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**Donald McKinley Glover Jr.** (**Script error: No such module "IPAc-en".**; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name **Childish Gambino** (**Script error: No such module "IPAc-en".**), is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom *30 Rock*. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom *Community* from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, Glover starred in the FX series *Atlanta*, which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on *Atlanta*, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Glover has starred in several successful films including the supernatural horror *The Lazarus Effect* (2015), the comedy-drama *Magic Mike XXL* (2015), and science fiction film *The Martian* (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the space western *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in *The Lion King* (2019). Glover is also a filmmaker, and starred in and produced the short film *Guava Island* (2019). In 2023, he co-created the comedy thriller *Swarm*.

Following independently released albums and mixtapes, Glover signed with Glassnote Records in 2011, and released his first studio album, *Camp*, that year. In 2013, he followed this with his second album, *Because the Internet*. Glover's third album, *"Awaken, My Love!"* (2016), spawned the single "Redbone", which peaked at number twelve on the *Billboard* Hot 100 and eventually earned him his first Grammy Award. In 2018, Glover released "This Is America", which debuted at number-one on the Hot 100, and won four Grammy Awards, including for Song and Record of the Year. Glover's fourth album, *3.15.20*, was released in 2020.

## Early life

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. was born at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, on September 25, 1983, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where his father was stationed. His mother, Beverly (née Smith), is a retired daycare provider, and his father, Donald Glover Sr., was a postal worker. His parents served as foster parents for 14 years. Glover was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but he is no longer religious. His younger brother, Stephen, would later become a writer and producer who collaborates with him. He has a sister named Brianne.

Glover attended Avondale High School and DeKalb School of the Arts, and was voted "Most Likely to Write for *The Simpsons*" in his high school yearbook. In 2006, he graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Dramatic Writing. While at Tisch, he self-produced the independent mixtape *The Younger I Get*, which has not been released and has been disowned by Glover for being the "too-raw ramblings" of what he calls a "decrepit Drake". He began DJing and producing electronic music under the moniker MC DJ (later as mcDJ) remixing Sufjan Stevens' album *Illinois* (2005).

## Career

### 2006–2010: Derrick Comedy, *Community*, and mixtapes

In 2006 Glover caught the attention of producer David Miner after Glover sent writing samples including a spec script that he had written for *The Simpsons*. Miner and Tina Fey were impressed by Glover's work and hired him to become a writer for the NBC sitcom *30 Rock*. From 2006 to 2009 Glover wrote for *30 Rock*, in which he also had occasional appearances. He and his co-writers were presented with the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series in 2008 for his work on the third season. In 2008, Glover unsuccessfully auditioned to play President Barack Obama on the sketch comedy program *Saturday Night Live*; the role went to cast member Fred Armisen. While attending NYU, Glover became a member of the sketch comedy group Derrick Comedy, having appeared in their sketches on YouTube since 2006, along with Dominic Dierkes, Meggie McFadden, DC Pierson, and Dan Eckman. The group wrote and starred in a feature-length film, *Mystery Team*, a comedy about amateur teenage detectives; it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. With a limited release, the fans requested the film in their local theaters.

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Glover starred as former high school jock Troy Barnes on Dan Harmon's NBC sitcom *Community*, which premiered in September 2009. Glover did not return as a full-time cast member for the show's fifth season, appearing only in the first five episodes. Despite speculation that he was leaving to pursue his music career, a series of hand-written notes that Glover posted to Instagram revealed that his reasons were more personal, citing a need for projects that offered him more independence as he worked through some personal issues. Although Harmon approached Glover about returning to the show for its sixth season, Glover declined, feeling that his character's return would not serve the show, the audience, or himself as an actor.

Glover's stage name, Childish Gambino, which he used to start his musical career, came from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator. In June 2008, he released the independent mixtape *Sick Boi*. In September 2009, he released his second mixtape *Poindexter*. A pair of mixtapes titled *I Am Just a Rapper* and *I Am Just A Rapper 2*, were released in close succession in 2010, and *Culdesac*, his third mixtape, was released in July of that year. In March 2010, Glover performed a 30-minute set on the stand-up showcase program *Comedy Central Presents*.

