“It’s not like a Meatloaf concert. I don’t come out on a devil’s back and say, ‘Are you ready to rock?’ or anything.”
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Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr., also known by his musical stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, comedian, 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…
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entertainment · American actor and musician (born 1983) · actor · screenwriter · songwriter · stand-up comedian · rapper · singer · record producer · disc jockey · television actor · film actor · also Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, Donald McKinley Glover, mcDJ, Donald McKinley Glover Jr., Glover
Born 25 September 1983 · Q1239933
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2026· 3 entries
It was announced that he would be voicing Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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Starred as the voice of Yoshi in the animated video game film The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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2024· 13 entries
Glover announced on Twitter that he had cancelled the remaining shows for The New World Tour due to surgery and recovery after experiencing a stroke following the New Orleans concert
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Published video “yoshinoya #bandostoneandthenewworld #shorts”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - Lithonia (Official Music Video)”.
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Published video “@YouTubeMusic #shorts”.
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Published video “#bandostoneandthenewworld #shorts”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - Lithonia (Trailer)”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - H3@RT$ W3RE M3@NT T0 F7¥ (Audio)”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - Yoshinoya (Audio)”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - We Are God (Audio)”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - Dadvocate (Audio)”.
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Published video “Childish Gambino - Happy Survival (Audio) ft. Khruangbin”.
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It was announced Donald Glover would star in the biopic of British-American rap artist 21 Savage, titled American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, alongside Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin and Savage; Glover was expecte
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Created and starred in the Prime Video series Mr
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2022· 1 entry
And the final season on September 15, 2022
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2021· 1 entry
Glover signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios
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2020· 1 entry
Glover streamed his surprise fourth album on his website Donald Glover Presents, where it played on a loop for twelve hours until it was taken down
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2019· 1 entry
Through Amazon Prime Video to generally favorable critical appraisal after premiering at Coachella
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2018· 4 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (2018).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Music Video (2018).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Song of the Year (2018).
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But was later canceled due to creative differences
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2017· 3 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Atlanta (2017).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Atlanta (2017).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Atlanta (2017).
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (2015).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance (2015).
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2014· 1 entry
Released a mixtape titled STN MTN and the next day an EP titled Kauai spawning the single "Sober"
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2013· 1 entry
Glover signed a deal to create a music-themed show for FX titled Atlanta, in which he would star, write, and serve as an executive producer
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2011· 2 entries
Backed by his debut single "Bonfire" and "Heartbeat", which peaked at number eighteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and number fifty-four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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And released his debut studio album, Camp, in November of that year to critical and commercial success
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2010· 1 entry
And Culdesac, his third mixtape, was released in July of that year
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2008· 1 entry
Unsuccessfully auditioned to play President Barack Obama on the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live; the role went to cast member Fred Armisen
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2006· 3 entries
Glover caught the attention of producer David Miner after Glover sent writing samples including a spec script that he had written for The Simpsons
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Studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts (2006).
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Graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in dramatic writing
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1983· 1 entry
Born 1983-09-25.
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