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Terry Crews

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Terry Crews: Biography

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Birth Place: Flint, MI
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/30/1968, Leo
Profession: Actor; professional football player

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It's not surprising that big, burly and bald Crews formerly played for the NFL, but he is a much more nuanced actor than most ex-athletes. After retiring from football in 1998, the imposing-looking Crews made his acting debut on the short-lived, syndicated extreme-sports series Battle Dome. Understandably typecast as a heavy, Crews played an assortment of goofy thugs on both the big and small screens. A role in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard introduced Crews to Chris Rock, who handpicked him to play the strict but infinitely huggable patriarch on the semi-autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.Terry Crews Fast Facts:

Studied art at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Attended Western Michigan University on art and football scholarships.
Was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 11th round (as the 281st player taken) of the 1991 NFL draft, and played for five teams before retiring in 1998.
Painted a line of licensed NFL lithographs.
Fifth child, a son, born in June 2005.