In May 2010, a fan suggested Glover for the role of Peter Parker in *The Amazing Spider-Man* film, encouraging his supporters to retweet the hashtag "#donald4spiderman". The campaign sparked a viral response on Twitter. The call for Glover to audition for the role was supported by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee. However, Glover did not audition, and the role went to Andrew Garfield. He later revealed that he was never contacted by Sony Pictures. Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis, who announced Miles Morales, an African-American version of Spider-Man, a year later, said he had conceived of the character before Glover's campaign went viral. Bendis gave credit to Glover for influencing the new hero's looks for Spider-Man; Bendis said, "I saw him in the costume [on *Community*] and thought, 'I would like to read that book.Template:'" Glover later voiced this incarnation of Spider-Man on the *Ultimate Spider-Man* animated series.

Glover received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival in July 2010, and was featured in Gap's 2010 holiday advertising campaign.

### 2011–2014: *Camp* and *Because the Internet*

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His first extended play, titled *EP*, was released as a free digital download in March 2011. A music video for the song "Freaks and Geeks" was released in that month and Glover hosted the MTVU Woodie Awards at South By Southwest. Glover commenced his nationwide IAMDONALD Tour in April. The tour was a one-man live show that consisted of rap, comedy, and video segments. Glover appeared at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival as both Childish Gambino and as a comedian, performing a set with Bill Bailey. His one-hour stand-up special, *Weirdo*, aired on Comedy Central in November 2011.

For his 2011 debut studio album, Glover approached *Community*Template:'s score composer, Ludwig Göransson for production assistance; Göransson has become his most frequent collaborator. Prior to its release, Glover signed with Glassnote Records and embarked on The Sign-Up Tour. The album titled *Camp*, was released on November 15, 2011, backed by his debut single "Bonfire" and "Heartbeat", which peaked at number eighteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and number fifty-four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. *Camp* debuted at number eleven on the *Billboard* 200, selling 52,000 copies in the first week, and was generally well received by critics, with *PopMatters* writer Steve Lepore finding it to be "undoubtedly one of the best records of any genre to come out in 2011". His Camp Gambino tour was scheduled to commence in March 2012, but was postponed to April after he fractured his foot.

Glover released the songs "Eat Your Vegetables" and "Fuck Your Blog" through his website in April and May 2012. Throughout May and June, he premiered tracks from his sixth mixtape, *Royalty*, which was released as a free digital download in July. The album featured several artists, including his brother Stephen, under the alias Steve G. Lover III. The single "Trouble" by British artist Leona Lewis from her album *Glassheart* (2012) featured Gambino with a guest rap performance. The song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, making it his first UK Top 10 single. In November 2012, Göransson stated that he and Glover were in the studio generating new ideas for the next album which was to be "bigger" and "with more people involved". In 2013, Glover signed a deal to create a music-themed show for FX titled *Atlanta*, in which he would star, write, and serve as an executive producer. Although several networks were interested in picking up his half-hour comedy, he chose FX due to their willingness to work around his touring schedule. Glover had a supporting role in the romantic comedy *The To Do List* (2013), which performed below expectations, and guest starred in two episodes of the comedy-drama television series *Girls* in early 2013, as a Republican who is the brief love interest to Lena Dunham's character.

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His second studio album, *Because the Internet*, finished recording in October 2013 and was released in December, debuting at number seven on the *Billboard* 200 chart. *Because the Internet* yielded the singles "3005", "Crawl" and "Sweatpants". "3005" peaked at number eight on the UK R&B Chart and sixty-four on the *Billboard* Hot 100. To promote the album, Glover wrote a short film *Clapping for the Wrong Reasons* which stars himself, Chance the Rapper, and Danielle Fishel among others. Directed by Hiro Murai, it was released prior the album's release and serves as its prelude. Additionally, a 72-page screenplay designed to sync up with the album was also released. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified "Heartbeat" Gold for shipping 500,000 copies in June 2014 – making it Glover's first Gold certification. *Because The Internet* was also certified Gold. From February to May 2014, he embarked on The Deep Web Tour.

