Terry Crews
Terry Crews | |
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Terry Crews at Comic-Con 2017 | |
Positions: Defensive End / Linebacker |
Jersey numbers: 51, 90, 94 |
born July 30, 1968 in Flint , Michigan | |
Career information | |
Active : 1991 - 1996 | |
NFL Draft : 1991 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281 | |
College : Western Michigan | |
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Career statistics | |
Games played | 32 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968 in Flint , Michigan ) is an American actor and former American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker and defensive end .
Life and accomplishments
Crews studied at Western Michigan University , where he also played American football. In 1991, he was by the Los Angeles Rams in the eleventh round of the 281st spot drafted . After two positions with the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, he played for Düsseldorf Rhein Fire in 1995. In the same year he was the player with the most sacks on his team. The Washington Redskins then became aware of him and signed him. After a year he was briefly in the Practice Squad of the Philadelphia Eagles. After the 1996 season he ended his career.
Crews became known as an actor for his role in The 6th Day , in which Arnold Schwarzenegger played the lead role. In the comedy Norbit , he starred opposite Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton .
Crews was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2006 for his role in the television series Everyone Hates . In 2006 and 2007 he was nominated for the Image Award .
He also starred in the band blink-182's music video for Down in 2004 .
In 2010 he starred with Sylvester Stallone , Bruce Willis , Mickey Rourke , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Dolph Lundgren , Jason Statham and Jet Li for the film The Expendables , directed by Sylvester Stallone, as well as in the 2012 and 2014 sequels The Expendables 2 or The Expendables 3 . In addition, Crews was featured in an advertising campaign for the Old Spice men's grooming range in 2010 and again in 2017.
Since 2013 he has played the role of Detective Sergeant Terence "Terry" Jeffords on the US sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine .
Terry Crews spoke to a US Senate committee at the end of June 2018 about a sexual attack he himself experienced in 2016 in connection with a bill to better protect victims of sexual abuse.
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: The 6th Day
- 2001: Training Day
- 2002: Husband to give up because of circumstances or divorce is sweet (Serving Sara)
- 2002: Friday After Next
- 2002: The District - Operation in Washington ( The District , TV series, episode 3x09 blow by blow )
- 2003: To hell with Eva (Deliver Us from Eva)
- 2003: Malibu's Most Wanted
- 2004: Starsky & Hutch
- 2004: CSI Miami (TV series, episode 2x22)
- 2004: White Chicks
- 2004: Soul Plane
- 2005: Game Without Rules (The Longest Yard)
- 2005: What's Up, Dad? (TV series, an episode)
- 2005: The Benchwarmers
- 2005: Harsh Times - Life on the Limit (Harsh Times)
- 2005–2009: Everyone hates Chris ( Everybody hates Chris , TV series, 88 episodes)
- 2006: Alibi - Your dirty little secret is safe with us (The Alibi)
- 2006: Idiocracy
- 2006: Click (Click)
- 2006: Living High (Puff Puff Pass)
- 2007: Norbitol
- 2007: Balls of Fury
- 2007: Who's Your Caddy?
- 2007: How to Rob a Bank
- 2008: Street Kings
- 2008: Get Smart
- 2008: Get Smart: Bruce and Lloyd totally crazy (Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control)
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator Salvation)
- 2009: Gamer
- 2009: Middle Men
- 2009–2010: The Wendy Williams Show (TV series, two episodes)
- 2009–2010: Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series, two episodes)
- 2010: The Expendables
- 2010: Lottery Ticket
- 2010–2013: Are We There Yet? (TV series, 100 episodes)
- 2011: Bridal Alert (Bridesmaids)
- 2012: The Expendables 2
- 2012: The Newsroom (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2013: Scary Movie 5
- 2013: Arrested Development (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2013: Drunk History (TV series, 1 episode)
- since 2013: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV series)
- 2014: The Single Moms Club
- 2014: Draft Day
- 2014: Ready for vacation (blended)
- 2014: The Expendables 3
- 2015: The Ridiculous 6
- 2017: Sandy Wexler
- 2017: Where's the Money
- 2018: Sorry to Bother You
- 2018: Deadpool 2
Video games
- 2013: Saints Row IV
- 2019: Crackdown 3
Web links
- Football stats from Terry Crews
- Terry Crews in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187719/otherworks
- ↑ Spiegel Online from June 27, 2018
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej5AQBfNKd0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xF0r8D-OmA
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Crews, Terry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crews, Terry Alan (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and former American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Flint , Michigan , United States |