| First Name |
Donald
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| Middle Name |
McKinley
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| Last Name |
Glover
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| Full Name at Birth |
Donald McKinley Glover Jr.
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| Alternative Name |
Childish Gambino, mcDJ
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| Birthday |
25th September, 1983
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| Birthplace |
Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California, USA
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| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Weight |
174lbs (79 kg)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Distinctive Feature |
Sincerity, Voice
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Agnostic
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
DeKalb School of the Arts, Stephenson High School
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| University |
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, writer, producer, director, stand-up comedian, rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
Troy Barnes on Community, Earnest "Earn" Marks on Atlanta
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hip Hop, Observational Comedy, Surreal Humor, Blue Comedy, Musical Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Satire, Funk, Soul, Electronic, Comedy, Psychedelic Soul, Alternative Hip Hop, R&B, Hipster Hop, Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock, Black Comedy, Indie pop, Alternative hip-hop, PBR&B, dark pop
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| Year(s) Active |
2002–present, 2003–present, Musical career, 2005–present, 2004–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Piano, Glockenspiel, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Sequencer, Sampler, Keyboards, Programmer
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| Record Label |
Glassnote, Island, (past) Island, RCA, Glassnote (past), Liberator, Liberator (current), Glassnote (former), mcDJ, Wolf+Rothstein, RCA (current)
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| Associated Acts |
Ludwig Göransson, Chance the Rapper, Flux Pavilion, Ariana Grande, Kilo Kish, Janet Leon, Trinidad James, Danny Pudi, Logic, Welvin The Great, Jaden Smith, Jhené Aiko
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
MGMT Entertainment, Creative Artists Agency
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| Brand Endorsement |
Clothing brand Gap’s Holiday ad campaign, Adidas, Samsung, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 video game
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| Official Websites |
twitter.com/donaldglover, http://www.iamdonald.com/, www.facebook.com/iamdonald/, www.nndb.com/people/699/000345661/, http://www.awakenmylove.com, http://childishgambino.com/, http://childishgambino.com, http://donaldgloverpresents.com/
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| Friend |
Lena Dunham, Frank Ocean
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| Favorite People |
Sarah Paulson (actress), Bruno Mars (singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, choreographer)
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| Favorite Movies |
The Counselor (2013)
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| Favorite TV Shows |
American Dad, O.J.: Made in America
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| Favorite Songs |
Kiss From a Rose (By Seal), Bootylicious (By Beyonce)
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| Favorite Books |
Future Shock (By Alvin Toffler)
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Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), 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 from 2009 to 2014. He created the FX series Atlanta (2016–2022), which he starred in and occasionally directed. For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards.
