Biography
Donald Glover is an American actor, writer, comedian and musician who performs music under the name Childish Gambino. He was born on 25 September 1983 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. After studying dramatic writing at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, he joined the writing staff of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2006.
Glover gained prominence for his role as Troy Barnes in the NBC series Community (2009–2014). He created, wrote, produced, directed and starred in the FX series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. His film roles include Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and the voice of Simba in The Lion King (2019). He voices Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026).
