
1983-09-25 ( 41 years old ) in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
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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Movies
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024-12-18
Common Ground
2023-09-29
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023-05-31
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022-05-03
Adele One Night Only
2021-11-14
Community Table Read
2020-05-18
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020-05-10
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019-09-06
The Lion King
2019-07-12
Men in Black: International
2019-06-12
Guava Island
2019-04-13
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018-05-15
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017-07-05
The Martian
2015-09-30
Magic Mike XXL
2015-07-01
The Lazarus Effect
2015-01-29
Harmontown
2014-03-08
Chicken and Futility
2014-01-13
because the internet.
2013-12-06
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
2013-08-15
The To Do List
2013-07-24
Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012-01-22
Donald Glover: Weirdo
2012-01-18
The Muppets
2011-11-22
Best Coast: Our Deal
2011-08-02
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010-12-19
Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents
2010-03-19
Mystery Team
2009-08-28
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006-03-31
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