Mr. T Reveals Why He Refused a Nearly $1 Million Offer And Shares His Faith Journey

Actor Mr. T is a life-long Christian who is anything but shy about sharing his personal faith and values, telling HuffPo Live that he once stood on principle and turned down a nearly $1 million offer to appear in a beer commercial.

“They offered me almost a million dollars to do a beer commercial in Japan. I said, ‘I won't do it,’” the actor explained. “First, it was $700,000 and then they moved the price up. Why? Because of what I stand on.”

Mr. T said he would have been a “liar” and a “fraud” if he advertised beer when he works hard to spread positive messages to young people and professes not to be a drinker.



Mr. T went on to say that he is “a sinner” who isn’t perfect, but that he has been a life-long Christian who works hard to follow the Bible. Like anyone else, though, he said that he sometimes fails, admitting to, at times, harboring dislike and “un-forgiveness” in his heart.

As for his upbringing, Mr. T said that his father was a minister and that his mother, too, was a strong Christian.

While he never had a “Damascus road moment” — a reference to the life-altering encounter that the Apostle Paul had with Jesus in the New Testament — Mr. T said that he, like his parents, has consistently and diligently sought God throughout his life.

Watch Mr. T explain his faith journey below:



The actor also shared that he believes his iconic movie role as Clubber Lang in “Rocky III” came as a blessing from God after he selflessly donated the money he won in a boxing contest decades ago to his church.

“When I won the Tough Man contest two years in a row, I gave the money to my church,” Mr. T told the outlet, noting that he wanted to use his winnings to help the poor in his community. “I won because my cause — c-a-u-s-e — my cause was greater than the other guys’ cause.”

Mr. T said that his motivation for winning the contest had everything to do with using the prize money to help his church, and he believes that decision — which he made years ago — led to some blessings in his life.

“When I gave the money to the church, my blessing came back … when I gave, that’s when I got the call from Rocky people,” he said. “The Rocky people called because my heart is right. I gave the money. I wasn’t looking for anything in turn.”

Mr. T Thinks 'A-Team' Movie is Too Graphic

Mr. T pities the fools who made "The A-Team" movie.

The star of the hit '80s action show recently attended a screening of the movie and panned it for its sex and violence.

"People die in the film and there's plenty of sex but when we did it, no one got hurt and it was all played for fun and family entertainment," the 58-year-old T, who played B.A. Baracus, has said. "These seem to be elements nobody is interested in anymore."

T reportedly refused to make a cameo in the film, which hits theaters this Friday, and clearly, he isn't regretting his decision.

"It was too graphic for me," he said. "I've no doubt it will do big business at the box office, but it's nothing like the show we turned out every week."