Donald Glover Biography

Donald Glover won Emmy awards in 2017 for directing and starring in the comedy series Atlanta. He’s also a Grammy-nominated rapper who goes by the name of Childish Gambino.

He grew up in Georgia and is a 2006 graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. His first job in entertainment was as a writer for three seasons of 30 Rock.

Glover then played nerdy Troy on the sitcom Community, while making rap recordings on his own.

By 2010, Glover had a record deal, a stand-up comedy TV special and steady work in hit sitcoms.

Since then, Glover has had film roles in Magic Mike XXL (2015), The Martian (2015, starring Matt Damon) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017); He’s released the Childish Gambino records Camp (2011), Because the Internet (2013) and “Awaken, My Love!” (2016); and he’s created and stars in the series Atlanta (2016).