Lester Speight (born August 28, 1963), also known as Rasta, is a
former American football player who has had subsequent careers as a
professional wrestler and then actor. He achieved significant
recognition for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a
series of Reebok commercials that debuted during Super Bowl XXXVII,
and received further recognition for his portrayal of Augustus Cole in
the Gears of War series of video games.Speight was born in Baltimore,
Maryland, the son of Gussie Watson and Walter Speight. He graduated
from Old Mill High School in Millersville in 1981, where he is in the
Hall of Fame for starring in three sports: football, track, and
basketball. He attended Morgan State University from 1981 to 1985, and
was a Division 1 All American Linebacker. After graduating in 1985, he
tried unsuccessfully to play in the NFL. Not one to give up easily, he
tried out for the United States Football League the same year. During
tryouts, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, which got the
attention of the Baltimore Stars. Speight and business manager/cousin
Butch Groover negotiated a two-year deal with the Stars for more than
$200,000. However, the USFL folded before he even played one season.
He never made it into the NFL.Speight moved on to professional
wrestling working for Global Wrestling Federation and Catch Wrestling
Association as "Rasta the Voodoo Man". It was not long, however,
before he quit wrestling in 1997, to pursue an acting career.From
there he went on to appear in other minor roles in many films
including Any Given Sunday, 13 Moons and as the club doorman, in
Cradle 2 the Grave. Speight has also appeared in many television shows
such as Malcolm in the Middle, Walker Texas Ranger, NYPD Blue, Arli$$,
Prison Break and My Wife and Kids and NCIS Los Angeles. Lester Speight Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter