David Alan Grier

At 67 years old, David Alan Grier has this physical status:

David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian.

He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color.

Early life and education

Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, one of three children, to Aretas Ruth (née Blaney), a school teacher, and William Henry Grier, a psychiatrist and writer, who co-wrote the book Black Rage.

He graduated from Detroit's Cass Technical High School, and received a B.A. in radio, television and film from the University of Michigan, and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama, in 1981. Visiting lecturer Rachel Roberts took notice of his performance one evening in a piece entitled The Place of the Spirit Dance.

Personal life

Grier was married to Maritza Rivera and divorced in 1997. In July 2007, he married Christine Y. Kim, an associate curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She gave birth to their daughter, Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim on January 10, 2008, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles. On July 9, 2009, Kim filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

When Grier was young, his family marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in a March on Poverty in Detroit, where King gave an early version of the "I Have A Dream" speech.

He is a fan of motorcycles, and owns the rare Yamaha YZF-R1 Limited Edition. On the August 10, 2009, episode of Loveline, Grier agreed to auction it to aid Bryan Bishop's Tumor Fund, but walked off set while Carolla and the audio engineer bickered on air. He is an avid cook and began food blogging during the run of the play Race, where James Spader helped to critique the food Grier made.

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Career

Grier landed the role of Jackie Robinson in the short-lived Broadway musical The First, directed by Martin Charnin and written by Joel Siegel after graduating from Yale. Grier was nominated for the Best Featured Actor in a Musical and received the Theatre World Award for First Class. He got his start on the National Public Radio radio drama version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in 1981. During the Battle of Yavin, he was the voice of a nameless X-wing fighter pilot pilot.

James "Thunder" later appeared in the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls, and Grier performed as James "Thunder" later. Grier made his film debut in Streamers, directed by Robert Altman in 1983. For the film, he received the Golden Lion for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. He appeared in the Negro Ensemble Company's production A Soldier's Play and reprised his role in the film version A Soldier's Adventure. In the film A Different World, Grier appeared as a geology professor at Hillman College.

Grier, who is best known for his dramatic roles, began to shift toward comedy, appearing in the cult films Amazon Women on the Moon and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, whose producer Keenen Ivory Wayans portrayed Grier in his latest variety series In Living Color. It received an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series, which made it a ratings hit. Grier grew to become a well-known cast member, ranging from hyperactive children to crotchetchy old men. Some of his more well-known characters included flamboyant and effeminate Antoine Merriweather in the "Men on..." sketch book series, blues guitarist Calhoun Tubbs, as well as Tiny's teenage male "breastesses."

Grier appeared in films such as Boomerang as Eddie Murphy's nascent friend Gerard in 1992; In the Army Now, as Fred Ostroff, a factory employee turned police officer whose car is crushed and eaten by a massive pod in Jumanji in 1995. He played Rev. He was a Rev. Leon Lonnie Love on Martin's television show Martin.

Ensign Charles Parker appeared with Tom Arnold in the 1997 comedy McHale's Navy as Ensign Charles Parker. In 1999, he made a guest appearance in Nickelodeon's "Aw, Here It Goes to Hollywood" episode. Grier appeared in the short-lived sitcoms The Preston Episodes, Damon (with In Living Color co-star Damon Wayans) and DAG, after the cancellation of In Living Color. In the Robert De Niro and Edward Burns film 15 Minutes (2001) as a Central Park robber, he had a cameo. In Rusty Cundieff's anthology film Tales From the Hood, he portrayed an abusive father in a farewell to his comedic roles in In Living Color.

Grier appeared on the cast of the improv-based ABC sitcom and Bonnie Hunt's Life with Bonnie, which lasted for two seasons, in 2002. During this period, he continued to appear in comedies, but he also returned to drama in the films Baadassss! The Woodsman (2004), (2003). The Book of David is David's own Comedy Central stand-up special. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers as a regular guest. Grier, the show's host, was Thank God You're Here. Shelly Bragg, the villain in Gym Teacher: The Movie (2008) starred him. In the ABC 2005 television film The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, he appeared as Uncle Henry.

Grier hosted Chocolate News, a comedy Central spoof a TV news magazine's program in October 2008. Comedy Central did not renew the show for a second season. In the 2009 film Dance Flick, Sugar Bear appeared as Sugar Bear.

In Season 6 of Fox's Bones, a Grier guest appeared. Professor Bunsen Jude, the Science Dude, was the host of a children's television show. Bill Nye, "the Science Guy" inspired this person.

Grier appeared in Tyler Perry Presents Peeples in May 2013, as Virgil Peeples, alongside Kerry Washington and Craig Robinson. Grier appeared in The Watsons Go To Birmingham, a Hallmark Channel adaptation of Christopher Paul Curtis' 1995 Newbery Honor-winning book The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963. He appeared in Bad Teacher's CBS TV-adaptation, portraying principal Carl Gaines. In NBC's live performance of The Wiz, which aired on December 3, 2015, he played the Cowardly Lion.

Grier appeared with Jon Stewart in Elmopalooza in 1998 as the director of Jon's production crew, who chastises him at Elmo and Telly after realizing what happened to the rest of the cast members. Grier appeared in the Comedy Central series Chocolate News in 2008, which had satirical sketches of current events and news stories. It lasted for ten episodes in a single season. In the Paramount Pictures film Clifford the Big Red Dog, Grier appeared as Jimmy Dale in the series Queen Sugar, where he played Mr. Packard.

Grier will be cast member of the forthcoming musical remake, The Color Purple, in April 2022. He is set to appear in Pastor Avery, Shug Avery's father, in the 1985 film of the same name.

Steve Carell is starring in The Patient on Hulu in 2022.

Grier, a comedian and host of the Comedy Central program Premium Blend in 2001, is a comedian who performed in 2001. He had been ranked no. 2 on the charts. 94 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Before appearing at The Madhouse Comedy Club, he appeared on the Dave, Shelley, and Chainsaw (DSC) Show (San Diego Jack 100.7 FM). He denied internet claims that he was involved in a musical based on Louis Farrakhan's life in the interview.

Grier returned to Broadway to appear in the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in 1997. He returned to Broadway for the premiere of Race, written and directed by David Mamet, opposite James Spader, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas, which opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on December 6, 2009. Grier received his second Tony Award nomination for his work. Des McAnuff's La Jolla Playhouse directed him again, and he appeared in the revived production of The Wiz.

Grier appeared on Broadway as Sportin' Life in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, which opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on January 12, 2012, alongside Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald. For this role, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. Grier received a 2013 Grammy Award for his work on the cast recording of the play in addition to his Tony Award nomination.

Grier returned to Broadway for A Soldier's Play in January 2020, this time playing Tech Sergeant Vernon C. Waters, the role played by Adolph Caesar in the off-Broadway production. He received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Random Acts of Comey on Fox Family, 1998, David hosted Random Acts of Comedy, which is now Freeform. The program ran for a season. He appeared on Dancing with the Stars' eighth season, teaming with Kym Johnson. Grier said he had lost 26 pounds by the fourth week of the tournament. In the fifth week, he was out of office.

Simon & Schuster's first book, Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth, was released in 2009. Grier's personal life is chronicled in the book, which was written with Alan Eisenstock.

He and his brother and his brother's relatives were featured in an episode of Clean House. Grier begged to help his brother due to his extensive storage issues, and the family's house was given a makeover. On the Game Show Network and several Sinclair TV stations, he hosted Snap Decision, which debuted on August 7, 2017.

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