Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian, musician and record producer.
He is best known for portraying the character Troy Barnes on the comedy television series Community. He was originally a writer for the comedy series 30 Rock.
Aside from acting, Glover is also a rapper where he performs under the stage name Childish Gambino. He said that he got his stage name from the Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
Career
From 2006 to 2009 Glover wrote for 30 Rock. In 2008 he and his co-writers were presented with the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series for his work on the third season.
In June 2008, he released the independent mixtape Sick Boi. In September 2009, he released his second mixtape Poindexter.
In July 2010, Glover received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival and was featured in Gap's 2010 holiday advertising campaign.
He released a couple albums and mixtapes by himself before he released his first album Camp for Glassnote Records on November 15, 2011.
In 2015 he played a scientist who brings dead people back to life with disastrous consequences in The Lazarus Effect.
In May 2018, he released a single titled "This Is America" while performing as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The song debuted at number one, becoming both Glover's first number one and top ten single in the United States.
In 2019, he starred as Simba in the live action remake of The Lion King.
On March 15, 2020, Glover streamed his surprise fourth album on his website Donald Glover Presents.
Television
Personal life
Glover began dating Michelle White and they had three sons Legend Glover, Drake Glover and Donald Glover III.
Influences
Glover stated actors like Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Hanks, Giancarlo Esposito, Robert Wisdom, Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Freddie Prinze Jr., Charlie Sheen, Nicolas Cage, Wes Studi, Vin Diesel, Val Kilmer, John Ritter, Will Smith, Brendan Fraser and John Travolta and music artists like Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Outkast, Lupe Fiasco, Frank Ocean, Schooley Q, MF Doom, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah and The-Dream as influences.
Discography
Sick Boi (2008) Poindexter (2009) Culdesac (2010) Camp (2011) Because the Internet (2013) STN MTN / Kauai (2014)
References
Other websites
Official website
Actors from Georgia (U.S. state) Actors from Los Angeles African American comedians American movie actors American movie producers Rappers from California American stand-up comedians American television actors 1983 births Living people Comedians from Los Angeles
