Top 10 Terry Crews characters

Terry Crews, or Terrence Alan Crews, was born on July 30, 1968. With his birthday so near, it seemed necessary to compile the ten best characters of his acting career.

A native of Flint, Michigan, Crews attended Western Michigan University on the grounds of an Art Excellence Scholarship. He was also awarded a full-ride to play football. All-Conference defensive end, Crews was a major part of winning the 1988 MAC championship. All his hard work and success came full circle when he was drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.

After six seasons in the NFL and being bounced around between multiple teams, Crews retired in 1997 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Today he is a well-known actor with a number of films coming out in the near future including the third installment of The Expendables franchise.

Anyway without any further comments, the following are the 10 best characters of his career.

[new page = 10. Nickens, Blended (2014)]

In this film, Crews’ character works for a hotel in Africa. His most notable scenes encompass what he does best – dancing. Something new to this film was his addition of singing to his dance. Overall this is a very typical role for him, but funny nonetheless.

[new page = 9. President Camacho, Idiocracy (2006)]

When the world’s IQ cumulatively drops below average, Terry Crews becomes president. He does a good job with the role as a man just trying to stay in power. One of his bigger roles, he sticks with his signature style of comedy – loud and in your face.

[new page = 8. Poker Guy #1, The Benchwarmers (2006)]

A very short scene of his comes in The Benchwarmers. It is funny, because he is talking about being picked on in high school, even though he is huge. Second, he is notably a bald actor and this scene adds some comedy when it makes fun of his baldness. This was a very funny cameo of his.

[new page = 7. Freddy, Balls of Fury (2007)]
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The film is basically about a ping pong tournament, and Crews plays the protagonist’s very first opponent. This is a funny character for him, because his physique is not the typical person that would be playing ping pong. That, accompanied with his facial expressions, are very funny.

[new page = 6. Agent 91, Get Smart (2008)]

This film shows governmental agencies in a comical fashion. Crews’ character is a bully within one of the organizations. He is pretty soft spoken in this film but a he shines in certain scenes.

[new page = 5. Julius, Everybody Hates Chris (2005-09)]

He plays Chris Rock’s father in the former hit TV series. He is very hard on his son but when given the chance is his goofy self. This is possibly his most famous character because the show was on for multiple years. He played a good father struggling to keep his family afloat.

[new page = 4. Hale Caesar, The Expendables (2010)]

In this film there in one recurring theme for Terry Crews – he likes his auto-shotgun. When he gets a chance to use it, he is very funny with his comments after watching it demolish all. This is one of his most consistent roles, and is very believable as a hired gun.

[new page = 3. 8-Ball, Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)]

One of his first films, he plays the right hand man to the antagonist of the film. This is possibly the film that made him known for his insane dancing. He doesn’t say much in this film, but his actions are priceless.

[new page = 2. Latrell Spencer, White Chicks (2004)]

In this film he plays a football player who basically wishes he was white. It is incredibly funny to watch him act certain ways in this film. His best scene comes when he sings 1000 miles in the car.

[new page = 1. Cheeseburger Eddy, The Longest Yard (2005)]

This is a classic role of his. He is a convict with a unique contact that gets him any McDonald’s food he wants. He is known to deal McDonalds throughout the prison. He has a few funny statements involving his burgers, fries and shakes.

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