A multifaceted and tenacious talent 20 years into his screen career, Terry Crews has always defied the efforts of others to put him in a certain box. A former NFL player who moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to pursue acting, Crews built a career with a specific mission in mind. “I wanted people to see me, and see what was possible,” the actor says. “I’m telling you man, it took a long time to get here. I’m 50 years old, and now I’ve actually changed the way people could see people like me.”
When Crews came to Hollywood, he knew he looked like no one he’d seen on screen. And as a tall, muscular and athletic individual, typecasting was a force with which to contend. “It’s one of those things where everyone tells you the right way to go. So many people tried to put me into action movies.
When Crews came to Hollywood, he knew he looked like no one he’d seen on screen. And as a tall, muscular and athletic individual, typecasting was a force with which to contend. “It’s one of those things where everyone tells you the right way to go. So many people tried to put me into action movies.
- 6/4/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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