Editing Lester Speight (section)

==Acting career==
[[File:Lester Speight Comic Con International 2010.jpg|thumb|Speight appears at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2010 in support of the Gears of War 3 video game.]]

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]]''. He has also appeared in many television shows such as ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Arli$$]]'', ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', and ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''.

===Commercials===
In 2003, Speight starred in the [[Terry Tate: Office Linebacker]] ad for [[Reebok]] that became an immediate pop-culture phenomenon and is considered among the funniest<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hafner |first1=Josh |title=The funniest Super Bowl ads of all time: Betty White, Terry Tate and avocados |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/01/22/funniest-super-bowl-ads-all-time-betty-white-terry-tate-and-avocados/1055407001/ |access-date=December 28, 2020 |agency=USA Today}}</ref> and most memorable<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bentley |first1=Coleman |title=The best Super Bowl commercial every year since 2000 |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-best-super-bowl-commercial-every-year-since-1998 |access-date=December 28, 2020 |agency=Golf Digest |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> [[Super Bowl commercials]] of all time. The exposure from the popular spot opened the door to further opportunities in film, television and video games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuel |first1=Anslem |title=Lester Speight Talks His Way to Success in Gaming World & Hollywood |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/lester-speight-talks-gears-of-war-3-and-hollywood/ |access-date=December 28, 2020 |agency=Black Enterprise}}</ref>

===Television===
Following the success of Terry Tate, Speight had a recurring role on [[Damon Wayans]]' ABC series ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' as Calvin Scott, the father of Vanessa Scott. Speight guest-starred as prison inmate Banks on the show ''[[Prison Break]]''. Speight appeared in an episode of ESPN's ''Mayne Street'' comedy short. In the 2008 [[TV film]] ''[[Ring of Death (2008 film)|Ring of Death]]'', Speight played convict "Milton Kennedy", a feared and revered gang boss (nicknamed "The President"), and undefeated champion of an underground fighting tournament in a notorious prison. In 2009, Speight appeared in an episode of ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', "Double Trouble in the Panhandle", where he played the Traveling Circus' [[strongman (strength athlete)|strongman]], Magnum.

===Film===
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. The next year, he appeared in ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'', as a character who is interrogated using racist methods. In 2011, Speight played "Hardcore" Eddie in the [[Michael Bay]] blockbuster ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''.

===Video games===
For the 2006 [[Xbox 360]] game ''[[Gears of War]]'', Speight voiced the role of former "Thrashball" player Augustus Cole (a.k.a. Cole Train), humorously re-using some of his characteristic lines. He won the G-Phoria '07 award for Best Voiceover. Speight later reprised the role for ''[[Gears of War 2]]'' (2008), ''[[Gears of War 3]]'' (2011), ''[[Gears of War: Judgment]]'' (2013), ''[[Gears of War 4]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite news |title=Cole Train Actor Says He'll Reprise His Role in Next Gears of War |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cole-train-actor-says-he-ll-reprise-his-role-in-ne/1100-6420926/ |access-date=December 28, 2020 |agency=Gamespot |date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Gears 5]]'' (2019), and ''[[Gears Tactics]]'' (2020).