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David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. Grier gained popularity with his roles in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994) and Reverend Leon Lonnie Love on the Fox comedy series Martin (1993–1997). Grier made his feature film debut in Robert Altman's drama Streamers (1983), which won him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. Some of his notable films include A Soldier's Story (1984), Jumanji (1995), Baadasssss! (2003), and The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024).
On the stage, he has won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway revival of A Soldier's Play (2021). Grier’s other Broadway roles include Jackie Robinson in The First (1983), Henry Brown in Race (2009), and Sporting Life in Porgy and Bess (2012). His career in television has been extensive with roles such as Bernard on Damon (1998), Jerome Dagget on DAG (2000–2001), and Hal on A Series of Unfortunate Events (2018). He also created and executively-produced the American satirical show Chocolate News (2008) for Comedy Central. Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a school teacher and a psychiatrist. He holds an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama.
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Given Name: David Alan Grier
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 30, 1956
Occupations: Actor, Comedian
Years Active: 1977-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Maritza Rivera, Christine Y. Kim
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Movies Featuring David Alan Grier
Peeples
Coffee & Kareem
McHale's Navy
Native Son
They Cloned Tyrone
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Arizona
Road Hard
A Soldier's Story
Sprinter
Candy Cane Lane
The Color Purple
The American Society of Magical Negroes
An En Vogue Christmas
Lennon or McCartney
Jingle Ballin’
A Christmas Story Live!
The Wiz Live!
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
King of Texas
Angels in the Infield
The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Tiptoes
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc’s Street
Heckler
Loose Cannons
Almost an Angel
Streamers
From the Hip
Beer
Amazon Women on the Moon
Me and Him
Show of Titles
Off Limits
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Amazon Women on the Moon
Blankman
Top of the World
The Poker House
Gym Teacher: The Movie
The ’60s
In the Army Now
A Saintly Switch
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
The Patient
Tales from the Hood
Kissing Cousins
Career Timeline
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2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Principal Eyeverson (voice)
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc’s Street
Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
1999
The ’60s
Fred Hampton
A Saintly Switch
Dan Anderson
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Mr. Butz
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