Terry Crews Age, Career, Marital Status, Salary, and Net Worth

Who is Terry Crews?

Terry Crews (born Terry Alan Crews) is a well-known American actor, artist, television host, and former American football player. From 2005 until 2009, he played Julius Rock in the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Also, he portrayed Terry Jeffords in the Fox and NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). From 2010 to 2011, he starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews and hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2014 to 2015.

He has appeared in films including; Millionaire from 2014 to 2015. He has appeared in films, including Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), the Expendables series (2010–2014), and Rumble (2021). In 2019, he began hosting America’s Got Talent, following his involvement in the same role for the program’s spin-off series America’s Got Talent: The Champions.

In his football career, he played in the NFL (National Football League) as a defensive end and linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins. As well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the Rhein Fire and college football at QWestern Michigan University. He is a public advocate for women’s rights and an activist against sexism. And he has thus shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father and was also included among the people named a Time Person of the Year in 2017. This was because of going public with stories of sexual assault during the Me Too movement.

Terry Crews Career

A Football Career

He was drafted in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. His football career included stints with the Rams (six games), the Green Bay Packers (no games), the San Diego Chargers (10 games), the Washington Redskins (16 games), and the Philadelphia Eagles ((no games). Moreover, he played for the Rhein Fire of the World League of American Football (later NFL Europe) during its 1995 season.

How Old Is Terry Crews?

He is 54 years old as of March 2023, having been born on July 30, 1968, in Flint, Michigan, U.S. Terry Crews shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Joey King, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin North, Young Lyric, Milos Guzel, and many more.

Terry Crews Family

Who are Terry Crews Parents?

He was born to Terry Crews Sr. (Father) and Patricia Crews (Mother). His father was an alcoholic and abusive to his mother. Thus he was mainly raised by his mother.

Does Terry Crews have Siblings?

He is the middle child of three. Thus he has two siblings. A brother by the name of Marcelle Crews and a sister by the name of Micki Crews.

Terry Crews Education

He received his high school education at Interlochen Arts Academy. After high school, he attended Western Michigan University on an art scholarship. After his freshman year, he tried out for the football team and earned a full athletic scholarship.

Terry Crews Marital Status

He is married to the love of his life Rebecca King-Crews, an actress, Producer, Speaker, and Musician. They married on July 29, 1989. They met when Rebecca was the music minister at a local church and Terry was a college sophomore.

Terry Crews Kids

He has five kids with his wife Rebecca. One son by the name of Isaiah Crews (born in 2005) is an actor. And four daughters by the name of Naomi Burton-Crews, Azriel Crews (born in 1990), Tera Crews (born in 1999), and Wynfrey Crews (born in 2004).

Terry Crews Height and Measurements

Adding up to his well-built body is a height of 6ft 2 inches (1.88m) and a weight of 111kg (245 lbs).

An Acting Career

After retiring from the NFL in 1997, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. The year prior, he co-wrote and co-produced the independent feature film Young Boys Incorporated. In 1999, he auditioned for a role as a character athlete (known as Warriors) in the syndicated game show Battle Dome. This went on to become his first acting part. He then went on to play T-Money for two seasons until its cancellation in 2001.

The audition process and the opportunity to perform in front of an audience made him realize that he wanted to pursue an acting career. However, for the following two years, he failed to land another acting job. Soon, his appearances in commercials for products such as Old Spice, films, and music followed. His breakout role came in Friday After Next starring rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube, for whom Crews previously worked as on-set security. Based on his performance in White Chicks (2004), Adam Sandler changed his role in The Longest Yard (2005) to give it to Crews who auditioned for another role in the film.

Acting Continuation

The role that brought him to wider public attention is as Julius Rock, the father of the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. The series aired for four seasons from 2005 to 20-09. Since then, he has had main roles as husband and father Nick Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? which aired for three seasons in 2010. And as NYPD Sergeant (and commencing in season 7, Lieutenant) Terry Jeffords in the Fox/NBC ensemble sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine which premiered in 2013.

Mainly, he has appeared in comedic roles, such as President Camacho in Idiocracy. But later found success in action roles beginning with his part as Hale Caesar in The Expendables series, which saw him make his first appearance in a film sequel. In addition, he has lent his voice to animations such as American Dad! and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. He found that he enjoyed the work and sought out more of it, finding satisfaction in how it carries his spirit into the animation.

Acting Continuation

From 2010 to 2011, he starred in his own reality series on BET, The Family Crews, which ran for two seasons. He then hosted the syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2014 to 2015. Also, he has been the American host of Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster. For eight seasons, he played Terry Jeffords on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. And stated in June 2020 in an interview with Access Daily that four planned episodes for Season 8 had been aborted following the George Floyd protests.

And thus the series was not renewed for a ninth season. In June 2017, he was cast in the science fiction comedy film SAorry to Bother You. The film was released on July 6, 2018, in theatres. Also in 2018, he appeared in the superhero film Deadpool 2 as Bedlam. Moreover, he has made appearances in the music videos for “Pressure” and “Algorithm” by British rock band Muse. Also, he starred in the video for Brittany Howard’s 2019 song “Stay High” in which he lip-syncs the vocals.

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A Career in Other Ventures

Illustration and Portraiture

His first job in the arts was as a courtroom sketch in Flint, Michigan. He received an art scholarship from college before an athletic scholarship. Later, he worked as a courtroom sketch artist for WJRT. During his football career, he supplemented his income by creating portraits of fellow players.

Design

He and fashion designer Nana Boateng founded a design company Amen & Amen. Their first collection was a set of furniture and light fixtures by the designer and artist Ini Archibong. In 2017, he designed a collection of furniture for Bernhardt Design which was shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.

Film Production

He announced in 2021 that Amen & Amen had entered the film production sector as a “virtual production studio” based in Pasadena, California.

Writing

He and his wife Rebecca King wrote a memoir titled Together: How Fame, Failure and Faith Transformed Our Lives in 2021. Also, he has written several other books including, Tough: My Journey to True Power. And has written and illustrated children’s books including; Terry’s Crew, and with Ken Harvey, Come Find Me, a story about the adventures of two brothers, Anthony and Marcus, who are based on Crews’ sons.

Terry Crews Salary and Net Worth

He has an annual salary of $5 million and a net worth of $25 million.