Fandom explosion MegaCon is back in Orlando, this time with the singular Mr. T

MegaCon is back in Orlando this week for four full days of celebrities, cosplay, vendors, panels, meet-and-greets and pop-culture overdrive. There are some impressive guests this year — from John Cena to Gillian Anderson,  John Carpenter to Liv Tyler — but one of the names that jumped out to us most was 1980s icon Mr. T.

Yes, The A-Team and Rocky III star is bringing his tough-but-fair love to MegaCon this weekend, his first time at the massive fandom fest.

Born Laurence Tureaud, Mr. T grew up in a family of 12 on welfare in Chicago, Illinois. He tells Orlando Weekly that his faith helped guide him out of poverty…

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