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Donald Glover 
Glover at PaleyFest2010's "Community" night at the Saban Theatre on March 3rd, 2010.Born Donald McKinley Glover
September 25, 1983
Edwards Air Force Base, CaliforniaOther names Childish Gambino, mc DJ Occupation Actor, Writer, Comedian, Rapper, Producer Years active 2002–present Website http://www.iamdonald.com/ Donald Travis Glover[1] (born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and musician. Glover first came to attention for his work in the sketch group Derrick Comedy, and is best known for his role as community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy series Community. In 2011, Glover signed to Glassnote Records under his stage name Childish Gambino, with whom he released his fourth album entitled Camp on November 15th, 2011, premiering at #2 on iTunes behind Take Care.
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Early life
Glover was born on September 25th, 1983 in Edwards Air Force Base, California,[2] and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, attending Rockbridge Elementary School and DeKalb School of the Arts. Contrary to a persistent rumor, he is not related to actor Danny Glover.[3] In his Comedy Central special, Glover discussed growing up alongside foster children taken in by his parents. He graduated from New York University with a degree in Dramatic Writing in 2006.[4]
Career
Glover is known for his work on the NBC show Community alongside Joel McHale and Chevy Chase. Glover was a writer for The Daily Show in 2005 and the NBC series 30 Rock from 2008 to 2009, where he also had an occasional cameo appearance. He was presented the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season of 30 Rock.[5]
In 2008, rumors surfaced that Glover was to become a cast member of Saturday Night Live and that he would portray Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Glover refuted the SNL rumors on his Facebook profile: "Just to let people know. I was NOT asked to SNL. I just auditioned and there's been a rumor spreading around the web. Just trying to clear the air."[6]
Glover's stand-up special aired on Comedy Central on March 19, 2010.
There was a campaign on Twitter, "#donald4spiderman", for Glover to be allowed to audition for the role of Peter Parker in the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man film. The campaign, originally started to see how far social networking could carry a message, quickly got a large following.[7][8] The call for Glover to be allowed to audition for the role was supported by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee[9] and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis.[10] Glover was not awarded an audition, and the role of Peter Parker instead went to Andrew Garfield. Glover referenced the campaign in his songs "Do Ya Like" ("Yes I bring the heat, girl. Fire for fire, man. Baby I'm your hero, Donald for Spider-Man.") and "Not Going Back" ("Couldn't see me in Spider-Man, but now I'm spitting venom.") Coincidentally, before Glover's attempt to audition for Spider-Man, Bendis had created the half-black half-Hispanic character Miles Morales to take up the mantle of Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160.[11] Later, Bendis said that seeing Glover dressed as Spider-Man on Community confirmed his decision to create the African-American hero[11].
In June 2010, it was announced that Glover would receive the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival in July.[12]
Glover was featured in Gap's 2010 Holiday ad campaign.
On March 16, 2011, Donald hosted the mtvU Woodie Awards held live at South By Southwest. On March 24, Donald taped his 1 hour special WEIRDO for Comedy Central. WEIRDO will air on Comedy Central on November 20.[13]
Donald appeared at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 9 in the 'This Tent' as Childish Gambino and June 11 at 'The Comedy Theater' with Bill Bailey performing stand up. Comedy Central streamed the comedy live on their website.[14]
Derrick Comedy and Other Projects
Glover is a member of the sketch comedy group Derrick Comedy, along with Dominic Dierkes, Meggie McFadden, DC Pierson, and Dan Eckman. Derrick's YouTube videos have gained the group nationwide attention and have contributed to Donald Glover's recognition, as well as his newfound success in the television business. The group wrote and starred in a feature-length film titled Mystery Team that was released in theaters in 2009.
Music
Donald Glover DJs and produces his own music under the moniker mcDJ. His music is of the electronic/remix variety and is often made available for free download via his official site. His current album releases include Love Letter in an Unbreakable Bottle and Utterances of the Heart.
Glover raps as Childish Gambino,[15] a name he found from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator.[16] He released an album entitled Sick Boi on June 5, 2008. On September 17, 2009, Childish Gambino released the album Poindexter. A pair of mixtapes entitled I Am Just A Rapper, and I Am Just A Rapper 2 were released in close succession in early 2010. Robert Scahill added his producing expertise helping with the majority of the tracks. The track listings for those albums consist of the name of the song "he" raps, followed by the song he raps over. His third album, Culdesac, was set to be released on July 2, 2010, but a couple of last minute additions caused the album to be delayed for a day. The album was made available on July 3.[17] Glover has stated in interviews that on Sick Boi and Poindexter he felt he had to hide behind gimmicks, such as pink hoodies, but with his subsequent projects, he has touched on more personal subject matter, including family, schoolyard bullying, troubled romantic relationships, suicidal thoughts and alcoholism. He has disowned his 2002 album, The Younger I Get, as the too-raw ramblings of what he calls a "decrepit Drake."
