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