Terry Crews Opens Up About Wife Rebecca's 3 Miscarriages: 'We Know What It's Like to Lose a Child' (Exclusive)

After an 'America's Got Talent' act gave an emotional drone show of a story about losing a child, Crews spoke to PEOPLE about its 'meaningful' impact

<p>Santiago Felipe/Getty</p> Rebecca King-Crews and Terry Crews in New York City on Sept. 10, 2021

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Rebecca King-Crews and Terry Crews in New York City on Sept. 10, 2021

Terry Crews is opening up about family heartbreak.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE during the America’s Got Talent Semi Finals 2 on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the show’s host spoke about Sky Elements’ emotional drone show, which illustrated a story about losing a child.

Terry, 56, then opened up about how he and his wife Rebecca King-Crews previously experienced three miscarriages.

“Me and my wife, we know what it's like to lose a child,” he tells PEOPLE. “We've had three miscarriages. It's one of those things where it was so meaningful and special because the dedication is just, it's a way to process these things.”

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"And how he brought that up, I was like, 'Wow,' " Terry says of the performance, which was presented alongside the song "Butterfly" by Lily Meola. “I think the show needed it. ... This is the perfect AGT show today.”

“We balanced out everything,” he continues. “We had the laughs, we had the dedications, we had the fun, we had the dancing. It was just all over the place and it was perfect.”

Terry and Rebecca, 58, have been married since 1989 and share five children: Naomi, 37, Azriél, 33, Tera, 26, Wynfrey, 21, and Isaiah, 19.

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<p>AGT/Youtube</p> Sky Elements' drone show on <em>America's Got Talent</em> Sept. 11, 2024

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Sky Elements' drone show on America's Got Talent Sept. 11, 2024

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Speaking about what helps him channel difficult events in life, the father of five says, “One thing I do is music.”

“I sit in a room and listen to music and it helps me process ... all the things I'm feeling,” Terry explains. “Then the other thing is I just talk to my wife. We talk it out. We have really, really nice long, deep conversation. Turn the TV off, turn the phone off and let's just talk it through."

He adds, “And it's amazing what that does. You know what I mean? Definitely. It really, truly, you turn around an hour later you're like, 'Wow, I can handle anything.' "

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