Rebecca King Crews is a popular American gospel singer, actress and musician, also known as the wife of former footballer and actor Terry Crews. Her fans also praise her for her activism and motivational speeches, as well as her television production endeavors.
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Early life and family
Rebecca Anne King was born on December 24, 1965 in Harbor, Michigan USA. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn, holds American citizenship, and is of African American and Jewish descent. Her father’s name was Samuel Dean King and her mother Anna Mae Parks, however, as of 2020 her full name is Anna King Lund, as she married another man after divorcing Rebecca’s father; Rebecca’s stepfather is Jack Winston Lund.
She has a younger sister, Elizabeth Jane, and a younger brother, Samuel Taylor Jr. After Rebecca’s father died several years ago, she shared a video of herself talking about memories of her father; she said she was proud to be her father’s daughter, but their family had to go through tough times, when her parents were bullied for their interracial marriage and then when her father had marriage issues. alcohol and was cruel to his children and his wife. However, Rebecca pointed out that she forgave her father and understood how difficult his life was.
Schooling
Rebecca was a very active student in high school, participating in various sporting events, school theater productions (including “Oklahoma,” “Music Man,” “Pippin”), and more.
She enrolled at Lew Wallace High School in 1984, becoming one of the top students with the highest grades. Rebecca then enrolled at Western Michigan University and continued her acting career in its musical theatre, performing in college musicals.
Career
Acting and producing career
Since college, Rebecca has not given up on her dream of becoming a professional actress, but her personal life has left her with little chance to spend much time acting. After performing in a few local theater productions in New York, Rebecca spent her time mostly at home, caring for her children. However, from 1996, she started appearing in TV series and reality shows such as “E! True Hollywood Story”, “The Bachelors”, “The Arsenio Hall Show”, etc.
She was invited as a star guest to share the story of her marriage to Terry Crews, and then had the chance to participate in television projects such as “MasterChef”, “Dr. Phil”, “The Queen Latifah show”, and many more.
From 2010 to 2011, Rebecca starred in the reality series about her family life with Terry Crews and their five children. The show revealed the troubles and happy times of a family raising five children in Hollywood. The show had two seasons on the BET network, ending after the second season ended.
In 2018, she landed a small role of a woman named Grace in the short film “Blueberry”. In 2019, Rebecca’s popularity on TV increased as she appeared in about ten TV shows in a year, the list including shows such as “Access Hollywood”, “Celebrity Family Feud”, “Black Love ” and many others. In 2020, she appeared as a guest star on the show “Ok! LA TÉLÉ”.
Singing career and other endeavors
After a difficult time in her personal life, Rebecca found her outlet in singing. Since 2014, she has worked hard to develop her singing career, releasing her debut single “Can I Stay” in 2015. In 2019, Rebecca recorded her first studio album of gospel songs, “Secular Inspirational”. She often posts videos of her gospel songs sung on her Instagram account; her fans appreciate her makeup-free and hair-free shoot because she “looks more natural and close” to them, as they often mention in the comments.
Rebecca is a motivational speaker and activist.
She was invited to speak to the audience of the “Uniquely You Summit”, an annual forum founded in 2009 and held in Philadelphia, supporting young black girls and helping them find better jobs, get a better education, discover their talents, etc. Rebecca has also been a guest speaker at the Well Done Award, held in New York, the Heart and Soul Awards, held in Baltimore, and many other forums and events.
Rebecca has been featured in several fashion magazines as a black fashion icon; she graced the covers of “Television Guide”, “Reality Magazine”, “Today’s Black Woman” and a few others.
Since 2020, Rebecca is also a social media influencer, as she is very active on Instagram and Twitter.
Personal life, husband Terry Crews
Rebecca dated Charles Burton while a student, giving birth to their daughter, Naomi, in 1986 when she was 21. However, the relationship with Charles did not last long, and the couple broke up. While still studying at the University of Michigan, Rebecca met Terry Crews, who was also a student of her Alma Mater, having a full sports scholarship for football – the two met at the local church, in which Rebecca was musical director, and Terry just came to attend a church service. Terry married Rebecca on July 29, 1990 and they have four children together – Azriel, Wynfrey, Tera and Isaiah, and Terry also adopted Rebecca’s daughter Naomi. Rebecca is now a grandmother, as Naomi gave birth to her daughter, Miley Crews.
