Terry Crews
Flint, Michigan
Actor & Author
Actor Terry Crews is best known for starring in television shows “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Everybody Hates Chris” and host of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Growing up in Flint, Michigan, his memoir, “Tough: My Journey to True Power,” follows Crews from a boy with a goofy, toothless smile to professional NFL player to A-list actor. Crews is also an advocate against sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking, earning the UN Global Generation Award for his work with several nonprofits combatting these issues.
“The Boys & Girls Club is all about sowing seeds. Sometimes it grows, sometimes it withers. But your job is to keep sowing. You have to keep doing the work, because the results will probably be where you least expect it.”
