Ĭrews has predominantly portrayed comedic characters, sometimes playing off of his athletic physique.Ĭrews has appeared mainly in comedic roles, such as President Camacho in Idiocracy, but he later found success in action roles beginning with his part as Hale Caesar in The Expendables series, which saw him make his first appearance in a film sequel. Since then, Crews has had main roles as husband and father Nick Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?, which aired for three seasons from 2010, and as NYPD Sergeant (and commencing in Season 7, Lieutenant) Terry Jeffords in the Fox/NBC ensemble sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which premiered in 2013.
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His role as Julius Rock, the father on the UPN/ CW sitcom on Everybody Hates Chris, brought Crews wider public recognition, and the series aired for four seasons from 2005 to 2009.
īased on his performance in White Chicks (2004), Adam Sandler changed a role in The Longest Yard (2005) to give it to Crews, who auditioned for another role in the film. He now believes acting is what he was born to do and would not wish to have any other career, despite the physically demanding nature of the work. Having never taken acting classes, instead he asked himself what the audience wanted, and he believes this ultimately brought him success. His breakout role came in Friday After Next starring rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube, for whom Crews previously worked as on-set security. Īppearances in commercials, such as Old Spice, films, and music videos soon followed. However, he failed to land another acting job for the following two years. The audition process and the opportunity to perform in front of an audience made him realize that he wanted to pursue acting as a career. He played T-Money for two seasons until its cancellation in 2001. In 1999, Crews auditioned for a role as a character athlete (known as Warriors) in the syndicated game show Battle Dome, which became his first acting part. Repeatedly cut from rosters, Crews often supplemented his football income by receiving portrait commissions from teammates. He also played for the Rhein Fire of the World League of American Football (later NFL Europa) during its 1995 season.
His career included stints with the Rams (six games), the Green Bay Packers (no games), the San Diego Chargers (10 games), the Washington Redskins (16 games), and the Philadelphia Eagles (no games). Football career Pre-draft measurablesĬrews was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
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After his freshman year, he tried out for the football team and earned a full athletic scholarship. He spent a summer at Interlochen Arts Academy and entered Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo on an art scholarship. Crews received a flute from his great aunt, and took lessons for eight years. His father was an alcoholic and abusive to his mother. The middle child of three, he grew up in a strict Christian household in Flint and was raised mainly by his mother, who was eighteen when he was born. Ĭrews was born on J in Flint, Michigan, the son of Patricia Ann (Simpson) and Terry Crews. Crews began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series America's Got Talent: The Champions.Ĭrews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the Rhein Fire and college football at Western Michigan University.Ī public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, Crews has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father, and was also included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault during the Me Too movement. He has appeared in films, including Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), the Expendables series (2010–2014), and Rumble (2021).
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Crews starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews (2010–2011), and hosted the U.S. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords in the Fox and NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021). Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American football linebacker. * Offseason and/or practice squad member only