Terry Crews opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about 25 things you might not know about him — including his love for drawing, his favorite meme of himself and the fellow celebrity he often gets mistaken for. Read on to learn more about the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor.
1. My favorite cheat meal is a brick-oven pizza!
2. My first paying job was as a courtroom sketch artist for my local news station. It was a very wild experience.
3. If I were on America’s Got Talent, I’d play the flute. I’m pretty good. I’m waiting for a Lizzo duet!
4. I love drawing faces. I just did Danai Gurira, Gal Gadot and Sylvester Stallone!
5. I thought I was going to be a special-effects artist after I saw Star Wars.
6. I’m a book nut. I have thousands of books.
7. My favorite meme of myself is from White Chicks, when I was singing “And I miss you” from Vanessa Carlton’s song “A Thousand Miles.”
8. My wife [Rebecca King-Crews] would say my best quality is my heart. I’ll cry in a minute and she thinks it’s so cute. 9. The most fun movie set I’ve worked on is The Longest Yard. That set was like a circus. 10. The lesson I’m trying to instill in my kids is to not be self-righteous. 11. I’m binge-watching Tiger King! Carole [Baskin] did it! 12. My favorite at-home workout is anything with resistance bands. 13. My favorite song to sing in the shower is “Stay” by Rufus and Chaka Khan. 14. I want a bigger garden. I want all the vegetables and spices in the world. 15. I [also] want to have a working farm with cows, chickens and horses. I’ll have that life soon!
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