Terry Crews is a person of many abilities. Within the Nineties, he performed for each the Rams and the Chargers earlier than changing into an actor and starring in tasks like “White Chicks,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “The Expendables” franchise. Different roles on his resume? Outdated Spice spokesman, high-end furnishings designer, achieved painter and writer of a memoir. Crews was additionally featured in Folks journal’s Sexiest Man Alive situation thrice.
However the gig that has made him internationally recognized, he says, is internet hosting “America’s Got Talent” for the final six years. The present, which is celebrating 20 seasons, returns to NBC on Could 27.
In Sunday Funday, L.A. individuals give us a play-by-play of their splendid Sunday round city. Discover concepts and inspiration on the place to go, what to eat and tips on how to get pleasure from life on the weekends.
For Crews, internet hosting “AGT” is a job that fits him. “I am a honey-baked ham,” he shamelessly admits, flashing his endearing white smile throughout a Zoom name. “I like the spotlight. I’ve always been a dancer, so it was like this is the vibe. But then I got in there, and I was like, now I see why I love this so much. It’s because every contestant reminds me of me.”
We caught up with Crews to debate his splendid Sunday in L.A. It entails strolling round Outdated City Pasadena, catching a film and spending time along with his spouse Rebecca King-Crews and their 5 grownup kids.
This interview has been evenly edited for size and readability.
6:30 a.m.: Get up and hit the fitness center
I’m an early riser it doesn’t matter what. Even when it’s Sunday, it’s like, my physique clock simply type of pops up. Like once I say I sleep in late, that’s 6:30 or 7 a.m. as a result of I wish to stand up on the break of day. I’m a 4:30 or 5 a.m. man. Each Sunday, I begin with a exercise. It’s very mild, extra of cardio and energetic restoration, however I by no means miss it.
9 a.m.: Decide up breakfast from Erewhon
I’ve been intermittent fasting for nearly 15 years, so I don’t eat breakfast, however I really like breakfast meals. So what I do — and this can be a actual staple — we now have an Erewhon that opened close to us and it has essentially the most fabulous cooked breakfast. It’s half a retailer, half a restaurant. Erewhon has the perfect smoothies, the perfect pastries. Though I don’t eat till 2 p.m., I am going to Erewhon and get all their breakfast stuff. I’ll get the bacon and eggs, or the breakfast sandwiches [and] breakfast burritos. A variety of the time on Sundays, that’s when all the children need to cease by, so I’ll deliver a bunch of stuff, set it on the range, and so they go in there and I inform them, “Leave me something.”
10 a.m.: Reward break at dwelling
My spouse really began a church. It’s referred to as the L.A. Life Church. It’s like Tiny Desk meets church and he or she has a factor referred to as Sonic Sundays. It’s on-line, however we document throughout the week, and it’s principally a half an hour with quite a lot of music, after which she does a lesson. We watch it collectively each Sunday morning when it comes out at 10 a.m. When COVID hit, it type of modified our churchgoing habits as a result of all people needed to do it at dwelling, and he or she simply determined, “You know what? Let’s just do it!”
11:30 a.m.: Hit up Outdated City in Pasadena
As soon as that’s over, that’s after we go right down to Outdated City. It’s our favourite place to go. I’ve an workplace slash studio that’s proper off Colorado Avenue. That’s the place all of the shops are, and my spouse has a retailer, Rebeccca Crews, which is in Hugus Alley. My daughter works there too. So we’ll stroll round Outdated City and I’ll cease by Alfred to choose up a espresso. I get a double espresso, straight with nothing in it.
We do often do brunches. We actually like Soho Home in West Hollywood and in addition LA Cha Cha Chá close to the Arts District.
1:30 p.m.: Breakfast for lunch
If we resolve to remain out, one place we love is Americana in Glendale, which is absolutely shut. I really like this place referred to as Egg Slut there. Loopy title, however man-oh-man, like I advised you, I really like breakfast meals and so they shut at 2 p.m. So we now have to time it out. We’ll do all that Outdated City working round, then we’ll leap right down to Glendale and normally I get there by 1:30 p.m. and I’ll be their final buyer, and so they know me. I’ve a double bacon, double egg breakfast sandwich. It comes with just a little ketchup on it and I get a facet salad, which is like arugula and just a little Parmesan and possibly a small orange juice.
3:30 p.m.: Pop over to the Americana in Glendale
I really like books. I’ve a library of books that’s most likely essentially the most invaluable factor that I personal. I most likely have like 10,000 books, so what I like to do is go to Barnes and Noble. You possibly can’t discover them anymore. It’s very uncommon and the Barnes and Noble at Americana is one among my favourite spots, as a result of I’ll get misplaced. You possibly can spend actually two or three hours there.
5 p.m.: Watch a flick
I’m a giant film man, so normally on a Sunday, that’s once I do my theater watching. I’ve been getting tickets to throwback motion pictures. Being at dwelling, it’s OK, however I really like the scent of popcorn and I like to expertise the reactions of different individuals. Once you’re going to see a comedy or one thing scary or one thing bizarre, it’s type of such as you need to really feel that vitality, so we go to IPIC. I’m a gold member. I’m virtually a platinum member as a result of I’m about very nice experiences. If you happen to’re going to do a theater, do it effectively.
7 p.m.: Get pleasure from my cheat-day meal
Though I do intermittent fasting, Sunday is my cheat day. When it’s supper time, that’s In-N-Out Burger time. I’ll get a pair double-doubles. You recognize, I’m easy. Or we’ll discover a restaurant that everybody’s been speaking about. However quite a lot of instances, they aren’t open on Sunday nights. There are a couple of like Majordomo that my man David Chang [owns], however apart from that, it’s In-N-Out Burger time.
If there’s a sporting occasion on a Sunday, I’d go to SoFi to see a soccer recreation. I used to be on the Rams and the Chargers, so the humorous factor is, once I get invited to a Chargers recreation, I act like I’m the largest Chargers fan on the earth, after which once I get invited to the Rams recreation, I do the identical factor. They each ended up in L.A., so that they each declare me and I’m like yep [laughs].
8 p.m.: Prepare for mattress
I am going to mattress early and my spouse is like, “What are we, in third grade?” [Laughs] That’s why I don’t wish to go to the flicks too late. I’ll by no means, ever go to a film that begins at 7 p.m. trigger you gained’t be out of there till like 10 p.m. I’m like nope! I am going to mattress on the newest 8:30 p.m. and my regime — one thing I’ve been doing for years and it feels so good — is I shut all of the curtains, make sure that the room is all cool. I attempt my greatest to place the telephone up. I don’t need that blue mild on me. I wash my face, brush my tooth, get in mattress and I’ll have the guide of the century — no matter I’m studying — proper subsequent to the mattress and my glasses.
I sit up for this time trigger the place you left off, whether or not it’s a novel or an autobiography, and also you’re like, I’m wondering what occurred there? I all the time have to ensure I depart at a great spot. I’m the man who will get unhappy on the finish of a guide. The identical manner individuals really feel about streaming once you’ve gone by means of all 10 episodes. I’m studying a guide referred to as “The Weight of Air” by this man named David Poses. Oh, my God. He was hooked on heroin for years and was out and in of rehab. It’s fascinating as a result of he’s so clear and it simply conjures up me to be that weak.