On December 1, 2010, Glover released the first track off of his EP titled "Be Alone". He released the next track, "Freaks and Geeks", as well as a five-song track list, on February 11, 2011. On February 25, Donald released the dates for the IAMDONALD tour and also his very first music video for "Freaks and Geeks".[18] The music video was shot by Dan Eckman, the director of the DerrickComedy troupe. This song would later be used in an Adidas commercial featuring Dwight Howard which brought the song, and Donald, more recognition. On March 8, 2011 Donald released his newest EP via his official website.[19]
On May 4, 2011, in an interview with TheHipHopUpdate, Glover revealed that he was working on an LP, to be released in September. [20]
During the weekend of the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, Donald performed with his band and his DJ, SoSuperSam, at the House of Blues in San Diego.[21] Donald performed a new song from his LP and explained why he had not used Twitter or Tumblr in a while. [22] Subsequently, the first fan made Childish Gambino bootleg was released after this House of Blues show, entitled 'Live Easy & Bruce Willis', containing five live tracks from the show, recorded on an iPhone and later re-mastered to pull out the sound. the bootleg was also given its own album cover; a picture of the House of Blues SD, superimposed with a comic book adaptation of Glover in a Spider-Man outfit.
On July 25th 2011, Donald Glover announced the name of his new album will be entitled Camp. On October 8th 2011, during his Orlando concert he announced Camp will be released November 15th 2011.
On August 20th 2011, at the Los Angeles Rock The Bells concert, he gave an interview to allhiphop.com, and announced to the crowd that he had signed with Glassnote Records.[23] This means that his music will be published onto physical media for the first time including cds and vinyl.
In September 2011, Childish Gambino played at the BruinBash festival at UCLA.
On September 20th, 2011, Childish Gambino released his first official single, 'Bonfire'. It has received much praise on blogs and music message boards.[citation needed] The song is available on iTunes and Amazon.
Glover also refers to himself as Cheezy, Sir Durton Cloud 9, Ms. Long-Lady Stanhope, Bambini, and Bam-B.
On October 30th 2011, he performed at Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina. On November 2nd 2011, he performed a new song entitled, "You See Me." On November 2nd 2011, he performed at House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. On November 3rd, 2011, he performed at Terminal 5 (venue) in New York City. On November 4th, 2011, he performed at House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
IAMDONALD Tour
The dates for the IAMDONALD tour were released on February 25, 2011. The IAMDONALD tour made 23 stops in 33 days, beginning with Ames, IA on April 16, and finishing with Minneapolis, MN on May 19. In between, this included performances in music venues in cities such as Las Vegas, Houston, Washington, DC and his hometown of Atlanta,GA. The tour's shows in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom on May 10, and in Brooklyn at Williamsburg Music Hall on May 14, both sold out in three hours after tickets were released on March 4.[24] While on the IAMDONALD tour, Glover interacted with his fans all across the United States.
Sign-Up Tour
The Sign-Up Tour is Donald's next pre-tour. He will be visiting 11 cities over the course of 38 days.[25]
Filmography
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006 Channel 101 Various TV Movie Keyboard Kid Jeffrey's Dad video short National Spelling Bee Judge video short Celebrity Cop video short Self Defense Mugger video short Girls Are Not to Be Trusted Kevin, Belanie video short 2007 Jerry Jerry video short Emo Song Emo Singer (voice) video short Memory Loss Alan Mortimer video short 2009 Mystery Team Jason Rodgers 2010 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Stormtrooper (voice), Scout Trooper (voice), Mace Windu (voice) TV Movie 2011 Our Deal Day Trotter Music Video 2011 The Muppets completed 2013 The To Do List Adam in production Television
Year Title Role Notes 2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Criminal 1 episode 2006-2008 30 Rock Gay Kid, Producer, Young P.A. As a writer, cameo'd in 3 episodes 2007 Bronx World Travelers Scoopy Brown short 2007 Human Giant College Webcam Guy 1 episode 2009–present Community Troy Barnes [26] Main Role 2011 Woodie Awards Host 2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Childish Gambino (Musical Guest) 1 episode 2011 Conan (TV series) Childish Gambino (Musical Guest) 1 episode Discography
Childish Gambino
Studio Albums
Title Details Camp Albums
Title Details Sick Boi - Release date: June 5, 2008
- Label: None
- Formats: download
Poindexter - Release date: September 17, 2009
- Label: None
- Formats: download
Culdesac - Release date: July 3, 2010
- Label: None
- Formats: download
Mixtapes
Title Details I Am Just A Rapper (Mixtape) - Release date: 2010
- Label: None
- Formats: download
I Am Just A Rapper 2 (Mixtape) - Release date: 2010
- Label: None
- Formats: download
Extended Plays
Title Details EP - Release date: March 8, 2011
- Label: None
- Formats: download
mc DJ
- Love Letter in an Unbreakable Bottle
- Utterances of the Heart
- Fuck Yaselves
- The Works
- New Year’s Eve Mix
- Illin-Noise
As himself
- "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" from 30 Rock: Official Soundtrack (2010)
- "101 Rap", "Somewhere Out There" from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (2010)
References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
- ^ "Community TV Show Series on NBC: Find Cast Info and Episode Guide. NBC Official Site". Nbc.com. 2010-07-19. http://www.nbc.com/community/bios/donald-glover.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, episode 3811. NBC. KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah. April 21, 2010. "Leno: I gotta ask you something. I figure I gotta check this guy out on the internet. I look up Wikipedia. It says, "Donald Glover, son of famed actor Danny Glover, blah, blah, blah blah, blah. Glover: Yes. (cheering and clapping crowd, Leno and Glover wave their hands to calm down the cheering) Leno: Here's the internet for you. Glover: Uh...not true, guys. People always assume that. Yeah, people just like assume that, and I've changed it many times and people are like, "Nope, you're wrong!" I know who my dad is."
