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Terry Crews drawing Sofía Vergara

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u/Boredomis_real 20h ago

Those who don’t know:

For extra money Terry Crews would draw portraits of teammates in the NFL when he was in between teams.

Before that he was a courtroom sketch artist in Flint, Michigan.

And before that he spent a summer at an art academy and went to Western Michigan on an art scholarship.

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u/InformWitch 19h ago

A true renaissance man 

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u/gibertot 18h ago

He also designed award winning furniture.

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u/captainkhyron 17h ago edited 13h ago

HE WAS ALSO T-MONEY ON BATTLEDOME AND BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF PEOPLE FOR A LIVING.

Was even involved in WCW at some point.

Edit: He's also in my favorite kendrick lamar video

BattleDome was my introduction to him and I'm glad his career only skyrocketed after that.

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u/Mike_Kermin 16h ago

Man, older late 90's early 2000's tv sure was something.

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u/Pardon_My_Sick 15h ago

And it'll never be replicated, IMO. Remember "Incident at Lake County", on UPN? I was enthralled at the time.

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u/stages_animate_89 16h ago

T-Money out here clobbering people in the cage. I’d be scared shitless to go up against him in 2000. He was and still is a fucking beast

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u/Technical_Stress7730 16h ago

I know Scott Stiener remembers him after Terry hit him in the face.

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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT 14h ago

I actually used to work in furniture manufacturing as a product manager as well. I got to meet him at NeoCon that year. Their showroom was FILLED. He’s legit a super cool dude and very talented.

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u/AutumnalGlow 12h ago

I love PM ME YOUR ... names. I always have to ask... do you get many bubble butt messages?

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u/ShookeSpear 8h ago

I too am curious about your bubble butt volume.

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u/flynnfx 16h ago edited 13h ago

He was also President.

He would be a far better president than the current one.

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u/der1cho1 13h ago

Pretty sure most wish he was the president right now, even with that version of America to live in.

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u/Lucky-Morning9394 17h ago

It’s absolutely wild that a single person can be that talented. Acting. Atheltics. Arts. 

It should be me!

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u/HuttStuff_Here 16h ago

And incredibly open about what masculinity means to him: being in touch with your emotions, not afraid to share them, and he's been a proponent of therapy as self-care.

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u/ProjectPat513 15h ago

He’s the goat! Got sexually harassed by a major Hollywood big wig and chose to speak out about it even though he knew it would negatively affect his career. I love Terry and he deserves every bit of success he’s gotten and then some. That’s not to mention the endless charity stuff he has done, including one of my favorite clips of all time “Ted kaczinky!” Makes me laugh every single time.

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u/ItAllCrumbles 17h ago

If anyone ever deserved the big piece of chicken…

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u/AnaphylacticHippo 19h ago

Also a talented flautist! This man was raised in the arts.

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u/rahhak 19h ago

I read that as flatulist at first 

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u/serabine 18h ago

Well, he'll be tootin' either way

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u/kanrad 17h ago

They called him Tootin' Terry back in the day.

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u/bayoublacksmith 17h ago

I mean, a high protein diet does have consequences...

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u/MomoMarieAuthor 19h ago

He also can play the flute! He's a really interesting dude.

Just don't take his yogurt

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u/GeneralBlumpkin 18h ago

Didn't know he was a football player

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u/AtomTrapper 19h ago

“My acrylics!”

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u/Epyon_ 18h ago

Mr.Crews needs a to be the next dos equis guy.

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u/Playfullyhung 20h ago edited 20h ago

TERRY LOVES DRAWING!!

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u/MrWeirdoFace 20h ago

Hello my name is Terry

and I like to do drawing

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u/FarinaSavage 19h ago

It's spelled "drawring."

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u/Immediate_Impact6214 20h ago

And I love Terry

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u/TanMan25888 20h ago

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u/Playfullyhung 20h ago

Terry got plenty of boobies

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u/Winter_Option3535 20h ago

Terry needs to chill on the boobies. He's a recovering boobie addict

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u/dinosaursandsluts 20h ago

I had no idea Terry Crews was so good at drawing

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u/ciaomain 20h ago

One of his earliest jobs was as a courtroom sketch artist!

