Line #79 Creator/TerryCrews


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3	[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe Terry Crews he]]--
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7	'''[[NoIndoorVoice YOUR SILLY TROPES CANNOT DESCRIBE TERRY CREWS' TV TROPING POOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!]]'''
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9	Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, voice actor and former American football player. After several years playing pro football, Crews retired and pursued an acting career, which took flight on the big screen in the 2000s ''The 6th Day''. Many film roles have followed, among them those in ''Film/WhiteChicks'', ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'', ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010), and its sequels and ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}''. Crews has also found success on the small screen, having roles in ''Film/AreWeThereYet'' and ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''. He might be best known for playing Julius in ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' and [[TheDanza Lt. Terry Jeffords]] on the police WorkCom ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''.
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11	But his most famous work among the Internet users is a [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike series of Old Spice commercials]] (directed by Creator/TimAndEric), where Crews goes full LargeHam, proving that AwesomenessIsVolatile by appearing in more and more bizarre commercials. As an actor, Crews has undeniable comedic talent, which, coupled with his tough-guy appearance, makes him one of the most hilarious actors in Hollywood, but Terry has some serious roles to his credit, such as portraying a ScaryBlackMan in ''Film/{{Gamer}}'', giving one of the most chilling performances in his entire career.
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13	Between 2016 and 2017, Crews gained another view on the net when he was seen appearing in Creator/BlizzardEntertainment headquarters, expressing that he loves playing their games, especially ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and was hoping that he will become one of the voice cast members, in particular for the character Doomfist. He has given hints and questions if the fans want it to happen (receptions are positive) and also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Eo9nd82Ss does mock-auditions for it.]] Unfortunately, due to Blizzard's vision that the character is African and needed to have African VA, Crews did not get the role, but [[Memes/{{Overwatch}} it already left a mark]] within the fandom of ''Overwatch''. Though you may also notice that [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Doomfist does end up having a face and body build]] similar to Crews [[ComicBookFantasyCasting as a result.]]
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15	'''AND REMEMBER: TERRY CREWS IS SO POWERFUL HE CAN APPEAR ON THE OTHER PEOPLE'S PAGES, BUT HE DOESN'T DO SO BECAUSE HE'S A NICE GUY!'''
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17	!!Filmography
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19	[[AC:Film]]
20	* ''Film/TrainingDay'' (2001) as Gang Member
21	* ''Film/MalibusMostWanted'' (2003) as 8-Ball
22	* ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' (2004) as Porter
23	* ''Film/WhiteChicks'' (2004) as Latrell Spencer
24	* ''Film/TheLongestYard'' (2005) as Cheeseburger Eddy
25	* ''Film/HarshTimes'' (2005) as Darrell
26	* ''Film/{{Click}}'' (2006) as Singing Driver
27	* ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'' (2006) as President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho
28	* ''Film/{{Norbit}}'' (2007) as Big Black Jack Latimore
29	* ''Film/BallsOfFury'' (2007) as Freddy
30	* ''Film/StreetKings'' (2008) as Detective Terrence Washington
31	* ''Film/GetSmart'' (2008) as Agent 91
32	* ''Film/{{Gamer}}'' (2009) as Hackman
33	* ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010) as Hale Caesar
34	** ''Film/TheExpendables2'' (2012)
35	** ''Film/TheExpendables3'' (2014)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' (2013) as Earl Devereaux
37	* ''Film/DraftDay'' (2014) as Earl Jennings
38	* ''Film/{{Blended}}'' (2014) as Nickens
39	* ''Film/TheRidiculous6'' (2016) as Chico
40	* ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' (2018) as Sergio
41	* ''Film/Deadpool2'' (2018) as Jesse Aaronson / Bedlam
42	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWilloughbys'' (2020) as Commander Melanoff
43	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rumble}}'' (2021) as Tentacular
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46	* ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' (2005-09) as Julius Rock (88 episodes)
47	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005-07) as Various voices (3 episodes)
48	* ''Series/AreWeThereYet'' (2010-12) as Nick Kingston-Persons (73 episodes)
49	* ''Series/TheRealHusbandsOfHollywood'' (2013) as Himself (episode: "Auf Weidersehen, Mitches")
50	* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (2013) as Herbert Love (5 episodes)
51	* ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' (2013) as ComicBook/{{Blade}} (2 episodes)
52	* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' (2013) as Brock Stettman (episode: "The Thanksgiving Special")
53	* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' (2013-21) as Terry Jeffords (151 episodes)
54	* ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSmash'' (2014) as Blade (episode: "Hulking Commandos")
55	* ''Series/{{Portlandia}}'' (2018) as Border Guard Crews (episode: "Riot Spray")
56	* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' (2018-present) as Duane Williams
57	* ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' (2019-present)
58	* ''Series/TalesOfTheWalkingDead'' (2022) as Joe (episode: "Evie; Joe")
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60	[[AC:Video Games]]
61	* ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' (2013) as Benjamin King
62	* ''VideoGame/Crackdown3'' (2019) as Commander Isaiah Jackson
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65	* Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike
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68	!!Tropes associated with Terry Crews' roles:
69	* ApprovalOfGod: He gave a [[https://twitter.com/terrycrews/status/1343965002944839681 shoutout]] to the VoiceClipSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYG8Ul276-w The Power of Terry]]" on Website/{{Twitter}}.
