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Donald Glover: Cool Facts You Might Not Know About The Actor And Musician
You may know him as Troy Barnes, or perhaps as a young Lando Calrissian, or maybe even as Childish Gambino, his rapper alter ego. Yet, how much do you really know about Donald Glover, the man behind all of those personas and more?
Born at Edwards Air Force Base in 1983 but raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Donald Glover would grow up to be one of the most respected and exciting talents of his generation, proving that he, to quote his Saturday Night Live opening monologue song, “really can do anything.” He is a master of busting guts (as evident by his 2012 stand-up special Donald Glover: Weirdo), as well as busting rhymes (made evident by his three studio albums and five Grammy wins), and is the creator and star of Atlanta, one of the most commercially and critically acclaimed shows to come from FX.
Donald Glover Was An NYU Resident Advisor When He Was Hired To Write For 30 Rock
In a 2018 profile on Donald Glover from The New Yorker, Tina Fey says that the he actually had a lot of input on the creation of Jack McBrayer's 30 Rock character Kenneth, whom Glover claims he had a lot in common with at the time, being a "a wide-eyed kid, eager to please." Actually, when he landed the gig writing for the future hit NBC sitcom in 2006, the then 23-year-old was still calling his New York University dorm room home and was even serving as one of its resident advisors. A couple years later, he would try his hand at performing on the very sketch show that series was making fun of.
Donald Glover Auditioned To Play Barack Obama On Saturday Night Live
In 2018, Donald Glover graced the stage of Studio 8H as host of Saturday Night Live, during which he joked that he was "still pissed" at not getting a spot in the cast when he tried out a decade earlier. In fact, during one of his two audition attempts, he specifically made a bid to be the show's resident Barack Obama in 2008, only to lose to Fred Armisen. Thankfully, he would get even closer to stardom after getting cast in another beloved NBC comedy.
Dan Harmon Thinks Donald Glover Leaving Was The "Death Of" Community
Actually, more so than Donald Glover can thank Community for his success, Community can thank Glover for the series' success... and demise, apparently. Just ask creator Dan Harmon, who talked to The Hollywood Reporter about how the actor, was so naturally gifted that the writers "literally started writing in the script, 'And then Donald says something funny." The producer doubled down on his praise with a claim regarding the show's destiny after Glover left his role as Troy Barnes early into the fifth season
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