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u/ryanvango 19h ago

When he was cut from the NFL he made a living selling portraits to NFL players.

Everyone should look up his work. it's INCREDIBLE.

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u/TerrorFromThePeeps 19h ago

That is effing nuts. I always liked him, but i never realized how multi talented this man is.

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u/bridymurphy 17h ago

Terry Crews for president!

https://giphy.com/gifs/UnVtPebYT38pW

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u/ringoismyfavorite 16h ago

Where would the US be right now if Camacho had been in office the past 1.5 years? 🤔

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u/whatisdreampunk 16h ago

We'd be in slightly better shape. But if Terry Crews, were president, we'd be in a goddamn utopia by now.

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u/cruxclaire 17h ago

Dude has lived like five lives for the price of one

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u/followmecuz 18h ago

my first time seeing him was soul plane and he killed it

edit: also the first time seeing Sofia Vergara actually as well

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u/CluelessMochi 19h ago

This is so niche I love this so much

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u/Ghetto_Phenom 20h ago

I really wanna know if he actually did the sketches in B99 now

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u/theoceanmist 20h ago

He did, you saw his own work on screen

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u/Novaer 19h ago

He didn't do the painting tho.

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u/Ghetto_Phenom 19h ago edited 18h ago

You mean the baroque oil painting that is akin to a North Korean dictator that replaced that ostentatious picture of captain Holt?

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u/Aths 19h ago

Kevin will be glad he made him look so happy.

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u/MuchKangaroo38 19h ago

Kevin probably still treasures that portrait.

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u/Alive_Ice7937 18h ago

Whenever he sees it he gets an intoxicating urge to make a corn crake root call.

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u/PixelJock17 17h ago

Love seeing other people learn this fact. Hes awesome and its an amazing talent

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u/MongoBongoTown 20h ago

"I know you think you're complimenting me, but calling them doodles is an insult. Are you a big fan of Picasso's doodles?"

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u/Matesett 18h ago

“Bring me my oils”

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u/OldDoubt1577 19h ago

Another reason to love that show.

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u/Boffleslop 19h ago

Seems like an easy sell for a show. By day he's a courtroom sketch artist who has a unique ability to see guilt or innocence in his drawings. By night he investigates and extracts justice. Terry Crews stars in Sketch, only on Peacock.

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u/innominateartery 19h ago

This is gold! I’ve forwarded it to my friend…it’s been greenlit by NBC, Seth Rogen is directing and Sofia Vergara is in talks to be the lawyer / platonic love interest. The first season has been filmed in Toronto, test audiences were lukewarm to police procedural, the job has been changed to a park sketch artist. Terry Crews has departed over creative differences, Sofia isn’t available in spring ‘28, and corporate is asking for a Dolly-related plot. Sold to Netflix, production relocating to Georgia amid diplomatic headwinds about a lake. Netflix has canceled the second season and declined to air the first one. That’s show biz, kid.

Just announced: animated spinoff series

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u/CreativeAd5332 18h ago

Man, that was a whirlwind. When I heard Seth Rogan was directing, I got excited, but I see the corpo blood-suckers got their fangs in. Hopefully they will let Terry voice his character in the animated spinoff.

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u/RajunCajun48 17h ago

It'll be animated to look like him, but best we can do is give him a cameo as a pigeon watching him do sketch's in the park, and he will only do 2.3 seconds of pigeon noises amongst a flock of other pigeon voice actors.

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u/crunchies65 19h ago

I would watch the shit out of this

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u/International-Ant174 19h ago

PBS: Terry could be the modern Bob Ross. Drawing happy trees and clouds, making sure they have friends.

I miss Bob.

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u/s0m3on3outthere 18h ago

I can totally see this and every once in a while he does a peck dance 😆♥️

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u/silverink182 19h ago

That's so cool. I have nothing but respect for Terry crews cuz I've seen some of his speeches in court where he is talking up about survivors of domestic abuse and not only that this man does a crap ton of funny works anywhere he goes. This man has nothing but a positive glow about him and I don't know why he's so magnetic but I just get a good feeling anytime I see something new about him

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u/Deleena24 17h ago

Him speaking out about being sexually assaulted then helping get the Survivors Bill of Rights passed is pretty cool, too.