70	* FamilyMan: Happily married. Also, Terry really loves his son. His current obsession with Blizzard games actually started because his son was into ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and he decided to get into gaming so he and his son can have something to bond over.
71	* GentleGiant: He's huge, incredibly muscled, and can extremely effectively play a ScaryBlackMan. But more often than not that trope is subverted and he plays incredibly friendly characters. He's also incredibly nice in real life.
72	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: His Old Spice commercials are surprisingly popular in Japan, where he has been given the affectionate nickname "Body Soap Fairy" thanks to his character's energetic product pitch and RealityWarper antics.
73	* HiddenDepths: According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-jPKPkvnzw this interview]], he had an art scholarship before his football scholarship, and got invited by a furniture company to manufacture his designs. The result: a mutant swivel-chair-cum-coffee-table that somehow ''works''.
74	** He's also done a [[https://youtu.be/YzC52BNPIK8 24-hour painting live stream]] that's surprisingly Creator/BobRoss[=-like=] -- if Bob Ross were a ScaryBlackMan.
75	** And he managed to assemble a computer for his son that, while apparently not working at first, turned out to be fine because he only forgot to connect the cable for the power button to the motherboard. He did a really good job for someone who's building a computer for the first time!
76	* LargeHam: The man certainly acts like he enjoys his work, and contrary to the fact that he looks like a serious, imposing man he generally plays loud, fun-loving characters whose favorite food is the scenery.
77	* MadeOfExplodium: He tends to blow up a lot in the Old Spice commercials.
78	* MrFanservice: If you search around the internet for pictures of Crews, more than often the images returned will be him flexing his muscles.
79	* OlderThanTheyLook: He's currently in his 50s, but could easily pass for being twenty years younger.
80	* OldShame:
81	** Playing an (imaginary) prison rapist in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', since he's been trying to help put an end to jokes about them.
82	** His Twitter response to a New York Times Op-ed, where he made unfortunately-worded comments about same-sex parents. Almost immediately after, he took the comments down and apologised for how he chose to word what he was saying, and later made a conscious effort to understand the subject by speaking with Stephanie Beatriz (his co-star in ''Brooklyn Nine Nine'', and an out-bisexual woman). Since then he's spoken about regretting the incident and trying to be more self-aware about such topics.
83	* JustForFun/OneOfUs: Admits to be a PC Gamer who enjoys many of Blizzard’s titles[[note]]Although, this started largely as his attempt to bond with his son, whom he felt was drifting away from him. However he eventually got hooked[[/note]], and he even gained geek cred for trying his hands at building a PC for his son[[note]]which he did an admirably well job of, too[[/note]], although for his own PC he went and contracted a (rather famous) custom PC shop for the job.
84	** After playing ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' for the first time on an episode of Creator/GeekAndSundry's ''[=CelebrD&D=]'', he threw himself into the game headfirst and has apparently is glorying in his 'Inner Dungeon Master."
85	* PecFlex: Terry Crews is the master of it.
86	* PapaWolf: Do '''not''' ever be mean to his kids, particularly his son. [[https://www.boredpanda.com/terry-crews-rude-fan-shutdown/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic One obsessed fan found out the hard way that Terry]] ''[[https://www.boredpanda.com/terry-crews-rude-fan-shutdown/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic will]]'' [[https://www.boredpanda.com/terry-crews-rude-fan-shutdown/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic be tough to you if you're rough to his kids]] [[note]]Said fan happened to see Terry and family enjoying a day off at Universal Studios Hollywood on Halloween, and proceeded to run towards him, shoving his kids out of the way, for a photo op. Terry answered with a very cold ''no'' and walked off with his family in tow. Said fan proceeded to air her grievances on Twitter, and got quickly shot down by Terry.[[/note]]
87	--> ''No the scariest thing i saw was you RUDELY PUSHING THROUGH MY KIDS LIKE A ZOMBIE to ask for one'' - '''Terry Crews''', responding to the fan's tweet.
88	* PlayingAgainstType: In a way, his whole career is this. He's a former pro athlete, built like a tank on steroids, and can play a ScaryBlackMan with the best of them. You would think that he would primarily play action roles or be a serious character. Instead, his best-known roles are comedic and hammy.
89	* RealMenWearPink: After LargeHam, probably one of his most recurring tropes. His characters are usually InTouchWithHisFeminineSide in one way or another, and completely unafraid of letting others know about it. This bleeds into his real life as he's genuinely comfortable being sensitive.
90	* ScaryBlackMan: He has played one on occasion, and certainly looks the part, but more often than not this is a subverted trope with him playing a friendly character despite his scary black appearance. ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' in particular gets a lot of mileage with this trope, with scenes of him InUniverse invoking it by playing "Scary Terry" in police lineups or undercover.
91	* TestosteronePoisoning: Most of his roles. He rarely spends an entire work without yelling and/or ripping his shirt off.
92	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Most of his roles show off his physique at one point or another. Or the whole time. Exaggerated with the Old Spice commercials, where he doesn't wear a shirt at all.
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