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Mr. T has been a legend of the screen and the ring for over four decades.

Best known for his tough persona, he also developed his own style with gold chains and ritzy outfits.

What’s with these shoes, all taped up, looking tacky?

Mr. T in camouflage at a red carpet

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Despite the harshness with which he is questioned, Mr. T takes his time to explain the meaning.

These shoes keep me humble, he replies.

But these shoes were handed down through my family.

Mr. T wearing a starry bandana

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My father wore them, my brothers wore them and things like that.

The actor explained further how these shoes kept him grounded.

This is not the only time his values have shone through his way of dressing.

Mr T. hoists “Rowdy” Roddy Piper up onto his shoulders as Hulk Hogan cheers in the background during the main event of Wrestlemania, March 1985

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In 2005, after witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he stopped wearing virtually all his gold.