Glover directed the music video for the song "The Pressure" by Jhené Aiko, whose previous single, "Bed Peace", had featured a guest appearance by him. On October 2, he released a mixtape titled *STN MTN* and the following day an EP titled *Kauai*, which spawned the single "Sober". While *STN MTN* was a free download, the proceeds of *Kauai* went to law enforcement policies, maintenance and preservation of Kauai island. Glover described them as a joint project and the "first concept mixtape ever" that continues the story told in *Camp* and *Because the Internet*. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Glover received his first Grammy nominations in Best Rap Album for *Because the Internet* and Best Rap Performance for "3005".

### 2015–2017: Film roles, *Atlanta*, and *"Awaken, My Love!"*

Glover appeared in three films in 2015. In *The Lazarus Effect*, he played a scientist working with a team of researchers who bring dead people back to life with disastrous consequences. Next, Glover played a singer in the comedy-drama *Magic Mike XXL* and performed a cover of the Bruno Mars song "Marry You" in the film, which was included in the soundtrack. His third release that year was Ridley Scott's science fiction adaptation *The Martian*, featuring Glover as a Jet Propulsion Laboratory astrodynamicist who helps rescue an astronaut, played by Matt Damon, stranded on Mars. Glover contributed to the soundtrack of *Creed* (2015), a film in the *Rocky* film series, providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-writing another titled "Breathe".

After being in development since August 2013, FX ordered the *Atlanta* series in December 2014, announcing a 10-episode season in October 2015, which premiered on September 6, 2016, to widespread critical acclaim. Glover writes, occasionally directs, executive produces, and stars in the series as Earnest "Earn" Marks, a Princeton dropout who manages his rapper cousin as they navigate through the Atlanta hip hop scene. For his work on the show, Glover has earned various accolades, including Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, making him the first black person to win an Emmy for the latter category. Due to the success of the series, FX signed Glover to an exclusive deal to write and produce more shows for the network. The first of these shows was an animated series featuring the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, which was set to premiere in 2018 but was later canceled due to creative differences. Glover later posted an unofficial and unproduced script to his Twitter account, stating he was not "too busy to work on Deadpool", ending media speculation.

In September 2016, Glover held three musical performances, known as the "Pharos Experience", in Joshua Tree, California, where he debuted songs from his third studio album *"Awaken, My Love!"*. The album was released in December, charting at number five on the *Billboard* 200 and was later certified platinum accumulating 1,000,000 certified units. It was considered a bold departure from his usual hip hop style as it primarily featured Glover singing rather than rapping, and saw him draw influences from psychedelic soul, funk and R&B music, particularly of the funk band Funkadelic. *"Awaken, My Love!"* produced the singles "Me and Your Mama", "Redbone" (which peaked at number twelve on the *Billboard* Hot 100), and "Terrified". Its vinyl release featured a virtual reality headset and an accompanying app that allowed owners to access virtual reality live performances from the Pharos Experience. The album was positively received by music critics and was nominated for both the 2018 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album, while "Redbone" won Best Traditional R&B Performance and received nominations for Record of the Year and Best R&B Song. Glover performed "Terrified" at the award show's 60th ceremony.

In 2017, Glover appeared as criminal Aaron Davis in the superhero film *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017). Davis is the uncle of the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man, whom Glover had voiced in the *Ultimate Spider-Man* animated series. The casting was described as "a surprise treat for fans" by the film's director Jon Watts, aware of his 2010 campaign to portray the superhero. In April 2017, *Time* named Glover in its annual "100 Most Influential People in the World". Tina Fey wrote the entry for Glover, stating that he "embodies his generation's belief that people can be whatever they want and change what it is they want, at any time".

Glover announced his intention to retire the Childish Gambino stage name in June 2017, telling the audience at Governors Ball Music Festival, "I'll see you for the last Gambino album" before walking off stage. He further explained his decision in an interview, feeling his musical career was no longer "necessary" and added "There's nothing worse than like a third sequel" and "I like it when something's good and when it comes back there's a reason to come back, there's a reason to do that."

