By: Deadline Team
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson‘s one-man stage show that was shot by HBO and directed by Spike Lee that premieres later this year originated in Las Vegas as a much different project, Tyson told the TCA gathering this afternoon. It originally had him backed by a rock band, Tyson noted, before Lee got involved and moved the show to Broadway for two weeks of shows last summer. “Spike changed it to just me,” he said, “though I liked it with the band a lot too.” The show — called Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth – finds the long-troubled and controversial fighter recounting his life’s highs and lows, from his boxing career to his time in prison. While a clip shown from the special made it appear that Tyson was speaking extemporaneously, in fact he’s following a script that was crafted by his wife. It was shot during two of the Broadway performances.