Biography
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by the stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, writer, comedian, director, and producer. After working on Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. Since 2016, Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Glover has starred in several successful films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the Space Western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). A filmmaker, Glover starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019).
Filmography
all 51
Movies 33
TV Shows 18
self 14
Voice 3
Writer 2
Producer 1
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (2023)
Common Ground (2023)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Swarm (2023)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
Adele One Night Only (2021)
Community Table Read (2020)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020)
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift (2019)
The Lion King (2019)
Men in Black: International (2019)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)
Guava Island (2019)
The Shop (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
Atlanta (2016)
The Martian (2015)
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Sesame Street: Learning Rocks (2014)
Harmontown (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Chicken and Futility (2014)
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (2013)
The To Do List (2013)
The Eric Andre Show (2012)
Girls (2012)
Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
Donald Glover: Weirdo (2012)
The Muppets (2011)
China, IL (2011)
Best Coast: Our Deal (2011)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
Conan (2010)
Regular Show (2010)
Adventure Time (2010)
Community (2009)
Mystery Team (2009)
30 Rock (2006)
Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
Lando
Hypno-Hustler
Untitled Community Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1983-09-25 (40 years old)
Birth PlaceEdwards Air Force Base, United States
Height175-centimeter
RelationshipsMichelle White
ChildrenDonald Glover III, Drake Glover, Legend Glover
FatherDonald Glover Sr.
MotherBeverly Glover
SiblingsStephen Glover
RelativesMcKinley Glover, Rachel MacLeod, James Smith, Michelle Bentley
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsChildish Gambino
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Writers Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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