Terry Crews

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Actor, Professional Football Player
SOMETIMES CREDITED AS
BIOGRAPHY
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....
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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.
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Family

Daughter:  Azriel Crews  
Daughter:  Naomi Crews  
Daughter:  Tera Crews  
Daughter:  Wynfrey Crews  
Wife:  Rebecca Crews  

Education

Attended Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Flint Academy, Flint, MI
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