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u/s1m0n8 19h ago

Damn - how many times has Sofia Vergara been to court?

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u/somthingsomthingesq 20h ago

He went to Western Michigan University on an art scholarship. Then switched to an athletic scholarship after trying for the football team.

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u/dementedmaster 19h ago

That feels like something that literally nobody else did ever. Went from the goth squad to the varsity squad.

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u/TheBSQ 19h ago

I had an art teacher who loved to talk about the athletes she got into art. She insisted they had really good hand control, a good eye, good sense for the body, and the biggest impediment was mental, that “jocks” didn’t think drawing was cool, but she was able to get one to give it a try & to keep practicing, some ended up being pretty good.

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u/IllustriousCrew2641 16h ago

Steve Rogers, more popularly known as Captain America, is canonically a cartoonist and art major. (You see a bit of it in his first movie, where he’s sketching throughout the war.) There used to be a webcomic that had the conceit of being his cartoon diary since waking up in the 21st century. In it, he still drew himself as the skinny nerd he was back in high school during the Depression, despite now being a militarized ideal slab of beef. It was a nuanced, funny, melancholy comic and it’s a shame it’s been taken down.

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u/GooseInternational66 20h ago

He’s also quite adept at playing the flute

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u/ILoveRegenHealth 18h ago

Terry Crews starts a custom-PC building service where he goes to your house, playing the clarinet at the doorstep, dressed in a loin cloth.

Business would go through the roof.

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u/CleverGirlRawr 20h ago

What? I did not know this! He’s a real renaissance man. 

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u/HLef 20h ago

He’s basically fucking amazing at everything AND he’s a good person.

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u/BearysWorkRedditName 20h ago

His wife must be the fucking best person.

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u/DroIIOwI 20h ago

Nah she fucking the best person

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u/baron_von_helmut 19h ago

Both be fucking the best person.

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u/ItsDonDong 19h ago

Huge amount of respect for Terry crews.

He had videos, years ago, publicly talking about his porn addiction and relationship with his wife.

Dude has a ton of talent and isnt afraid to be vulnerable

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u/HuttStuff_Here 16h ago

Didn't he open up about being sexually assaulted? He tried to break the stigma that men can be assaulted too even big buff powerful guys like him can still be put into a position where their consent or not doesn't matter.

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u/scarletnightingale 19h ago

Didn't he also learn how to build a computer so he could build a gaming computer to bond with one of his sons? He seems like such a nice guy?

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u/elitegenoside 19h ago

And LEGOS (basically the same thing).

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u/EsotericCodename 20h ago

I had no idea he was left-handed!

https://giphy.com/gifs/1ffn1t7B37tvGhd4t3

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u/ohstoopid1 18h ago

As a leftie, that's pretty hilarious. Well done

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u/ItsTomorrowNow 19h ago

First thing I noticed as a lefty, even more of a legend to me now!

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u/MrScribz 19h ago

I just assume Terry is perfect at all times. I wouldnt be suprised if he walked on an opera stage and just nails it.

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u/overdosingOnPie1313 20h ago

Damnit, Crews! Stop being so positive, awesome, and talented!

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u/g_dub-n 20h ago

Damn, that’s really good

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u/potate12323 20h ago

This is fake. He a paid actor.

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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut 20h ago

Lol lots of people got got by this comment. 

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u/JuliusCeaserBoneHead 20h ago

It’s such a low effort joke and it’s flying over heads 

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u/potate12323 20h ago

I did not expect 20 comments with serious rebuttles. I thought it was low effort.

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u/bingiton 20h ago

Long before he found fame in Hollywood or the NFL, Terry Crews’ very first job in the entertainment industry was working as a courtroom sketch artist in his hometown of Flint, Michigan

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u/Khelthuzaad 20h ago

Not only that his american football job wasn't providing enough money,his colleagues would support him financially asking him to do portraits of them.

He was so broke that he shaved all his hair not to worry going to an barber.I wish I was making this up...

