Terry Crews Biography, Age, Wiki, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family & More

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Terry Crews

Biography / Wiki

Terry Alan Crews, renowned as Terry Crews is an American actor and a former professional football player. Moreover, he is also an activist, artist, and comedian. He has more than 75 credited acting roles in movies and TV series.

He rose to fame and gathered huge popularity with the role of NYPD Captain Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Julius Rock in the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. In the National Football League (NFL), he played as a defensive end and linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins.

Moreover, in 2017, Time Magazine included him among the group of people named Time Person of the Year for going public with stories of sexual assault during the Me Too movement.

Height / Weight / Age

Born on 30 August 1968. He is tall with a height of 190 centimeters and 6’3” in feet & inches. He possesses a fit and healthy personality with a weight of 111 kilograms and 244 lbs in pounds.

He seems more handsome with his dark brown eyes and bald hair. His body measures 50 inches chest, 36 inches waist, and his biceps size is 17 inches.

Date Of Birth 30 August 1968
Age 56 Years
Height In Centimeters – 190 cm

In Feet & Inches – 6’3”

Weight In Kilograms – 111 kg

In Pounds – 244 lbs

Body Measurements 50-36-17
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Bald
Shoe Size 14 (US)

Net Worth

He adds a decent amount of money to his bag as an actor and producer. His major source of income was mоvіеѕ аnd ѕеrіеѕ hе hаѕ арреаrеd оn. According to the sources, his net worth is estimated to be $25 million.

Education / Family

Terry was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, USA, and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. He is born to his father Terry Crews, Sr., and his mother Patricia Crews. Moreover, he also has a sister named Micki Crews.

As per his education, he completed his high school diploma from Flint Southwestern and further enrolled at Western Michigan University to gain an Art Excellence scholarship and a full-ride athletic scholarship for football.

Name

Terry Crews

Birth Name Terry Alan Crews
Birth Place Flint, Michigan, USA
Profession Actor
Sexual Orientation Straight
School Flint Southwestern Academy
College Western Michigan University
Religion Christianity
Nationality American
Home Town Flint, Michigan, USA
Zodiac Sign Leo
Fathers Name Terry Crews Sr.
Mothers Name Patricia Crews

 

Terry Crews with his mother
Terry Crews with his mother

Brothers Not Known
Sister Micki Crews

 

Terry Crews with his sister
Terry Crews with his sister

Career / Fashion And Style

As of his career, his football skills got noticed while playing for Western Michigan University. In 1991, he was offered by the Los Angeles Rams to join their team in the 11th round of the NFL draft after which he played for two seasons with the Rams. After that, he joined the San Diego Chargers as a journeyman in 1993.

He was with the Washington Redskins in 1995 and in 1996, he switched to Philadelphia Eagles. After that, he played in the World League of American Football for the German team, Rhein Fire. He played a total of 32 games during the period 1991 to 1995. He quit football in 1997 after realizing that his football career was not going anywhere special.

Acting Career

As of his career in acting, he co-wrote and co-produced an independent film with an anti-drug message, Young boys Incorporated which were shot in Detroit. After that, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting as he always wanted to be involved in some way in the film industry.

He obtained his first acting role in 1999 after he successfully auditioned for the part of an athlete in Battle Dome which was a game show. The most common way of trying out and winning the job acting before a crowd of people playing the personality of hero T-Money acknowledged him that he needed to just represent the remainder of his life.

In 2000, he got his first film role in The Sixth Day, an American science fiction action film. He went jobless for the next couple of years after his first role. After that, he got steady roles in films, music videos, and television commercials. In 2002, he got his first big break in the film Friday After Next alongside Ice Cube.

In 2004, his performance in the film White Chicks was noticed by Adam Sandler. From 2005 to 2009, he got widespread public recognition for appearing in Everybody Hates Chris, a UPN/CW sitcom in the role of Julius Rock. He starred along with his family in a reality series The Family Crews which was about his life and family on BET.

He also gave over his voice for animation films like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and American Dad!. After that, he appeared in a TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? in a character of Nick Persons that ran from 2010 to 2013.

Later, he appeared in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine in the character of NYPD Sergeant Terry Jeffords and had a very successful five-season run by Fox but the series switched to NBC in 2018. He was the host of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ from 2014 to 2015. Later, he lip-syncs the vocals in the video for Brittany Howard’s 2019 song “Stay High”.

Girlfriends, Affairs, Wife, and More

Reflecting on his personal life, he is a married man who tied the marriage knot with former beauty queen and a singer, Rebecca King-Crews with whom he blessed with four children named Naomi Burton, Azriel, Wynfrey, and Isaiah.

Girlfriends Not Known
Marital Status Married
Wife Rebecca King- Crews

 

Terry Crews with his wife
Terry Crews with his wife

Children Naomi Burton, Azriel, Wynfrey, and Isaiah

 

Terry Crews with his wife & kids
Terry Crews with his wife & kids

Favorite Things

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Favorite Actors Luke Cage, Silver Surfer
Favorite Actress Not Known
Favorite Food Bread pudding with orange butter sauce, Garrett Popcorn, Mixed Berry
Favorite Colour(s) Blue

Terry Crews

Some Interesting Facts About Terry Crews

  • He painted portraits of his football teammates to support himself and his family.
  • He is heavily desired by the Overwatch community buff hero named Doomfist.
  • He trained under jiu-jitsu legend Rigan Machado in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
  • In 1988, he earned all-conference honors helping his team to win the ‘Mid-American Conference Championship’.
  • Terry quit professional football in 1997.
  • In 2017, Times Magazine named him among the group of people named Time Person of the Year.
  • He along with fashion designer Nana Boateng co-founded a design company Amen&Amen.
  • He announced the Ethereum-based cryptocurrency $POWER on March 10, 2021.

Social Media Profile(s)

  1. Instagram @terrycrews
  2. Twitter@terrycrews
  3. Facebook @TerryCrews
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