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Actor / Screenwriter / Songwriter / Record Producer / Disc Jockey / Musician / Film Producer / Showrunner / Television Producer / Television Director / Film Director | * 09/25/1983 (40) | Stone Mountain, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
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Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, writer, director, and producer. 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; he was 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. For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards and 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 fil... ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Music

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Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner. ...

Guava Island

Certification unknown

2019 | 3.4/5 | 55min
Comedy, Thriller
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Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian. ...

Solo: A Star Wars Story

PG-13

2018 | 3.3/5 | 2h 15min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families. ...

Atlanta

TV-MA

2016 | 4.0/5
Comedy, Drama
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Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. ...

Community

TV-PG

2009 | 4.0/5 | 22min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Donald Glover

Writers Guild of America Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Primetime Emmy Awards Golden Globe Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammy Award for Best Music Video Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy Award for Song of the Year Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
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Movies with Donald Glover as Actor(30)

2023 Common Ground
as Hypno-Hustler2023 Hypno-Hustler
as himself2023 Underground Comedy
as Troy Barnes2023 Untitled Community Movie
as Aaron Davis / Prowler2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Self (archive footage)2022 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as himself2021 Adele One Night Only
as Troy Barnes2020 Community Table Read
as himself2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as himself2019 Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)2019 Men in Black: International
as Deni Maroon2019 Guava Island
as Simba (voice)2019 The Lion King
as Lando Calrissian2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Aaron Davis2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Rich Purnell2015 The Martian
as Andre2015 Magic Mike XXL
as Niko2015 The Lazarus Effect
as Greg2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
as himself2014 Harmontown
as Derrick Murphy2013 The To Do List
as The Boy2013 Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
as himself2012 Donald Glover: Weirdo
as himself2012 Shut Up and Play the Hits
as Day Trotter2011 Best Coast: Our Deal
as Junior CDE Executive2011 The Muppets
as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)2010 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010 Comedy Central Presents: Donald Glover
as Jason Rogers2009 Mystery Team
as Crowd2006 Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!

TV Shows/Series with Donald Glover as Actor(14)

2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Self - Actor & Musician (archive footage)2020 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as himself2018 The Shop
as Earnest 'Earn' Marks2016 Atlanta
as Sandy2012 Girls
as Transfer Billy2011 China, IL
as himself2010 Conan
as Childish Gambino2010 Conan
as Alpha Dog (voice)2010 Regular Show
as Troy Barnes2009 Community
as Young P.A.2006 30 Rock
as Gay Kid2006 30 Rock
as himself1984 MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host & Musical Guest??? Saturday Night Live

Movies with Donald Glover as Crew(10)

Production/Producer2023 Hypno-Hustler
Production/Producer2019 Guava Island
Production/Executive Producer2013 Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
Writing/Writer2013 Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
Writing/Writer2012 Donald Glover: Weirdo
Production/Executive Producer2009 Mystery Team
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Mystery Team
Writing/Story2009 Mystery Team
Writing/Screenplay2009 Mystery Team

TV Shows/Series with Donald Glover as Crew(13)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Creator/Creator2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Production/Executive Producer2023 Swarm
Directing/Director2023 Swarm
Writing/Story2023 Swarm
Crew/Creator2023 Swarm
Writing/Writer2023 Swarm
Creator/Creator2023 Swarm
Production/Executive Producer2016 Atlanta
Directing/Director2016 Atlanta
Writing/Writer2016 Atlanta
Creator/Creator2016 Atlanta
Writing/Writer2006 30 Rock

Additional Information

Full Name: Donald Glover
Born: Sunday, 09/25 1983 (September) in Stone Mountain, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 40 years + 208 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Stephenson High School, Avondale High School, DeKalb School of the Arts, Lakeside High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, East
Record Label: RCA Records, Island Records, Glassnote Records
Children: Legend Glover, Drake Glover, Donald Glover III
Siblings: Stephen Glover
Father: Donald Glover Sr.
Mother: Beverly Glover
Related to: McKinley Glover, Rachel MacLeod, James Smith, Michelle Bentley
Other names for Donald Glover (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Childish Gambino" (Pseudonym)
"mcDJ" (Pseudonym)
Donald Glover frequently works together with these people:
Roger Craig Smith (77x, Actor)
Courtenay Taylor (40x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Steve Blum (29x, Actor)
Janie Haddad Tompkins (29x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (28x, Actor)
John Cygan (27x, Actor)
Ali Hillis (25x, Actress)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (23x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
D.C. Pierson (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26332, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024