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Terry Crews

Terry Crews

Department: Acting

Biography

Terrence Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder and former professional football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He appeared in films such as Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. Since 2013, he has played NYPD Lieutenant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He 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. Crews 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) with the Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University. Crews, a public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father. He was included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault.

Known For

Idiocracy

Idiocracy

2006

Harsh Times

Harsh Times

2005

Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006

Get Smart

Get Smart

2008

White Chicks

White Chicks

2004

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

2005

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury

2007

Norbit

Norbit

2007

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

2006

The Expendables

The Expendables

2010

How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

2007

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

Lottery Ticket

Lottery Ticket

2010

The Alibi

The Alibi

2006

Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control

Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control

2008

Gamer

Gamer

2009

Deliver Us from Eva

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

2011

The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

2012

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

2013

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

2010

The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3

2014

Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers

Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers

2021

Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

Blended

Blended

2014

Reach Me

Reach Me

2014

The Single Moms Club

The Single Moms Club

2014

Middle Men

Middle Men

2009

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2022

Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

Halloween in Hollywood

Halloween in Hollywood

2022

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

2015

The Killer's Game

The Killer's Game

2024

Aztec Warrior

Aztec Warrior

2013

2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

2022

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006

Friday After Next

Friday After Next

2002

Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes

Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes

2012

Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler

2017

Where's the Money

Where's the Money

2017

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004

Street Kings

Street Kings

2008

Click

Click

2006

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018

Soul Plane

Soul Plane

2004

Training Day

Training Day

2001

The 6th Day

The 6th Day

2000

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

Malibu's Most Wanted

Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

Earl Scouts

Earl Scouts

2013

The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys

2020

A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews

A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews

2018

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018

Serving Sara

Serving Sara

2002

Man Made

Man Made

2019

Red Nose Day 2019

Red Nose Day 2019

2019

VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever

VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever

2014

Rumble

Rumble

2021

John Henry

John Henry

2020

Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5

2013

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

2009

LA Originals

LA Originals

2020

Behind the Smile

Behind the Smile

2006

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

2026

LarryBoy

LarryBoy

2026

Motion

Motion

Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day

Battle Dome

Battle Dome

1999

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

2001

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

2005

The Early Show

The Early Show

1999

Craig of the Creek

Craig of the Creek

2018

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

2014

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Good Mythical Morning

Good Mythical Morning

2012

Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up

Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up

2006

The Family Crews

The Family Crews

2010

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

2010

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

CelebriD&D

CelebriD&D

2015

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

2015

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

1999

That's My Jam

That's My Jam

2021

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Terry Crews Saves Christmas

Terry Crews Saves Christmas

2016

America's Got Talent: Extreme

America's Got Talent: Extreme

2022

About Last Night

About Last Night

2022

America's Got Talent: The Champions

America's Got Talent: The Champions

2019

Ultimate Beastmaster

Ultimate Beastmaster

2017

America's Got Talent: Fantasy League

America's Got Talent: Fantasy League

2024

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Space Force

Space Force

2020

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

Do You Want to See a Dead Body?

Do You Want to See a Dead Body?

2017

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

2017

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

The Hollywood Puppet Show

The Hollywood Puppet Show

2017

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Tales of the Walking Dead

Tales of the Walking Dead

2022

A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus

A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus

2016

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

2015

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

2006

The View

The View

1997

Craig of the Creek

Craig of the Creek

2018

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

2024

The Grammys

The Grammys

1959

Regular Show

Regular Show

2010

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

Craig of the Creek

Craig of the Creek

2018

World's Funniest Fails

World's Funniest Fails

2015

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

2015

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

2003

Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU

2020

America's Got Talent: All-Stars

America's Got Talent: All-Stars

2023

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

LEGO Masters

LEGO Masters

2020

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

2012

After Midnight

After Midnight

2024

Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

2013

Everybody Still Hates Chris

Everybody Still Hates Chris

2024

Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

Is It Cake? Holiday

Is It Cake? Holiday

2024

Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!

Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!

1992

What the Fit

What the Fit

2018

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

2013

Studio C

Studio C

2012

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

2002

Food Fears

Food Fears

2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003