### 2018–2020: "This Is America" and *3.15.20*

Glover signed with RCA Records in January 2018, which Glover called "a necessary change of pace". In May 2018, he released a single titled "This Is America" while performing as both host and musical guest on *Saturday Night Live*. The song debuted at number one, becoming both Glover's first number one and top ten single in the United States. It features him singing and rapping, drawing influence from trap music. The lyrics addressed a variety of topics including gun violence and being black in the United States, while its controversial video, directed by Japanese filmmaker and frequent collaborator Hiro Murai, showed Glover with a firearm shooting at a choir. "This is America" won the Grammy for Song of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Record of the Year, becoming the first rap song to win the latter.

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While filming *Atlanta*Template:'s second season, Glover portrayed a young version of Lando Calrissian in *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018), causing him to miss appearances in some episodes; Calrissian was previously played by Billy Dee Williams in two films in the original *Star Wars* trilogy. Despite the film's turbulent production and poor box office returns, Glover's performance was praised, particularly by critic Stephanie Zacharek for his "unruly, charismatic elegance". In July 2018, Glover released the *Summer Pack* extended play containing the songs "Summertime Magic" and "Feels Like Summer", the former of which was originally meant to be the lead single from Glover's forthcoming fourth studio album. "Summertime Magic" debuted at forty-four on the *Billboard* Hot 100. Glover began his fifth concert tour, This Is America Tour in September, announcing it would be his last during its opening show in Atlanta. Two previously unreleased songs, "Algorhythm" and "All Night", were made available to people who bought tickets to the tour.

In February 2018, Glover approached New Regency, without a script, about a project he would like to work on while he had free time between *Solo* promotional duties and his This Is America Tour. Due to his previous success, they accepted his offer quickly and Amazon Studios agreed to distribute the film. *Guava Island*, the resulting film written by Stephen Glover and directed by Hiro Murai, was filmed in Cuba. It stars Glover as a musician who decides to throw a festival on his homeland, with Rihanna co-starring as his partner and muse. It was released in 2019 through Amazon Prime Video to generally favorable critical appraisal after premiering at Coachella. Glover provided guest vocals to the track "Monster" on 21 Savage's 2018 album *I Am > I Was*, reflecting on his negative feelings toward the music industry and why he wants to retire from music. He partnered with Adidas Originals to reimagine three pairs of classic Adidas sneakers, which were launched in April 2019 under the "Donald Glover Presents" line and were promoted by a series of advertisements starring comedian Mo'Nique.

Days after headlining Coachella in April 2019, Glover premiered a new song, "Algorythm", through the mobile app Pharos AR. The augmented reality application allows users to open the virtual Pharos world with other players. During his headlining performance at the 2019 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Glover drew "the biggest crowd that Outside Lands has ever had" and also announced that it was "the second to last show that we'll be doing" before retiring the Childish Gambino pseudonym. When asked on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* about the status of retiring, Glover said he was unsure and may continue to perform after the *This Is America Tour*. Glover was expected to release another album per the RCA Records contract he signed in January 2018.

Glover provided the voice for adult Simba, the titular protagonist and lion prince turned king in *The Lion King* (2019), a remake of the 1994 Disney film of the same name. Glover praised the director, Jon Favreau, for the way he constructed the timeless story and asked him to re-record his lines as he connected to the film's story line more personally after his father's death. Glover sang on the film's soundtrack and on the curated album *The Lion King: The Gift*, featuring songs inspired by the film. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed $1.6 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time. In December 2019, Glover endorsed 2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang and joined his campaign as a creative consultant.

On March 15, 2020, Glover streamed his surprise fourth album on his website Donald Glover Presents, where it played on a loop for twelve hours until it was taken down. 21 Savage and Ariana Grande feature on the album. The album was released on digital services the following week under the name *3.15.20*. It was well received by music critics and debuted at number 13 on the *Billboard* 200. In November 2020, in a rare appearance on his Twitter account, Glover opined that seasons 3 and 4 of *Atlanta* would be on the caliber of *The Sopranos* and that his next musical project would be his "biggest by far".

### 2021–present: Return to television and *Swarm*

In 2021, Glover signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. It was announced that he would be producing and starring in a television reboot of Doug Liman's 2005 film *Mr. & Mrs. Smith*, with Maya Erskine co-starring. In April 2021, Glover tweeted that he was in the midst of writing a trilogy of feature films.

