Terrence J

Terrence Jenkins, born April 21, 1982, is an American actor, television presenter, model, and entertainment reporter. He is best known for hosting BET's music video countdown show 106 & Park from 2006 until 2012 and co-anchoring E! News from 2012 to 2015.

Jenkins was born in Queens, New York City, and raised primarily in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He attended Northern Nash High, working as a DJ at WRSV Soul 92.1 until graduation. He then attended North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, where he served as Student Government Association President and worked as a DJ for WNAA and local radio station 102 Jamz. He joined the Omega Psi Phi fraternity's Mu Psi chapter in 2004. After earning his degree in mass communication in 2004, he worked in NASCAR's diversity office in Daytona Beach, Florida.

On July 6, 2006, Jenkins and co-host Rocsi won the BET New Faces Contest, becoming hosts of 106 & Park, the network's top-rated program. He hosted the show for six years, concluding his initial run on September 28, 2012, and returning for the finale special, "The Final Act," in December 2014. During this era, he co-hosted the radio show 106 & Park Weekend Countdown, appeared in films such as The Heart Specialist (2006) and Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010), made a cameo in Estelle's "American Boy" music video, and co-hosted the radio show "Khloé After Dark" while appearing on Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.

Jenkins portrayed DJ Dave in Burlesque (2010) and held a recurring role as Danté Young on BET's The Game in 2011. He succeeded Ryan Seacrest as co-anchor of E! News on September 4, 2012. Jenkins starred as Michael Hanover in Think Like a Man (2012), which earned $96 million worldwide, and reprised his role in Think Like a Man Too (2014), which opened at number one and earned $70.2 million against a $24 million budget. His other film appearances include Sparkle (2012), Baggage Claim (2013), Battle of the Year (2013), and Entourage (2015).

In 2016, Jenkins landed the lead role of Charlie "Mack" McIntyre in the romantic comedy The Perfect Match. He co-hosted the Miss USA beauty pageant with Julianne Hough from 2016 to 2017. Jenkins began hosting MTV's reality series Are You the One? in 2017 starting in season six, and hosted 16 episodes of Power Confidential, the official aftershow for the Starz drama Power. He also published his first book, The Wealth of My Mother's Wisdom, through HarperCollins on October 1, 2013, detailing the life lessons imparted by his mother.

In 2019, Jenkins played in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Regarding his personal life, Jenkins was involved in a hit-and-run incident in 2018 and was targeted in a pursuit and shooting by robbers in 2021. In 2025, Jenkins married Mikalah Styles at The Atlantis Hotel in Dubai.