14 Facts About Lester Speight

Lester Speight was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Gussie Watson and Walter Speight.

Lester Speight graduated from Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland in 1981, where he is in its Hall of Fame for three sports: football, track, and basketball.

Lester Speight attended Morgan State University from 1981 to 1985 and was a Division 1 All-American Linebacker.

Lester Speight tried out for the United States Football League the same year.

Lester Speight was with the New York Giants in 1987 as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike, but he did not play in any games.

Lester Speight moved on to professional wrestling, working for Global Wrestling Federation and Catch Wrestling Association as Rasta the Voodoo Man.

Lester Speight began his acting career in minor roles in many films including the football film Any Given Sunday, 13 Moons and as the club doorman in Cradle 2 the Grave.

In 2003, Lester Speight starred in the Terry Tate: Office Linebacker ad for Reebok that became an immediate pop-culture phenomenon and is considered among the funniest and most memorable Super Bowl commercials of all time.

Lester Speight guest-starred as prison inmate Banks on the show Prison Break.

In 2009, Lester Speight appeared in an episode of Bones, "Double Trouble in the Panhandle", where he played the Traveling Circus' strongman, Magnum.

Lester Speight had a small role in the film Bachelor Party Vegas, as Gold Tooth, a prison rapist in 2006, before joining the Eddie Murphy motion picture Norbit as Blue, one of the three brothers of Rasputia, in 2007.

In 2011, Lester Speight played "Hardcore" Eddie in the Michael Bay blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Lester Speight won the G-Phoria '07 award for Best Voiceover.

Lester Speight later reprised the role for Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3, Gears of War: Judgment, Gears of War 4, Gears 5, and Gears Tactics.