Donald Glover

Donald Glover is an actor, musician, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter. He gained recognition through his various roles in the entertainment industry and notably performed music under the stage name Childish Gambino. Glover created and starred in the critically acclaimed FX series "Atlanta" from 2016 to 2022, a role for which he was awarded two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Before his breakthrough as a television actor, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom "30 Rock," and subsequently won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series in 2008 for his work on the show. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom "Community." Glover's film career includes roles in commercially successful films such as "The Lazarus Effect," "Magic Mike XXL," "The Martian," "Spider-Man: Homecoming," "Solo: A Star Wars Story," and "The Lion King."

A creative force behind multiple television projects, Glover co-created the comedy thriller television series "Swarm" in 2023 and created, directs, writes and stars in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," the spy comedy television series inspired by the 2005 film of the same name. He is confirmed to star and produce a feature set in Sony Pictures' Spider-Man universe while serving as the head writer of the Star Wars series "Lando," alongside his brother Stephen.

In his music career, Glover's first studio album Camp, was released in 2011 under Glassnote Records followed by Because the Internet. His third album, Awaken, My Love! earned him his first Grammy Award. His single "This Is America," which was released in 2018, debuted at number one on the Hot 100 and won multiple Grammy Awards. His fourth studio album, 3.15.20, was released in 2020 and plans are underway to re-release this album as Atavista. In 2024, Glover released his fifth album Bando Stone & The New World, with a subsequent world tour announced in support of both albums. However, Glover announced that his fifth album would be his last and that he would be retiring Childish Gambino.