"Is this the closest I've been to death?" were Stallone's exact words about a punch he took while prepping for "Rocky III." ...

Better known as Mr T, Laurence Tureaud had a massively varied career ... He’s also a successful writer and director, having penned all six Rocky films as well as directing several instalments.

Pitying fools from the South Side of Chicago all the way to Madison Square Garden, the man born Laurence Tureaud anchored ... the villainous Clubber Lang in “Rocky III.” As the film’s ...