This not an April Fool’s joke as far as I know, but I am one of those naive people who is easily fooled by jokes told with a straight face, which helps explain why I gossip for a living. Mr. T is said to have told Empire Magazine that he once visited a young boy in the 80s who was a huge fan and had fallen into a coma. The boy would make a movement whenever someone said “Mr. T,” so the tough actor arranged a visit to the boy’s hospital room – after which he miraculously woke up from the coma:

Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child’s family by bringing him out of a coma – after doctors begged the actor for help.

The poorly kid fell unconscious in Detroit, Michigan in the mid-1980s – and the only physical movement he made was in response to hearing Mr. T’s name.

And when the mohawked star was in town, he stopped by the hospital to visit the ill boy – with miraculous results.

He tells Empire magazine, “His family put toys around him and one of them was a Mr. T doll. And whenever my name came up, the boy moved his arm.

“Somebody told the doctors I was in town, so they called me down there. I closed the curtains and prayed. Then, as I was walking down the hall, the kid suddenly came out of the coma and hollered out.

[From WENN via ONTD]

Mr. T supposedly told this to Empire Magazine, and I searched and couldn’t find the interview on their website. It could be true that he said this though it might not have gone done like he claims. If anyone can bring someone out of a coma, it’s Mr. T.

Mr. T starred in a TV Land reality show in 2006 called “I Pity The Fool” in which he traveled from town to town giving people advice about communication. It aired for six episodes in the fall. A devout Christian, he got rid of his trademark chains out of respect to Hurricane Katrina victims and no longer wears them apart from commercial appearances when he needs to reprise his character. He would wear over a quarter million dollars worth of bling at one time.