that I had the time [on the show] back in the ’80s. When the movie comes out, I’m going to go see it and I’m going to enjoy it.”
Don’t assume he’s one of those former ’80s stars desperate to claw his way back into the limelight.
“If I never make another dollar, if I never get on TV again, all I wanted to do was buy my mother a house and pretty dresses, and I told her I would be a good little boy. And I’m batting a thousand.”