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u/DirtyLilPlasticBag 19h ago

What?? He’s so gd lovable, omg 😭

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u/Ganbazuroi 18h ago

Terry is legit a goated human being, every single time I learn something new about him I respect him more - solid good guy with a big heart

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u/Limp_Bike_9145 19h ago edited 17h ago

He and I have the shaving (or using clippers at least for me) for a home haircut in common because salons are too fucking expensive. It’s been 7 years since I’ve had a haircut at a salon. Not even sure how much I’ve saved, but the clippers were $40 and the scissors I use were about $5. That’s about how much I used to pay for one haircut.

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u/perplexedtv 20h ago

A court of law is the entertainment industry in Michigan?

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u/TheRockJohnMason 19h ago

Speaking as both a lawyer and as someone who has been to Michigan…. Yes.

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u/Kingsayz 19h ago

It was clearly a joke

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u/HeavyWeatherOPS 20h ago

I would hope Terry gets paid for his roles…

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u/onthehornsofadilemma 20h ago

He painted as a side gig when he was an underpaid football player in the NFL

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u/Dazzaster84 20h ago edited 19h ago

Can Terry please be the new Bob Ross?

edit - thanks for the awards!

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u/TimeAndTheHour 20h ago

That is a GENIUS idea. I would watch the hell out of that

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u/Dazzaster84 20h ago

Right? A friendly, charismatic, talented artist just drawing and painting for the love of it? Sign me up!

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u/Forever_Inspired 20h ago edited 20h ago

He did become Bob Ross on America's Got Talent, lol. 😂

A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews

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u/Dazzaster84 20h ago

Oh hell yeah! More of this please!

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u/LPGeoteacher 20h ago

Shirtless Bob Ross, flexing his pecs while drawing Hollywood’s best. I’m in.

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u/apathyisfortheweak 20h ago

pitch this idea to him!! seriously

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u/WaltDisneyWhite 20h ago edited 17h ago

Damn bro, save some talent for the rest of us. 

Edit: Awards?! Thank you! 

Edit again: I get that all these people crying are the ones that HAD to put time in to get this good and can’t possibly fathom the idea that someone could just be born with the ability to draw well. Sorry you weren’t born with that luxury but stfu already. TERRY IS TALENTED! 

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u/mz_groups 20h ago

Handsome, athletic, charming, personable, intelligent and artistic.

I hate him.

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u/zackks 20h ago

And musical. He plays the flute

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u/mz_groups 20h ago

You could possibly put that under "artistic," but, yeah, he's a septuple threat.

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u/Pork_Chompk 19h ago

A flautist to boot?? Fuck off, Terry!

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u/MoistStub 20h ago

Hey well at least I can compete on one of those. My doctor says I'm artistic!

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u/Anon_user666 19h ago

And hard of beering!

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u/Constant-Plant-9378 19h ago

Seriously. He doesn't even have the common decency to be an asshole so we can have a legitimate reason to hate him. Prick has to be a nice guy too.

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u/PunfullyObvious 20h ago

And to think I've been satisfied with just 5 of those 😢

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u/ddmf 20h ago

Handsome, athletic, charming, personable, intelligent and artistic.

1/6 for me but that's because I thought it said autistic at the end...

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u/cypherdev 20h ago

A bit ago somebody posted a thread asking which celebrities are universally loved (paraphrasing).

It's criminal that Terry wasn't on the top of that list.

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u/I9w0s 19h ago

He's holding 90% of talent while the rest of us live with 10%, cannot keep up with the inflation.

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 20h ago

Actor. Pro football player. Artist. Spoke in front of US congress to advocate against toxic masculinity.

And I am over here being proud that I remembered to buy the milk on the grocery run.

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u/theangryfurlong 20h ago

Don't forget, president of the United States

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u/Foreign_Recipe8300 16h ago

a good one, too, who actually listened to the people smarter than him and went with their suggestions

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u/baron_von_helmut 19h ago

You're doing great remembering milk! Don't be so harsh on yourself!

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u/0verstim 20h ago

Shit, you just reminded me I’m out of milk

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u/ctech9 20h ago

I don't think y'all realize just how talented Terry Crews is. He got a scholarship to Western Michigan for art before he ever tried out for football. He was a courtroom sketch artist and worked with local news in Flint, MI. Even while he was in the NFL, he drew pictures of his teammates to supplement his income. Disney was even considering hiring him on as a 2D animator, but then Toy Story happened and 3D became the next big thing.

