Lester Speight

About Lester Speight

Lester Speight is a film and television actor best known for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials that first aired during Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The spots feature Speight, a former All-American Football player himself, as a linebacker charged with the no-holds barred enforcement of office policies. The commercials achieved much critical acclaim and were ranked the most watched of the Super Bowl by The Hollywood Reporter. The popular character recently made a return appearance in a series of ads campaign in support of voting. Amongst the Office Linebacker's new tackles included former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.As determined and hardworking on screen as a linebacker is on the field, Speight has appeared with such stars as Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, Anthony Anderson, and even Optimus Prime. His television work includes a recurring role on the ABC series "My Wife and Kids," as well as guest starring appearance on "Prison Break," "Bones," and "Cold Case." On the silver screen he has appeared in hit films such as "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "Norbit," and "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay."Aside from Terry Tate however, Speight is probably most recognized by fans of the Gears of War video game series for the XBOX 360. Speight won the G-Phoria award for Best Voiceover in 2007 by the G4 Network for his performance as Augustus Cole (AKA Cole Train), a character that was modeled after Speight and includes subtle allusions to the Office Linebacker.::Lester Speight
Speight hails from Baltimore, MD, has been defending one thing or another most of his life. Lester's early life was challenging as he struggled with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) & ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). This deficit challenged him with his teachers, peers and in school classroom. Lester had to learn discipline and behavior to re-focus his energy to become an astounding student and athlete. He used this energy to succeed in sports. Before reaching his teens, Speight and his older sister Leslie were forced to sing in their granddaddy's Baptist Church, the late Rev. Thomas Hughes, by their self-taught piano playing mother, Mrs. Gussie B. Hughes-Speight. The vocal trio group was known as the "Speight Specials." who also sang in and around Baltimore City. Speight was inducted at Old Mill High School Hall of Fame in Millersville, Maryland, as a three-sport standout for Football (All-American), Basketball (All-County), and Track & Field (All-American) in 1996.During his college years, Speight was a Division I All-American Linebacker for Morgan State University and All-American Track and Field. He majored in communications and minored in Theatre. Speight worked in small productions in and around Baltimore City in the mid 1980's. Speight dropped his Theatre classes in order to not be poked fun of by his football teammates. Speight later went on to sign with the Baltimore Stars of the USFL. His passion and desire for acting, performing, and entertaining later prevailed when he landed his first role on the film of Robert Townsend's, "Meteor Man" as a background actor in 1991.By the mid 1990s, Lester turned a corner from Entrepreneurship to returning back into the TV and Film industry, and studying with top-notch acting coach, Michael Mack at the "Fearless Acting Workshop" in Washington, D.C., landing him his first TV appearance as a guest star on the hit TV shows, "Homicide: Life on th...

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