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 Europe) 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. 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. Early life and educationĬrews was born on July 30, 1968, 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). version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2014 to 2015. 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, artist, and former American football player. * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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