Terry Crews Shows Off His Drawing Talent in Viral Video: “This Man Is Just Doing Side Quests”

• Terry Crews shared a time-lapse video on Facebook on Thursday, 3 September 2026, revealing a hidden artistic talent that left fans speechless
• The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star sketched a detailed pencil portrait of America's Got Talent judge Sofia Vergara in the impressive clip
• Fans were stunned to discover Crews originally attended college on an Art Excellence Scholarship before earning a football scholarship

Terry Crews may be best known for his action roles and comedy chops, but a video he shared on Facebook on Thursday, 3 September 2026, proved there is genuinely no ceiling on his talent. The clip, filmed in what appears to be his home studio, shows a time-lapse of Crews sketching a strikingly detailed pencil portrait of America's Got Talent judge Sofia Vergara from scratch.

The fast-paced footage captures every stage of the drawing, from the initial light pencil lines through to the fully shaded, finished portrait. Days after drawing a portrait of another America's Got Talent judge, Crews introduces the clip with a warm, grinning greeting before letting the art speak for itself, with the whole sequence set to an upbeat, instructional tone.

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**Terry Crews' Artistic Background**

What makes the video even more remarkable is the backstory many fans were only just discovering. Before Terry Crews became a household name through the NFL, *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, or the *Expendables* franchise, he was an art student. As one fan pointed out in the comments, Crews was originally awarded an Art Excellence Scholarship to college, and only later received his football scholarship.

Watch Terry Crews sketch a portrait of Sofia Vergara by clicking the link.

Fans react to the viral clip

The video quickly spread across social media, with viewers struggling to find something the man simply cannot do. Here is what some of them had to say:

Angiie Irina Lovise Dahlö wrote:

"So... He can do anything literally?"

DrAvishek Naha said:

"What can't this man do, athlete, actor, dancer, sketch artist, comedy....🤯 Terry is the definition of talent."

Nat Tom shared:

"Whoa, I'm just learning that, in college, he was an art major focused on illustration and portraiture. And that, even before he got his football scholarship, he originally went to college on an Art Excellence Scholarship."

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Adria Lynne Tondreault kept it short and sweet with:

"Terry's Got Talent!"

I.C. Mariana made a Brooklyn Nine-Nine connection, writing:

"So it means in Brooklyn Nine-Nine you were telling the truth; you are really good at drawing 💛✨"

Joe X Young joked:

"Superb. Now I know you don't have huge muscles; it's all pure talent bursting its way out."

Noe Cruz perhaps summed it up best:

"This man is just doing side quests."

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Source: Briefly News