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Terry Crews and Olivia Munn in Tales of the Walking Dead (2022)

Terry Crews, Ken Foree, and Jamila Velazquez in John Henry (2020)

Terry Crews and Ludacris in John Henry (2020)

Luke Wilson and Terry Crews in Idiocracy (2006)

Terry Crews and Nina Dobrev in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, Chelsea Peretti, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews in Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Lewis Tan, and Zazie Beetz in Deadpool 2 (2018)

Terry Crews and Joe Lo Truglio in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)

Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)

Terry Crews and Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, and Chelsea Peretti in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Andre Braugher and Terry Crews in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews and Chelsea Peretti in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Dirk Blocker, Terry Crews, and Joel McKinnon Miller in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Terry Crews, Derek Waters, Michael Daniel Cassady, Bennie Arthur, and Maria Blasucci in Drunk History (2013)

Terry Crews and Kristen Wiig in Drunk History (2013)

Terry Crews, Derek Waters, Kristen Wiig, Tymberlee Hill, Michael Daniel Cassady, and Maria Blasucci in Drunk History (2013)

Terry Crews, Kristen Wiig, Tymberlee Hill, and Maria Blasucci in Drunk History (2013)

Terry Crews, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, and Kimberly Hebert Gregory in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Conan O'Brien and Terry Crews in Conan (2010)

Terry Crews was born in Flint, Michigan, to Patricia and Terry Crews Sr. He earned an art excellence scholarship to attend Western Michigan University and also earned a full-ride athletic scholarship to play football. Crews was an All-Conference defensive end, and was a major contributor on the 1988 MAC champion WMU Broncos. His college success was rewarded in 1991, when he was drafted by the NFL's Los Angeles Rams.

Crews played six years in the NFL, with stints at the L.A. Rams, San Diego Chargers , Rhein Fire (NFL Europe-Germany), Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. While in the NFL, used his art talent by painting a line of NFL licensed lithographs for Sierra Sun Editions.

In 1996, Crews co-wrote and co-produced the independent feature film "Young Boys Incorporated" (1996).

Crews retired from the NFL in 1997 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Crews's first break came in 1999, when he auditioned for the extreme sports show called Battle Dome (1999), with other actor-athletes from around the country. Crews was chosen to be a series regular, known as the urban warrior T-Money.

In 2000, Crews made his big-screen debut in The 6th Day (2000). Since then, he has landed roles in Serving Sara (2002), Friday After Next (2002), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Soul Plane (2004), White Chicks (2004), and the Mike Judge film, Idiocracy (2006).

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