-Our first guest tonight is a talented actor
you know from the hit show "Brooklyn Nine Nine."
He's also the host of "America's Got Talent,"
which airs Tuesday nights here on NBC.
Please welcome back to the show,
our friend Terry Crews.
How are you, Terry?
-Hey, what's up, Seth? How you doing, man?
I'm good! -I'm glad to hear it.
We're very excited for the eighth and final season
of "Brooklyn Nine Nine" to start airing.
I know that you guys wrapped.
I talked to Andy, who said it was emotional.
You guys were saying goodbye.
I know you've said goodbye before,
and then the show went from Fox to NBC,
but how was this time, knowing it was final?
-Oh, my God.
First of all, there were so many tears.
So many hugs. It was incredible.
I mean, you have to understand, you know,
you spend more time with these castmates
than you do your own family.
You know? -Yeah.
-It's true.
And you go, "Oh, my God, like, this is the connection we had."
And what was so beautiful --
I've been in places where things tended to fall apart.
Like, you're there with people and all of a sudden you're like,
"I don't like them anymore," you know?
But it did not happen on this show.
We actually got closer and closer
and better and better, and what can I say, man?
I feel like when I move across the country,
I know I'm moving away and everything's different now.
I'm kind of going through a little bit of depression,
a little mourning.
'Cause you have to acknowledge it,
because it's changed.
Everything's gone.
You may not work with these people again,
and that's a reality,
and it's really, really deep, man.
-Well, I think it'll be also very emotional
for the rest of us when we see the finally episode.
So you're a little bit in our future
of having already dealt with the goodbye.
You know, you mentioned spending more time with cast
than you do your family,
but you have done a very smart thing which is,
you and your wife wrote a book together,
so you have both a relationship outside of work
and then you guys found a way to do something together.
How was it collaborating?
-First of all, the reason we made this book
and Audible gave us a shot at doing this,
it's because we've been married 32 years
and we didn't know what we were doing.
You know?
And all I wanted -- I was just like,
"Man, if someone had told me this, my God."
And you know what, we decided to be that couple
for other people.
It was like, if you were interested,
if you really want to know what it's like.
Because this is the thing --
being married, it's always this fantasy is,
everything's got to be great, and the fantasy is,
everything's gonna be wonderful or it's all over.
And our message is that it's going to be tough.
It's going to be unbelievably tough,
but it's worth it.
It's worth it.
When you get through those tough times,
you are stronger together.
It's a little bit like what we've been through
in this pandemic.
It's kind of like, you hold the people who are dear to you
much, much closer because you don't take things for granted.
This is the advice we really wanted to give
to young couples out there, because these times are coming.
It's like, it's totally inevitable.
You're not strange. You're not alone, and you're not weird.
It's just real.
-Now, one of the things I think that married couples,
a lot of them, at least,
can be proudest of are their children.
And this is really cool --
your son Isaiah has gone into acting.
He has a role in the show "Side Hustle,"
and here you guys are hanging out together.
Now, is this something
you always knew was gonna happen with Isaiah?
That he was gonna follow his dad's footsteps?
-No. You know, first of all, I never wanted to be that guy
who put things on my kids,
'cause my dad always wanted me to go to Army,
and I didn't want to go to the Army.
And all he talked about was how much he wanted me
to go into Army.
You feel like you disappointed him, and the whole thing.
I would never put that pressure on my kids.
But he really took to it.
I mean, he started auditioning, and what was the hardest part,
like, for four or five years he was getting rejected.
That's part of being an actor.
It was hard to watch.
It was hard to go through with him
but it was like,
as long as you want to keep doing this,
this is the reality, and he kept going.
People think, "Oh, my God, it's nepotism.
Of course, Terry Crews' son."
He was getting totally rejected all the time,
and finally it broke through.
-Well, that's really great.
And I'll tell you this -- I'm glad he went into acting,
'cause this haircut would not fly in the Army.
Would not, not for one day.
-I used to have that same haircut.
It's all gone now.
-Hey, so, "America's Got Talent" is back.
This is your third season hosting.
You have an in-studio audience back again.
For a show like that, I can imagine it just
makes a massive difference.
-Oh yeah.
First of all,
I get jealous of people who are, like, comedians,
because they get to do live shows all the time,
so I decided to get my own live show.
I said, "I'm gonna host 'ATG,' so I can get this live love."
And you know, we did last season in a pandemic,
so what was crazy is that we didn't have a crowd,
but now we had a limited audience,
and then once the Dolby live shows come back,
we're going to be full force, everything back 100%.
It's the best thing ever, dude.
I am a 100% honey baked ham.
I need that people. I need that energy.
That's why I pop my pecs.
That's why I do what I do.
I need it, and I can't wait to have it.
-I think there are a lot of reasons you pop your pecs,
let's be honest.
Now, you got to use the Golden Buzzer.
For those who don't know,
that makes an act automatically advance to the next round.
Tell us, was it World Taekwondo?
-Yes, the World Taekwondo demonstration team.
These guys were absolutely insane.
Men, women, there were Americans.
There were South Koreans.
There were people from all over the world,
and they put on a demonstration.
Human beings actually flew across the stage.
There was shrapnel flying everywhere.
I was ducking and dodging the whole time,
and I was thrilled.
It was absolutely incredible.
These guys weren't able to go to the Olympics
because of COVID.
But they will be at our live shows,
because I had to give them the Golden Buzzer,
which was just as good as a gold medal.
I like to say that.
-Now, I do want to show a clip about it.
You tend to be a fairly enthusiastic person,
but I felt like you kept your emotions really muted
and in check here.
Let's take a look. -Okay.
-[ Group chanting ]
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-I will say, that does look like an action movie
where they're about to all attack you one by one.
-[ Laughing ] I know.
Well, actually, it was funny.
That's just after a couple espressos.
-That's just normal. -They hadn't even performed yet.
You should have seen me after the whole thing.
It was incredible.
-Hey, this is very exciting.
You got a birthday coming up, end of July,
and you're also getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Congratulations, Terry. That's quite an honor.
-You know what, anybody who always wanted to stop on me,
you can do it.
This is an opportunity for anyone.
-But you will find them if they do.
-Yeah. -You will track them down.
-I've got a little camera set right there.
But listen, man, what an honor. What can I say, man?
I'm a little kid from Flint, Michigan, bro,
and I'm like, to get this honor,
to be there amongst all these greats,
dude, I'm in free play land every time,
and it never ceases to amaze me.
-Congratulations again.
Love to you and your family,
and we look forward to seeing you soon.
-Thank you, Seth.
-"America's Got Talent" airs Tuesday nights here on NBC.