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Donald Glover
Actor

Donald Glover

25 Sep 1983Born
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Biography

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (/ˈɡlʌvər/; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical name Childish Gambino (/ɡæmˈbiːnoʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed.

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For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards.

Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and the science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), as well as Lando Calrissian in the space western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019) and produced the short film Guava Island (2019), in which he starred. He co-created the comedy thriller television series Swarm (2023). Glover is also credited as a principal inspiration for the creation of the Marvel Comics superhero Miles Morales/Spider-Man, whom Glover himself briefly voiced in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man. In 2024, he created and starred in the Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

After a number of independently released projects, Glover signed with Glassnote Records in 2011 and released his debut studio album, Camp, in November of that year to critical and commercial success. His second album, Because the Internet (2013), was supported by the single "3005," which became his first Billboard Hot 100 entry. His psychedelic funk-inspired 2016 single, "Redbone," peaked at number 12 on the chart, won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, and preceded the release of his third album, "Awaken, My Love!" (2016), which saw continued success. Glover's 2018 single, "This Is America," debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 and won in all of the categories for which it was nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video; it won a Guinness World Record as the first hip hop song to win in the former two categories. His fourth album, 3.15.20, was released in 2020.[17]In 2024, he released Atavista, a reworking of 3.15.20, and later his fifth album, Bando Stone & the New World.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBALandoFilm: Lando Calrissian, Writer
  2. TBAUntitled Community MovieFilm: Troy Barnes
  3. TBABando Stone & The New WorldFilm: Bando Stone, Director
  4. 2026The Super Mario Galaxy MovieFilm: Yoshi (voice)
  5. 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingFilm: Simba (voice)
  6. 2024Mr. & Mrs. SmithSeries: John Smith, Writer, Director, Creator (8 episodes)
  7. 2023Adventure Time: Fionna and CakeSeries: Marshall Lee (voice), Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice) (5 episodes)
  8. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFilm: Aaron Davis
  9. 2023SwarmSeries: Director, Creator (1 episode)
  10. 2020Community Table ReadFilm: Troy Barnes
  11. 2019The Lion KingFilm: Simba (voice)
  12. 2019Men in Black: InternationalFilm: Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
  13. 2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin RobertsFilm
  14. 2019Guava IslandFilm: Deni Maroon
  15. 2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryFilm: Lando Calrissian
  16. 2017Spider-Man: HomecomingFilm: Aaron Davis
  17. 2016AtlantaSeries: Earnest 'Earn' Marks, Writer, Director, Creator (41 episodes)
  18. 2015The MartianFilm: Rich Purnell
  19. 2015Magic Mike XXLFilm: Andre
  20. 2015China, Il The MusicalFilm: Transfer Billy
  21. 2015The Lazarus EffectFilm: Niko
  22. 2014Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayFilm: Greg
  23. 2014Chicken and FutilityFilm: The Boy, Director, Writer
  24. 2013Clapping for the Wrong ReasonsFilm: The Boy, Writer
  25. 2013The To Do ListFilm: Derrick
  26. 2012GirlsSeries: Sandy (2 episodes)
  27. 2012Donald Glover: WeirdoFilm: Writer
  28. 2011The MuppetsFilm: Junior CDE Executive
  29. 2011China, ILSeries: Transfer Billy (voice) (10 episodes)
  30. 2010Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIIFilm: Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)
  31. 2010Regular ShowSeries: Alpha Dog (voice) (1 episode)
  32. 2010Adventure TimeSeries: Marshall Lee (voice) (2 episodes)
  33. 2010Donald Glover: Comedy Central PresentsFilm: Writer
  34. 2009CommunitySeries: Troy Barnes (89 episodes)
  35. 2009Mystery TeamFilm: Jason Rogers, Screenplay
  36. 2009Mystery Team Adventures: The Case of the Haunted HotelFilm: Jason
  37. 2007Bronx World TravelersSeries: Snoopy Brown (3 episodes)
  38. 200630 RockSeries: Young P.A., Young Tracy Jordan, Gay Kid, Writer (1 episode)

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