Terry Crews has spent years proving that he is much more than an actor and television host. But his latest viral moment has reminded fans of another talent that often gets overlooked: he can seriously draw.
The America’s Got Talent host recently surprised social media users by sharing a detailed pencil portrait of Heidi Klum, who returned to the show as a guest judge this week.
Crews posted the sketch on social media ahead of Klum’s return to the AGT judges’ table, accompanying the video with a song by Empire of the Sun. The response was immediate, with viewers amazed that the man known for his acting, football career and hosting duties also has impressive artistic skills.
Terry Crews’ Heidi Klum Drawing Quickly Went Viral
The portrait wasn’t just a casual doodle.
In the video, Crews can be seen building Klum’s portrait with a pencil and paper, gradually adding the details until the finished drawing appears on screen.
Fans quickly flooded the comments with reactions, with many essentially asking the same question: How does Terry Crews have so many talents?
The numbers show just how much attention the post received. Reports say the video collected hundreds of thousands of likes on Instagram and TikTok, while also gaining significant engagement on X.
And this wasn’t Crews’ first celebrity sketch.
Heidi Klum Wasn’t His First AGT Portrait
Before drawing Klum, Crews had already turned his artistic skills toward some of his America’s Got Talent colleagues.
He recently shared a portrait of Sofía Vergara, which also attracted a huge response online. He has previously drawn Simon Cowell as well, making the sketches something of a new social-media tradition for the AGT host.
The timing of the Klum drawing was particularly fitting because she was returning to America’s Got Talent for a special appearance.
Klum stepped in as a guest judge while Simon Cowell is temporarily away from the show recovering from back surgery.
Terry Crews Has Been Drawing Since Long Before Hollywood
The biggest surprise for newer fans is that Crews didn’t suddenly discover drawing because of America’s Got Talent.
Art has been part of his life for decades.
Before becoming a professional football player and eventually a Hollywood star, Crews studied art and received an art scholarship. He has also talked openly about working as a courtroom and news sketch artist early in his career.
In a previous interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Crews explained that he began creating portraits for people around him while playing football. When he wasn’t getting much playing time, he would draw teammates and others around him — and use his artwork as a way to make extra money.
His artistic background also goes back to childhood. Crews has described drawing as an important part of his imagination while growing up, long before acting or football became his career.
Football Came Before Acting, But Art Never Disappeared
Crews eventually pursued football professionally, playing in the NFL and overseas before moving into entertainment.
His acting career later took him into movies and television, while his hosting work eventually made him the face of America’s Got Talent.
But despite those career changes, drawing remained a personal passion.
In an earlier interview with AARP, Crews said he still drew regularly and recalled how quickly his sketches of the AGT judges went viral when he experimented with filming the process as time-lapse videos.
That history makes the recent Heidi Klum moment less of a random celebrity hobby and more of a return to something Crews has enjoyed for much of his life.
Why Fans Are Suddenly Discovering This Side of Terry Crews
There’s something particularly entertaining about seeing Crews switch between his familiar AGT hosting personality and the quiet concentration required to create a portrait.
For years, audiences have primarily known him as the energetic host, actor and former professional athlete.
His drawings reveal a much calmer and more artistic side.
And with Klum’s portrait now making the rounds online, plenty of viewers are discovering that Crews’ creative résumé is considerably bigger than they realized.
From football fields to Hollywood sets and now viral sketching videos, Terry Crews has once again shown that his list of talents apparently isn’t finished yet.
