A US nepo comedian has revealed her dad is an 80s TV legend but no one believes her – can you guess who?
Erica Clark took to the stage for one of her sets and told her shocked audience exactly who her famous father is but admitted nobody ever believes her.
Nepo comedian Erica Clark revealed her dad is an iconic 80s star Credit: Instagram/ericanicoleclark
She admitted nobody ever believes her Credit: X/richardpbacon
She expressed: “My dad is Mr T. Yeah, mohawk, gold chain. Most people think I’m lying when I say that, but I’m like, ‘why would I pick him?’.
“Like, who the f**k is lying about Mr T? And I grew up in the 80s and 90s so either everyone believed me or no one believed me, like there was no in between.
“I grew up in a very wealthy neighbourhood so everybody believed me there cause they were like, ‘why the f**k else is your black ass here?’
“But when I was a kid, we lived on the south side of , I get it, I’m a black girl at an all-black school and I’m trying to explain to my friends that the reason they’ve never seen my dad before is cause he’s doing Wrestlemania with .”
The nepo child continued: “I got this complex and this is for real, my friends will tell you, if I’m on stage and I talk about my dad, but I never tell people who my dad is cos no one ever believes me.”
Erica was previously a special education teacher for over a decade, focusing on children with and Down syndrome.
She turned to comedy full-time in 2014 and often draws inspiration from her humorous stories about her family and her experiences in the class room.
Mr T, real name Laurence Tureaud, shot to fame as Clubber Lang in Rocky III in 1982 before going on to star as B.A Baracus in The A Team television series the following year.
He began his professional career in 1985 when he famously headlined the first two Wrestlemanias, teaming up with Hulk Hogan to fight Roddy Piper.
As a crucial part of the “Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Connection,” he brought mainstream attention to the sport and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
He got married to Phyllis Clark in 1971 before later divorcing. As well as Erica, they also share daughter Lesa Tureaud and son Laurence Tureaud Jr.
In later years, he stepped back from the spotlight and spoke more openly about faith, becoming a born again Christian in recent decades.
He also clung to his faith after surviving a battle with a rare form of T-cell lymphoma in 1995.
The iconic star, now 73, was recently in a rare sighting.
He made an appearance at Reverend Jesse Jackson’s funeral service as he stepped out to pay his respects.
Photos from the service showed him greeting mourners and posing with a visitor during the event on Saturday.
Years later, he’s still leaning into his bold fashion, wearing a stars-and-stripes outfit with an American flag bandana and layered gold chains.
He hid his eyes and kept a pair of black shades, but appeared to chat with fellow mourners.
Her dad is the legendary Mr T Credit: Getty
He’s known for his trademark mohawk and gold chains Credit: Getty 
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