![]() ![]() In 1991, Crews was drafted into the NFL as an 11th round pick by the Los Angeles Rams. As a defensive end for the WMU Broncos, Crews earned All-Conference honors and helped his team win the Mid-American Conference Championship in 1988. This achievement was soon followed by an equally impressive Art Excellence scholarship and a full-ride athletic scholarship for football at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. After earning his high school diploma from Flint Southwestern Academy, he received a Chrysler-sponsored art scholarship at the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northern Michigan. ![]() A physically imposing figure, even from a young age, the young Crews' love of sports was only equaled by his interest in drawing. The versatile Crews continued to deliver the goods as funny man, action hero, and, frequently, a combination of the two.īorn Terry Allen Crews on Jin Flint, MI, he was the son of Patricia and Terry Crews, Sr., who, by all accounts, ran an extremely disciplined household. With his media visibility at nearly combustible levels, the actor was simultaneously seen in a popular series of TV ads for Old Spice, his own reality show, "The Family Crews" (BET, 2010-11), a sitcom, "Are We There Yet?" (TBS, 2010-13), and the rip-roaring sequel "The Expendables 2" (2012). Roles in deadly serious fare like the crime drama "Street Kings" (2008), the apocalyptic action-adventure sequel "Terminator Salvation" (2009), and the Sylvester Stallone tribute to testosterone, "The Expendables" (2010), made sure Crews kept one foot firmly rooted in the action genre. A regular role as comedian Chris Rock's dad, Julius, on "Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN, 2005-06/The CW, 2006-09) and a sidesplitting turn as the president of a painfully stupid future society in Mike Judge's "Idiocracy" (2006) cemented his growing reputation as a comedic talent. A formidable figure surprisingly comfortable flexing his funny bone, he began to make a name for himself with several small but memorable turns in comedies like "Friday After Next" (2002) and "The Longest Yard" (2005). ![]() Following a career in the National Football League, Crews turned his attention to acting, making his debut in the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner "The 6th Day" (2000). Athlete-turned-actor Terry Crews was an easy choice for traditional tough-guy roles, but his fearless approach to comedic material soon earned him the admiration of fans and critics alike. ![]()
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