5/29/2023 0 Comments Tyson undisputed truth![]() ![]() ![]() Beating the daylights out of people gave him his identity, his self-respect. At 10, he was battling bullies who traveled to his block to take him on. Living in drug-infested, crime-ridden neighborhoods (his family moved from hell to the devil’s toilet is how he characterizes it), Tyson developed a reputation as a street fighter. Tyson tells us that his mother, a “country girl” at heart lost in the inner city, drank to ease the pain and that for a long time he was confused about the identity of his real father. ![]() Tyson palms this off as a joke by Lee, but it’s a poignant indication of the deprivation that marked Tyson’s Brooklyn childhood. PHOTOS: Arts and culture in pictures by The TimesĪn early photo of a white mother and her baby are projected in place of the baby pictures that weren’t taken when Tyson was born. A rebranding campaign is obviously underway at financially strapped Tyson headquarters, but the compassionate context that’s provided for this recovery tale isn’t misplaced. But he has something that isn’t encountered all that often in the theater - an authentic voice.ĭirected with finesse by filmmaker Spike Lee and written by Tyson’s wife, Kiki Tyson, the production is more of an autobiographical show-and-tell with video backdrop than an apology tour. Tyson’s diction isn’t meant for the stage. ![]()
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