- ^ "NYU Tisch Alumni appearing at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival". http://alumni.tisch.nyu.edu/object/sundancefilmfest09_tisch.html.
- ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410.
- ^ derrickcomedy.com
- ^ "Twitter / Donald Glover: You guys. Let's make this". Twitter.com. http://twitter.com/MrDonaldGlover/status/15066161501. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ http://twitter.com/search?q=%23donald4spiderman
- ^ "Smilin' Stan Lee weighs in on Donald Glover for Spider-Man". Io9.com. 2010-06-09. http://io9.com/5559655/smilin-stan-lee-weighs-in-on-donald-glover-for-spider+man. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Twitter / BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: i support this!! RT @chris". Twitter.com. http://twitter.com/BRIANMBENDIS/status/15151282507. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ a b Matt Moore (2 Aug 2011). "New Ultimate Spider-Man Is Half-Black, Half-Latino". Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA: Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/new-ultimate-spider-man-half-black-half-latino_n_916468.html. Retrieved 5 Aug 2011. "Bendis said his decision was made before actor Donald Glover's efforts to be considered for next year's Spider-Man film went viral. He had talked it over with Joe Quesada, Marvel's chief creative officer. "Joe and I talked about it at great length – what if he was an African-American and how interesting it would be," Bendis said."
- ^ "Aziz Ansari & Donald Glover To Be Honored In Montreal | Access Hollywood — Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. 2010-06-24. http://www.accesshollywood.com/aziz-ansari-and-donald-glover-to-be-honored-in-montreal_article_33847. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "WEIRDO to air November 19". Cinema Blend. 2011-08-17. http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Community-Donald-Glover-Schedules-Stand-Up-Special-Weirdo-Comedy-Central-34351.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Donald Glover on Comedy Central Live Stream". http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/05/comedy-central-to-webcast-bonnaroo-comedy-tent/.
- ^ "childishgambino". childishgambino. http://www.childishgambino.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. NBC. April 6, 2011. "Fallon: Childish Gambino is your name. And you got that from a...? Glover: Wu-Tang name generator. Yeah. Fallon: When did you get that? Glover: I think it was like sophomore year of college. We were all hanging out, chilling and drinking and then we were like, "oh, Wu-Tang name generator, let's put our name in." And we're putting them all in, and they're all funny and stuff, and then mine came up and I was like, "you guys, it's not funny anymore. This is something big." I just really liked it."
- ^ "culdesac". Culdesac-album.com. http://www.culdesac-album.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ Roberts, Steven (2011-03-08). "Donald Glover Releases Untitled EP". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659468/donald-glover-untitled-ep.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "iamdonald". iamdonald.com. 2011-03-08. http://www.iamdonald.com/post/3720599556/new-childish-gambino-ep-download-here. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "thehiphopupdate". thehiphopupdate.com. 2011-05-04. http://thehiphopupdate.com/hhu-interview/hhu-exclusive-intv-donald-glover-aka-childish-gambino-2/. Retrieved 2011-05-4.
- ^ "House of Blues". houseofblues.com. http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=68567/.
- ^ "Childish Gambino New Song". youtube.com. 2011-07-22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYeEdzZ7ppw&/. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Childish Gambino signs to Glassnote Records". youtube.com. 2011-08-22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj6lrz3bD6E. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ Jensen, Bill. "Donald Glover Is More Talented Than You". The Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-04-13/news/donald-glover-is-more-talented-than-you/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ ["http://www.iamdonald.com/post/10170322515/lets-go-camping-5-oct-memphis-tn-new "Let's Go Camping"]. iamdonald.com. 2011-09-13. "http://www.iamdonald.com/post/10170322515/lets-go-camping-5-oct-memphis-tn-new. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/community/
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