Terry Crews
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Crews in July 2013
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| Born |
July 30, 1968 Flint, Michigan, United States |
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| Occupation | Actor, football player | ||||||||
| Years active | 1991–1997 (football) 1999–present (acting) |
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| Spouse(s) | Rebecca King (m. 1990) | ||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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Football career |
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| Position: | Defensive end / Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Flint Southwestern Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Western Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Games played: | 32 |
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| Tackles: | 57 |
| Assists: | 38 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor and former American football player. He currently appears as 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.
As an actor, Crews has played Julius on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris and Nick Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? He has also been the host of the syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He has also appeared in a number of films, including White Chicks, Idiocracy, and the Expendables series.
Crews was born 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.
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