Terry Crews

Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, artist, and former American football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris and Nick Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? He has also hosted the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He has appeared in films such as White Chicks, Idiocracy, and the Expendables series, and currently plays NYPD Sergeant Terry Jeffords in the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In football, Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers and the Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football with Rhein Fire. 2Early life Crews was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the son of Patricia and Terry Crews Sr. He grew up in a strict Christian household, where he was raised mainly by his mother. After earning his high school diploma from Flint Southwestern Academy, he received a Chrysler-sponsored art scholarship at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, which was followed by an Art Excellence scholarship and a full-ride athletic scholarship for football at Western Michigan University. As a defensive end for the WMU Broncos, Crews earned All-Conference honors and won the 1988 Mid-American Conference Championship. 2American football career Crews was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draf