In February 2022, both seasons 3 and 4 of *Atlanta* had completed filming, with season 3 premiering on March 24 and the final season on September 15. In March, Glover announced that he was working on a Disney+ Star Wars series based on Lando Calrissian.

In an October 2022 interview with *Variety*, *Community* creator Dan Harmon said that he believes Glover would be in the upcoming Sony Pictures and Peacock produced *Community* film. "I think that Donald is coming, based on word of mouth, but it's just the deal isn't official or wasn't official. It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald," Harmon said. "So I believe he is coming back." In December 2022, it was announced that Glover would star and produce a feature set in Sony Pictures' Spider-Man universe. The film currently has no title but is said to revolve around the Hypno-Hustler.

He is also the creator of the television series *Swarm*, starring Dominique Fishback, Damson Idris, and Chloe Bailey, about a Beyoncé-esque character. Serving as a director and executive producer, the series is the first project from his deal with Amazon Studios.

In April 2023, Glover confirmed he would be returning for the *Community* movie.

## Influences

In an interview with *The Guardian*, Glover stated, "I'm influenced by LCD Soundsystem as much as Ghostface Killah. A lot of the rap shows I saw as a kid were boring, but if you went to a Rage Against the Machine show or a Justice show, the kids were losing their minds. Kids just want to go nuts, Odd Future know that. People want to experience something physical." Glover also cites hip-hop duo Outkast and trio Migos, and funk band Funkadelic as being influences.

Glover has influenced a number of younger musicians and actors. Rapper Vince Staples has praised Glover's ability to "[do] something different every time".

## Personal life

Glover began dating Michelle White in 2015. They have three sons, born in early 2016, January 2018, and 2020.

Glover is known as a private person and rarely posts on social media or does interviews unless for promotional work. In an interview with *The New Yorker*, he stated that social media made him feel "less human" and that he only visits online discussion pages in which he can stay anonymous and communicate with people who understand what he is saying.

On December 17, 2018, during the final stop for the This Is America Tour, Glover announced that his father had died. He said, "I lost my father a couple weeks ago and I wanted to play him some of the new songs but he didn't want to hear them, because he was like, 'I know they're going to be great.Template:'"

## Discography

*Main article: Childish Gambino discography*
* *Camp* (2011)
* *Because the Internet* (2013)
* *"Awaken, My Love!"* (2016)
* *3.15.20* (2020)

## Tours

**Comedy tours**

* IAMDONALD Tour (2011)

**Musical tours**

* The Sign-Up Tour (2011)
* Camp Gambino Tour (2012)
* Deep Web Tour (2014)
* This Is America Tour (2018)