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u/superluminal 20h ago

Some people are so lucky to be able to find and develop their talents and interests. I wonder how much creativity and skill is buried under the slog of daily life where people don't have the resources to discover and practice what they enjoy and can do well.

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u/hobosbindle 20h ago

True renaissance man

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u/SunshineBurn 20h ago

Damn Terry. Your construction lines are great 👍🏼

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u/HudsonUniversityalum 20h ago

Seriously! I was in awe of that as much as the finished product.

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u/AKA_Wildcard 20h ago

I really wish this guy was our president.

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u/governmentthief 20h ago

President Camacho!

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u/dolemutt 20h ago

He will be. In the year 2505

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u/platypus_farmer42 20h ago

Is Terry Crews one of those like Dolly, Keanu, Brendan, where has no haters? I don’t recall anyone saying anything bad about him.

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u/sparquis 19h ago

If I remember correctly, his son wanted to get into PC gaming, but instead of just buying him one, he built a PC together with his son so they could bond over that. What a man 

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u/dotherandymarsh 18h ago

Is it weird if I want terry Crews as my dad so we can build a pc together? For context I’m in my 30s and not really interested in the technical side of computers.

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u/Acidicfritch 19h ago

Probably because he is great. He is one of the rare celebrities I like to hear talking. He seems so nice and thoughtful.

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u/Manny_Bothans 19h ago

He wasn't a very good president, but he tried his best.

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u/taney71 18h ago

How dare you disrespect President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho!

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u/LordMunchum 20h ago

He used to be a courtroom sketch artist before he started acting.

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u/nuttynuto 20h ago

It's time for Sofia Vergara to draw Terry Crews

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u/jarhead3088 20h ago

He's hitting it

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u/secderpsi 20h ago

He should start a Bob Ross style show.

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u/Indigo-au-naturale 20h ago

That might actually start healing the timeline.

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u/Cold_Toe_7540 19h ago

He really is a special dude and has had one of the most interesting, random lives in Hollywood.

He entered college on a full boat art scholarship believe it or not, then apparently just decided "Why not try football?" After getting a college scholarship for art his first year, he tried out for the team, dominated, and was given a full athletic scholarship. That alone is ridiculously impressive.

He then went on to be the 11th overall pick in the NFL draft, which is a big deal if you don't know. Means he was an absolute stud player in college. His pro career wasn't anything amazing and he bounced around from team to team for a few years. Interestingly, he supplemented his income by doing portraits for teammates making more money than him (back in the early 90s, NFL players on rookie deals didn't make much money).

After 7 years in the league, he retired and then bankrolled and co-wrote a feature film. He describes it as a terrible film but ultimately lit the fire in him to continue on the writing and acting path. Then came the Old Spice commercials and the rest was history.

Over the years he also started his own interior design company that is still well regarded and wrote/illustrated multiple children's books.

The dude's just an insanely talented human.

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u/mattersmuch 20h ago

Is there anything President Camacho can't do?

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u/the_cnidarian 20h ago

He can draw too? Damn

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u/ItsRuinedOfCourse 20h ago

Slow down, bro. Leave some talent for the rest of us.

(his skills are stellar!)

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u/Korben-D88 20h ago

Ok but I'd actually love Terry Crews as my president.

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u/Sanctus_5 20h ago

Song is Breezin by George Benson btw. Great tune!

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u/AlexisRosesHands 20h ago

And he’s a lefty!

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u/Anuttydeku 20h ago

Damn i didnt even know they made left handed paper. Good for him!

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u/Tiyath 20h ago

TIL Terry is a leftie

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u/hexennacht666 18h ago

Once I got to teach a life drawing class with Terry Crews, and not only was he an excellent artist, he was a kind and patient teacher. He gave everyone very sweet constructive criticism and encouragement. Just an all around great guy. https://imgur.com/a/g7GXVZJ

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u/Traxtar150 19h ago

Where in this clip is Sofia Vergara shown sitting in the room?

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u/Bucksin06 20h ago

Is there anything this man can't do

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