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Donald Glover
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Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by the stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, writer, comedian, director, and producer. After working on Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. Since 2016, Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has starred in several successful films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the Space Western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). A filmmaker, Glover starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019).
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Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by the stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, writer, comedian, director, and producer. After working on Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. Since 2016, Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has starred in several successful films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the Space Western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). A filmmaker, Glover starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019).
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
The Eric Andre Show
The Shop
Regular Show
MTV Video Music Awards
Adventure Time
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Girls
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Men in Black: International
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The Muppets
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
China, IL
Community
Mufasa: The Lion King
The Martian
Magic Mike XXL
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Lion King
Bando Stone and The New World
Lando
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Atlanta
Production Credits
Bando Stone and The New World
Atlanta
Swarm
Lando
30 Rock
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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