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Terrence Alan “Terry” Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, voice artist and retired football player who was a de-

fensive end and linebacker in the National Football League. Aside from starring in The 6th Day, White Chicks, The Expendables and Idiocracy, he is perhaps best known for his role as family patriarch Julius on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Cur-rently, he stars as Nick Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?

In 2010, Crews was featured in several Old Spice TV commercials for their “Odor Blocker Body Wash”, directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.He also starred in his own reality show on BET titled The Family Crews which is about his everyday life with his family. The show premiered on February 21, 2011

Early lifeCrews was born in Flint, Michigan,[1] the son of Patricia and Terry Crews, Sr. He attended Flint South-western Academy. He earned an Art Excellence Scholarship to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts and then Western Michigan University.While completing his studies as an Art major, Crews

Terrence Alan “Terry” Crewswas a key member of the WMU football team, where he earned all-conference honors as a de-fensive end. Crews was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He carved out a career that lasted six seasons, including stints with the Rams, San Diego Charg-ers, the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles.

CareerAfter retiring from the NFL in 1997, Crews pursued an acting career and took a stint as T-Money on Battle Dome (modeled after American Gladiators). A stint as Henry David Thoreau on Dora The Explorer followed. Crews played the beefcake “he-man” in movies, such as White Chicks. Crews also played Damon Pearly in Friday After Next, starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps. He has also done commercials with Nike. He last starred in the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris as Julius Rock, and his more modern movie appearances were alongside Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard, Click, andThe Benchwarmers (as well as the long-delayed Mike Judge film Idiocracy, where Crews played President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho).Crews has made many cameo appearances. He

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was in blink-182’s music video of Down as a police officer, in Jamie Kennedy’s Rollin’ with Saget as the security guard, and in films such as Training Day and Soul Plane.

Crews usually portrays buff-looking characters with a humorous softer side, singing along with

80’s music or becoming engaged with soap operas (as well as his signature robot dance). But more recently, he has been able to alternate with more serious projects such as his recent appearances in Harsh Times, Street Kings and the action movie, The Expendables.He has been featured recently in several Old Spice TV commercials for their “Odor Blocker Body Wash”. The ads were directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.In the sitcom Are We There Yet?, Crews had a lead role as Nick Kingston-Persons. In the series’ first trailer, Ice Cube said that Crews is the perfect person to replace him as Nick, and that his physical comedy is undeniable. The series was picked up for 90 new episodes (approx six seasons) by August 2010, while Crews enjoyed box office success in three movies in August 2010 (Middle Men, The Expendables, Lottery Ticket).

Personal lifeCrews has three daughters and one son together with his wife of nearly 20 years, Rebecca King-Crews, a former beauty queen and Christian re-cording artist (as well as one stepdaughter from his wife’s previous relationship)

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Television workBattle Dome - T-Money (1999–2001)Everybody Hates Chris - Julius Rock (2005–2009)My Wife and Kids - Trainer (2005; Guest star)The Boondocks - Multiple characters (voice) (2006; Guest star)Are We There Yet? - Nick Kingston-Persons (2010–present)

MusiC videosblink-182 - “Down” - Police Officer (2006)

ReferenCes1. “Flint native Terry Crews shines on screen”. The Michigan Journal. February 6, 2007. Retrieved Octo-ber 2, 2008.2. “Chris Rock to Appear on His Own Sitcom”. BET.com. July 25, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2008.3. “Everybody Hates Chris”. The CW. Retrieved Octo-ber 2, 2008.4. “St. Louis Rams Draft History”. St. Louis Rams. Retrieved September 2, 2007.5. ‘Are We There Yet‘ Renewed by TBS for 90 More Episodes 16 August 2010 - tvbythenumbers6. “Terry Crews’ Triple Threat! Friday Four?! Actor

Speaks on Success, Family and More!”. UrbLife.com. August 19, 2010.7. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187719bio

External linksTerry CrewsTerry Crews official websiteTerry Crews at the Internet Movie DatabaseTerry Crews at TV.comTerry Crews cast bio on The CWNFL stats at Databasefootball.comTerry Crews a.k.a. Squeegee Lo - The World’s Biggest DancerTerry Crews reality show - The Family Crews

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