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Donald Glover
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn September 25, 1983 (41 years)
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. 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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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Glover, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King · as Simba (voice) |
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (TV Series) · as John Smith |
| 2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (TV Series) · as Marshall Lee (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Aaron Davis |
| 2022 | Butterfly in the Sky · as Troy Barnes |
| 2020 | Community Table Read · as Troy Barnes |
| 2019 | The Lion King · as Simba (voice) |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International · as Alien On Tv Monitor (uncredited) |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Guava Island · as Deni Maroon |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story · as Lando Calrissian |
| 2018 | Childish Gambino: This Is America · as Childish Gambino |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Aaron Davis |
| 2016 | Atlanta (TV Series) · as Earnest 'earn' Marks |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Rich Purnell - Aerodynamicist |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Rich Purnell |
| 2015 | Magic Mike XXL · as Andre |
| 2015 | The Lazarus Effect · as Niko |
| 2015 | Childish Gambino: Sober · as Hero Boy |
| 2014 | Childish Gambino: Telegraph Ave · as Childish Gambino |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Sesame Street: Learning Rocks · as Lmnop |
| 2014 | Childish Gambino Feat. Problem: Sweatpants · as Childish Gambino |
| 2014 | Childish Gambino Feat. Chance the Rapper: The Worst Guys · as Childish Gambino |
| 2013 | Childish Gambino: 3005 · as Childish Gambino |
| 2013 | because the internet. · as The Boy |
| 2013 | Clapping for the Wrong Reasons · as The Boy |
| 2013 | The To Do List · as Derrick |
| 2012 | Childish Gambino: Fire Fly · as Childish Gambino |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) · as Sandy |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Miles Morales |
| 2012 | Childish Gambino: Heartbeat · as Childish Gambino |
| 2011 | The Muppets · as Junior Cde Executive |
| 2011 | Childish Gambino: Bonfire · as Childish Gambino |
| 2011 | Childish Gambino: Freaks and Geeks · as Childish Gambino |
| 2011 | Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers · as Reporter |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars III · as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice) |
| 2010 | Regular Show (TV Series) · as Alpha Dog (voice) |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Marshall Lee |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as Troy Barnes |
| 2009 | Mystery Team · as Jason Rogers |
| 2008 | China, IL (TV Series) · as Transfer Billy (voice) |
| 2007 | Wink · as Falvo The Wink |
| 2007 | Jazz Man · as Cal 'jellymouth' Williams |
| 2007 | Shouting Homeless Realtor · as Cast |
| 2007 | Memory Loss · as Alan Mortimer |
| 2007 | Rookie · as Veteran Cop |
| 2007 | Funny · as Curtis |
| 2007 | Hip Hop · as Cast |
| 2007 | Human Giant (TV Series) · as Mitchell The Webcam Guy |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Young P.a. |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Troy Barnes |
| 1998 | Winner Takes All · as Extra |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Criminal |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Lmnop |