Lester Speight, better known under the nickname Rasta, was born on the 28th August 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and voice actor, probably best recognized for appearing as Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in several Reebok commercials and for providing his voice to Augustus Cole in the “Gears of War” series of video games. He is also known as a former professional football player and professional wrestler. His acting career has been active since 1993.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Lester Speight is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Lester’s net worth is over $3 million, accumulated mostly through his successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor.
Lester Speight Net Worth $3 Million
Lester Speight spent his childhood divided between his hometown and Millersville, Maryland, where he was raised by his father, Walter Speight, and his mother, Gussie Watson. He attended Old Mill High School in Millersville, where he began playing football for the school team; he was also active in other sports such as basketball and track & field. Upon matriculation in 1981, he enrolled at Morgan State University, where he continued to play football, for the college team. Thanks to his talent, Lester was a Division 1 All American Linebacker. Right after graduation, he tried unsuccessfully to play in the National Football League (NFL), and he was also signed to the Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League; however, he wasn’t successful as the competition folded, so he moved his focus to wrestling. Thus, he began with competing for Catch Wrestling Association and Global Wrestling Federation until 1997, but achieved nothing notable, so he quit it in order to pursue his career as an actor.
At the beginning of his acting career, Lester appeared in a number of minor roles in such TV series and film titles as “The Meteor Man” (1993), “Walker, Texas Ranger” (1999), “The Young And The Restless” and “NYPD Blue” (2001), among others, which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth.
In 2002, he appeared in the series of Reebok commercials as Terry Tate: Office Linebacker, which increased his popularity enormously, as it debuted during Super Bowl XXXVII in the following year. In no time, he was chosen to portray Calvin Scott in the TV series entitled “My Wife And Kids” (2003-2005), starring alongside Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin. By the end of the 2000s, Lester also appeared in the role of Blue Latimore in the Eddie Murphy film “Norbit”, playing Hugh in the TV series “Rockville CA”, and as Baphomet in the 2010 film “Faster”, directed by George Tillman, Jr. All of there appearances added a considerable amount to his net worth.
In the next decade, Lester’s breakthrough role came in 2011, when he was selected to play Eddie in the scientific adventure “Transformers: Dark Of The Moon”, alongside Shia LaBeouf and Tyrese Gibson in leading roles. To speak further about his acting career, he also starred in the role of Big Johnny in “Ambushed” (2013), portrayed Marion Casey in “My Dad’s A Soccer Mom” (2015), and most recently, he appeared as Vincent in the 2016 film “Call Me King”, and as Scary Bouncer in “Speech & Debate” in 2017. His net worth is certainly rising.
In addition to this, Lester is also recognized as a voice actor, who provided his voice to Augustus Cole in the video game “Gears Of War” (2006), and its sequels – “Gears Of War 2” (2008), “Gears Of War 3” (2011), “Gears Of War: Judgment” (2013), and most recently “Gears Of Wars 4” in 2016, all of which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Thanks to his accomplishments, Lester won an Action on Film, International Film Festival Award for Police Guy two times in 2013, and he also won the G-Phoria ’07 award for Best Voiceover for his work on the video games.
Regarding his personal life, Lester Speight is married, but other information is unknown in the media about his private life, except that his current residence is in Los Angeles, California.
Norbit, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Terry Tate: Office Linebacker, Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Any Given Sunday, Cradle 2 the Grave, Faster, Who's Your Caddy?, Bachelor Party Vegas, Knucklehead, Peep World, Ring of Death, Call Me King, Ambushed,...
TV Shows
My Wife and Kids
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Trademark
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Big, muscular pectorals
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Heavily muscular physique
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Quote
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Don't just talk about it, but be about it.
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Fact
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Played one season for the Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League.
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Played Div 1-AA football for the Morgan State University Bears from 1982-1985 and was an All-American linebacker
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Along with Bill Murray has become the unofficial patron saint of the forums of the Championship Manager website, home to one of the biggest selling PC games of all time.
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Filed to run for Governor of California, but did not complete all necessary paperwork [2003]
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Gang Member - Leader (uncredited)
Malcolm in the Middle
2003
TV Series
Samuel
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
Chambers's Club Doorman (as Rasta)
One on One
2002
TV Series
The Guard
13 Moons
2002
Vincent
Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
2002
Short
Terry Tate (as The Mighty Rasta)
In the Wrong Hands
2002
as Rasta
NYPD Blue
2001
TV Series
Steve
The Young and the Restless
2001
TV Series
Guy
Arli$$
2001
TV Series
Ladies Man
2001
TV Series
Wrestler
That's My Bush!
2001
TV Series
Kid Spandex
Three Sisters
2001
TV Series
Bouncer
18 Wheels of Justice
2001
TV Series
Antoine
The Replacements
2000
uncredited
Any Given Sunday
1999
Sharks' Security Guard (as Lester 'The Mighty Rasta' Speight)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1999
TV Series
The Avenging Angel
International Khiladi
1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
1998
TV Series
Lemonhead Boggs
The Meteor Man
1993
Gang Member (uncredited)
Nat Turner: Story of A Prophet
2017
pre-production
Hark
Speech & Debate
2017
post-production
Scary Bouncer
Call Me a Medic
pre-production
Less (rumored)
Jubilee
announced
The Girl in a Coma
pre-production
Charles Miller
Code Black
2016
TV Series
Sonny
Gears of War 4
2016
Video Game
Augustus Cole (voice)
Halloweed
2016
Sheriff Johnson
Call Me King
2016
Vincent
Resolution Song
2016
Marcus
Scorpion
2015
TV Series
Ten-Ton
My Dad's a Soccer Mom
2014
TV Movie
Marion Casey
Dragula
2014
Short
Tank
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
2014
Video short
Herman
Ambushed
2013
Big Johnny
Police Guys
2013
TV Movie
Captain Cole
Gears of War: Judgment
2013
Video Game
Augustus Cole (voice)
Gears of War 3
2011
Video Game
Augustus Cole (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Eddie
Faster
2010
Baphomet
Knucklehead
2010
Redrum
Peep World
2010
Wizdom
Something Like a Business
2010
Rockstone
Cold Case
2009
TV Series
Virgil 'Sticky' Jones
Sideline Confessions
2009
Short
Gregg
Bones
2009
TV Series
Magnum
Rockville CA
2009
TV Series
Hugh
Mayne Street
2008
TV Series
Terry Tate
Gears of War 2
2008
Video Game
Augustus Cole (voice)
Unemployed
2008
Jacker #1 (as Rasta)
Ring of Death
2008
TV Movie
The President / Milton Kennedy (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)