):"This fall, the TV talk format is in for some tough love in the form of a new advice show starring 1980s icon Mr. T.
The TV Land network announced Tuesday that the former star of The A-Team will host a new series where he travels across the U.S. to dispense advice and inspiration to Americans battling personal or professional problems.
"I'm going to talk it up. It's what I've been doing all my life," the 53-year-old actor, whose real name is Laurence Tureaud, told the Associated Press.
The series, which begins in October, is entitled I Pity the Fool, a catch-phrase for which the Chicago-born personality has become known.
"My show ain't no Dr. Phil, with people sitting around crying," he added.
"You're a fool - that's what's wrong with you. You're a fool if you don't take my advice."
Mr. T is best known for his starring role in the 1980s TV series The A-Team, about a group of Vietnam veterans turned heros-for-hire. But he's also a former boxer, bouncer, bodyguard and performer with the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment).
Mr. T followed The A-Team with the short-lived detective series T. & T. Since then, he has mostly popped up in TV commercials and cameo appearances, ranging from the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie to the teen TV series Sabrina. He has also appeared several times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Howard Stern Show."
