Terry Crews Biography

Fast Facts

• Supports many charities, including A Place Called Home, Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, Muhammed Ali Parkinson Center and Padres Contra el Cancer
• Nominated for a 2011 NAMIC Vision Award for Best Performance in a Comedy for "Are We There Yet?"
• Attended Western Michigan University on an art scholarship and later, on a football scholarship, during which time he helped his team win the 1988 Mid-American Conference Championship
• Played as a linebacker and defensive end in the NFL between 1991 and 1996, first playing as a draft pick for the Los Angeles Rams and later for the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles
• Quote: "(On hosting "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") "I wanted to be a bright spot [in daytime television]․ I like to see myself as a big, 240-pound Oprah giving away money․ You get to connect with real people and a live audience․""
• Quote: "Well, it's actually - to be honest - I was always more of a film guy than an athlete guy․"
• Co-wrote and co-produced the independent feature film "Young Boys Incorporated" in 1996
• Best known for his appearances in commercials for Old Spice and for his roles as Julius in "Everybody Hates Chris" and Nick Persons in "Are We There Yet?"
• Favorite documentary is "Roger & Me," a film that has special significance as he hails from Flint, Michigan
• Is featured as a police officer in the Blink-182 music video "Down․"
• Lent his voice to the video game "Saints Row IV" as the character Benjamin King
• Lists his favorite movies as "The Pianist," "Star Wars," "The Thing," "Do the Right Thing" and "Aliens․"