Name
Donald Glover
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1983-09-25 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
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. 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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- 2020 Community Table Read as Troy Barnes
- 2009 Mystery Team as Jason Rogers
- 2019 Men in Black: International as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- 2010 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)
- 2023 Common Ground as Self
- 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Aaron Davis
- 2013 The To Do List as Derrick
- 2013 Clapping for the Wrong Reasons as The Boy
- 2014 Chicken and Futility as The Boy
- Soon Lando as Lando Calrissian
- 2015 The Lazarus Effect as Niko
- 2015 Magic Mike XXL as Andre
- 2015 The Martian as Rich Purnell
- Soon Untitled Community Movie as Troy Barnes
- 2011 The Muppets as Junior CDE Executive
- 2024 Mufasa: The Lion King as Simba (voice)
- 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming as Aaron Davis
- 2006 Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Self (uncredited)
- 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story as Lando Calrissian
- 2010 Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents as Himself
- 2019 The Lion King as Simba (voice)
- 2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Greg
- 2019 Guava Island as Deni Maroon
- 2012 Shut Up and Play the Hits as Self
- 2019 The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
- 2019 Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
- 2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2014 Harmontown as Self
- 2012 Donald Glover: Weirdo as Self
- 2015 China, Il The Musical as Transfer Billy
- 2025 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2009 Mystery Team Adventures: The Case of the Haunted Hotel as Jason
- Soon Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self
- 2014 Lennon or McCartney as Self
- Soon Bando Stone & The New World as Bando Stone
- 2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Yoshi (voice)
- 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 8 episodes ) as John Smith
- 2006 30 Rock ( 1 episode ) as Young P.A.
- 2009 Community ( 89 episodes ) as Troy Barnes
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Girls ( 2 episodes ) as Sandy
- 2012 The Eric Andre Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Talking with Chris Hardwick ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Atlanta ( 41 episodes ) as Earnest 'Earn' Marks
- 2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake ( 5 episodes ) as Marshall Lee (voice)
- 2006 30 Rock ( 1 episode ) as Young Tracy Jordan
- 2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake ( 1 episode ) as Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice)
- 2018 The Shop ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Regular Show ( 1 episode ) as Alpha Dog (voice)
- 2011 China, IL ( 10 episodes ) as Transfer Billy (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2010 Adventure Time ( 2 episodes ) as Marshall Lee (voice)
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 30 Rock ( 1 episode ) as Gay Kid
- 2020 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian ( 1 episode ) as Self - Actor & Musician (archive footage)
- 1959 The Grammys ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 BET Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 2007 Bronx World Travelers ( 3 episodes ) as Snoopy Brown
- 1998 Comedy Central Presents ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mean Tweets
- 2010 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2010 Conan ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2025 The Studio ( 1 episode ) as Donald Glover
