Donald Glover Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. is an American actor, comedian, director, writer, producer, rapper, and singer. He is also known by his stage name Childish Gambino.
Personal Details
Full Name | Donald McKinley Glover Jr |
Nick Name | Childish Gambino |
Date of Birth | 25 September 1983 |
Age | 39 years as of January 2023 |
Birth Place | Edwards, California, United States |
Residence | Edwards, California, United States |
Ethnicity | Black |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | American |
Occupations | Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Musician and DJ |
Education | Graduate |
Net Worth | USD 35 Million as of 2022 |
Marital Status | Single |
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Physical Appearance
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Chest | 41 Inches |
Waist | 33 Inches |
Biceps | 14 Inches |
Height | 5’9″ Feet |
Weight | 81 kg |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)
Father | Donald Glover Sr. |
Mother | Beverly Glover |
Sibling | Stephen Glover (Brother) and Brianne Glover (Sister) |
Girlfriend/ Wife | Michelle White |
Childers | Not Known |
As a Musician
Glover’s music genres are hip hop, funk, R&B, soul, psychedelia, and indie pop. To start his musical career, for his stage name, Childish Gambino, for which he used a Wu-Tang Clan name generator. He released his first mixtape, Sick Boi, in 2008. The second mixtape Poindexter was released in September 2009. The third mixtape Culdesac was released in 2010.
His album titled Camp was released in 2011. The singles Bonfire and Heartbeat were on number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. His other albums include Because The Internet, 3.15.20, STN MTN/ Kauai, Illin-Noise, Love Letter in an Unbreakable Bottle, Royalty, Kauai, EP, I Am Just A Rapper, Utterance of the Heart, and I Am Just A Rapper 2.
Glover’s popular songs are Me and Your Mama, This Is America, Sober, Bonfire, Feels Like Summer, Redbone, The Worst Guys, Baby Boy, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, So Into You, Do Ya Like, Terrified, Waiting for My Moment, Stand Tall, Heartbeat, Have Some Love, and Life: The Biggest Troll.
As an Actor
Glover’s acting debut was in the television series 30 Rock from 2006 to 2012. He was also the executive writer and story editor. His other television appearances include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, UCB Comedy Originals, CollegeHumor Originals, Human Giant, Live at Gotham, Community, Robot Chicken, Comedy Central Presents, Regular Show, Funny as Hell, Awkward Black Girl, Sesame Street, Girls, Adventure Time, Ultimate Spider-Man, China IL, Atlanta, Saturday Night Live, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
His debut movie was Mystery Team in 2009, in which he was also the writer and executive producer. His other film appearances include The Muppets, The To Do List, Clapping for the Wrong Reasons, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Chicken and Futility, The Lazarus Effect, Magic Mike XXL, The Martian, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Guava Island, and The Lion King. In 2010, he received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival.
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Early Life and Personal Details
Glover was born on September 25, 1983, in Edwards, California, United States. His father Donald Glover Sr. was a postal worker and his mother Beverly Glover is a retired daycare provider. He has a younger brother Stephen Glover, who is a writer and producer and his sister’s name is Brianne Glover.
Donald attended the Avondale High School and DeKalb School of Arts. He graduated from the New York University Tisch School of Arts with a degree in Dramatic Writing in 2006. He has three children with his partner Michelle White.
His height is 5 feet 9 inches, weight is 81kgs, hair color is black, and eye color is dark brown. His net worth is estimated to be $35 million.
Donald Glover Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)