From 2009 to 2010, Terry had serious issues with his pornography addiction and even went through rehabilitation.
Their mission, their journey, their voices, everything made me press my golden buzzer and send @VoOCCSD to @AGT live concerts! pic.twitter.com/5U6sI5BBcG
— terry crews (@terrycrews) May 27, 2020
Rebecca wanted to divorce her husband, but eventually their marriage grew even stronger when Terry overcame his addiction, and the couple went through several family therapy sessions. Rebecca discovered the real reasons behind Terry’s addiction and it saved their marriage; Terry described their experience in his book “Manhood: How to Be a Better Man or Just Live with One” in 2014.
Who is Terry Crews?
Terrence Alan Crews was born on July 30, 1968 in Flint, Michigan USA. Raised in a strict Christian family by his mother, Patricia Crews, who was abused by her alcoholic husband, Terry Crews Sr. After graduating from Western Michigan University, Terry continued his football career, joining the Rams of Los Angeles in 1991. He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins and later the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 1997, Terry retired from the National Football League, focusing on his lifelong dream of becoming an actor. Terry landed his first T-Money role in the TV series “Battle Dome.” Then he could be seen in such films as “Deliver Us from Eva” (2003), “The Longest Yard” (2005), “How to Rob a Bank” (2007) and some others. From 2005 to 2009, he was a regular on “Everybody Hates Chris”, playing Julius and appearing in over 85 episodes of the show. From 2010 to 2012, he played Nick Kingston-Persons in “Are We There Yet?”, then hosted the popular American game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” from 2014 to 2015.
Controversy with Derecka Purnell and the LGBTQ community
Terry Crews is known for his recent controversy with the LGBTQ community, after his nasty comment on Derecka Purnell’s post on Twitter.
The human rights lawyer wrote her thoughts on the fate of children adopted by the LGBTQ community, saying they would have a normal life and not starve. Terry couldn’t help but say that these children would “always be severely malnourished”, which caused massive disapproval from society. He later apologized for his words, sharing that he was only basing his thoughts on his “very personal experiences as a black father.”
Rebecca’s daughter, actress Azriel Crews
Rebecca’s daughter, Azriel Crews, born in 2002, was on her way to becoming an actress when she wasn’t even 10, but first appeared on her family’s reality show, ” The Family Crews”. She then continued her acting career by landing the role of Erin in one of the episodes of the television series “Crashing”. She also played Pip in ‘High Maintenance’, Margaret in ‘I Ship It’ and Janine in ‘In Development’, all in 2019.
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As of 2020, Azriel lands the role of Cricket in the television series “Katy Keene”, produced by CW.
Appearance, surgery
Rebecca has short blonde hair that she previously liked to have colored pink. She has brown eyes. Rebecca is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs approximately 67 kg (147 lb); his vital stats are not available at this time.
On March 3, 2020, Rebecca underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer during her annual exam. Rebecca shared in her interview with People magazine that she felt she needed to have not only a mammogram, but also an ultrasound. This latest procedure uncovered a lump in her right breast that appeared to be cancerous, as a biopsy showed. Rebecca had surgery just days before the coronavirus became a pandemic.
She was at great risk of visiting her surgeon during her post-operative checkups, however, she took every precaution to stay safe. Rebecca shared that no one in her family had ever had a history of cancer. She also told People that her husband, Terry, had a hard time dealing with the idea of his wife having cancer: “My husband watched me go through a lot, but the look on his face… he looked like I was going to die. I said, ‘I need you to be strong for me’, and he said, ‘Okay’ and hugged me, but I think he needed from that hug,” Rebecca recalls the day she shared her diagnosis with her husband. As of April 2020, Rebecca feels great and doesn’t even need radiation therapy.
Net Worth and Salary
As of 2020, Rebecca has an estimated net worth of around $1 million while her husband’s fortune is estimated to be around $20 million.
