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 AllAmerican Football player himself as a linebacker charged with the noholds 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 Linebackers 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 GPhoria 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 IMDb Mini Biography By Lester Speight