Terry Crews

Terrence Alan "Terry" Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor and retired football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League.

Aside from starring in The 6th Day, White Chicks, and Idiocracy, Crews is best known for his role in Everybody Hates Chris and from his appearance in Old Spice's "Odor Blocker Body Wash" ad campaign.

Crews' partner is O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson, and his alternative names include "Terry Alan Crews", "T-Money", and "Squeegee Lo".

Life and career
Crews was born in Flint, Michigan and attended Flint Southwestern Academy. He earned an Art Excellence Scholarship to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts and then Western Michigan University.

While completing his studies as an Art major, Crews was a key member of the WMU football team, where he earned all-conference honors as a defensive end. Crews was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He carved out a career that lasted six seasons, including stints with the Rams, San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles.

After retiring in 1998, Crews pursued an acting career. A stint as "T-Money" on Battle Dome (modeled after American Gladiators) followed. He played the beefcake "he-man" in movies (such as White Chicks). He also played Damon in Friday After Next, featuring Ice Cube and Mike Epps. He has also done commercials with Nike. He last starred in the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (as Julius) on the CW, and his more modern movie appearances were alongside Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard, Click, and The Benchwarmers (as well as Idiocracy, where he plays President Camacho).

Crews has made many cameo appearances. He was in blink-182's music video, Down, as a police officer, in Jamie Kennedy's Rollin' with Saget as the security guard, and in films.

Crews usually plays beefy characters with a humorous softer side, singing along with 80's music or becoming engaged with soap operas as well as his signature robot dance. But more recently, he has been able to alternate with more serious projects such as his recent appearances in Harsh Times, Street Kings, and the action movie, The Expendables.

Crews currently stars in his own reality show on BET titled The Family Crews (as himself) which is about his everyday life with his family. The show premiered on February 21, 2010.

He has been featured recently in several Old Spice TV commercials for their "Odor Blocker Body Wash". The ads were directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. He has 3 daughters and 1 son together with his wife Rebecca Crews. Crews has a step-daughter from his wife's previous relationship.

Crews played Nick Kingston-Persons, the protagonist in the TV sitcom Are We There Yet?, replacing Ice Cube.