## Filmography

### Music videos

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77. ↑ Watch Jhene Aiko's 'The Pressure' Video Directed By Childish Gambino. MTV News (September 2, 2014).
78. ↑ Childish Gambino "STN MTN" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist, Download & Mixtape Stream (October 2, 2014).
79. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
80. ↑ Donald Glover Talks The Lazarus Effect, Magic Mike XXL, and Ridley Scott's The Martian (February 26, 2015).
81. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
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83. ↑ From Childish Gambino to 'Creed': Producer Ludwig Goransson's Grand Vision. Complex (December 2, 2015).
84. ↑ "Atlanta" Ordered to Series on FX – Comedy Created by and Starring Donald Glover Picked Up for 10-Episode First Season. The Futon Critic (October 15, 2015).
85. ↑ 'Atlanta' Trailer: Donald Glover Aspires To Achieve Greatness In New FX Dramedy (August 12, 2016).
86. ↑ Donald Glover 'Trojan Horsed' FX to Get Atlanta Made (January 8, 2017). “*Atlanta* may be one of the best shows of 2016 and now officially a Golden Globe winner, taking home two awards including Best Comedy and Best Actor for Donald Glover, but its universal acclaim all goes back to one little white lie.”
87. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
88. ↑ Danielle Turchiano (September 18, 2017). Donald Glover Wins Emmy For Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Variety.
89. ↑ Donald Glover Is First Black Director To Win An Emmy in Comedy | HuffPost. Huffingtonpost.com (September 18, 2017).
90. ↑ Egner, Jeremy (May 10, 2017). 'Deadpool' Animated Series Coming to FXX. *The New York Times*.
91. ↑ FX, Donald Glover Exit Marvel's Animated 'Deadpool' Series (March 24, 2018).
92. ↑ Donald Glover Tweets 15-Page 'Deadpool' Script, Says Was Not "Too Busy" For FX Series (March 28, 2018).
93. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
94. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (November 10, 2016). Donald Glover Details New Childish Gambino Album 'Awaken, My Love!'. *Pitchfork*.
95. ↑ Josephs, Brian (December 5, 2016). Review: Childish Gambino Is Actually Good Now. *Spin*.
96. ↑ Sendra, Tim. Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino.
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98. ↑ Childish Gambino's "*Awaken, My Love*" "Virtual Reality" Vinyl Detailed (May 10, 2017).
99. ↑ Reviews for "Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino. Metacritic.
100. ↑ Childish Gambino. The Recording Academy.
101. ↑ Donald Glover Sang With the Voice of 'The Lion King's' Young Simba at the Grammys (January 28, 2018).
102. ↑ Yamato, Jen (July 6, 2017). How Donald Glover wound up in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' and what it might mean for an inclusive future. *Los Angeles Times*.
103. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
104. ↑ Donald Glover reveals that next Childish Gambino project will be his final album (June 4, 2017).
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106. ↑ Childish Gambino Signs With RCA, New Music on the Way (January 22, 2018).
107. ↑ 107.0 107.1 Asward, Jem (May 6, 2018). Childish Gambino Performs Brand-New Song, 'Saturday,' on 'SNL' (Watch). *Variety*.
108. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
109. ↑ Donald Glover's 'This Is America' Holds Ugly Truths To Be Self-Evident. NPR (May 7, 2018).
110. ↑ Donald Glover tackles gun violence in powerful video for 'This Is America,' his new single. Mashable (May 6, 2018).
111. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
112. ↑ Lisa Respers France (February 11, 2019). Childish Gambino makes Grammy history.
113. ↑ 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (December 6, 2018).
114. ↑ Donald Glover Cast as Young Lando Calrissian in Upcoming Han Solo Star Wars Stand-Alone Film. *StarWars.com* (October 21, 2016).
115. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
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117. ↑ How Donald Glover and Lando Calrissian hijacked 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' from Han Solo. *USA Today*.
118. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
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121. ↑ Donald Glover: 'This Is the Last Gambino Tour Ever'. Complex Media (September 7, 2018).
122. ↑ Minsker, Evan (September 4, 2018). Childish Gambino Sent 2 New Songs to His Fans. *Pitchfork*.
123. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
124. ↑ O'Falt, Chris (August 17, 2018). Rihanna and Donald Glover In Cuba: 'Guava Island' Is Likely Much Bigger Than a Music Video – Report.
125. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
126. ↑ Frank, Allegra (April 12, 2019). Donald Glover and Rihanna's surprise film Guava Island is streaming free for a limited time.
127. ↑ Guava Island. CBS Interactive.
128. ↑ Miller, Matt (December 21, 2018). Childish Gambino's Verse on 21 Savage's 'Monster' Explains Why He Wants to Retire From Music.
129. ↑ Donald Glover Launches New Adidas Shoes With Ads Starring Mo'Nique (April 18, 2019).
130. ↑ Donald Glover and adidas Originals officially launch Donald Glover Presents (April 18, 2019).
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133. ↑ Roettgers, Janko (April 24, 2019). Childish Gambino Releases 'Pharos' AR App for Android Phones. *Variety*.
134. ↑ Harrington, Jim (August 11, 2019). Childish Gambino rocks 'biggest crowd Outside Lands has ever had' (en-US).
135. ↑ Moore, Sam (July 10, 2019). Donald Glover offers fresh hope for the future of Childish Gambino. *NME*.
136. ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 17, 2017). 'Lion King' Remake Casts Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa. *The Hollywood Reporter*.
137. ↑ **Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.**
138. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (July 9, 2019). Beyoncé Releasing New Song "Spirit" Tonight, Curates Lion King Album. *Pitchfork Media*.
139. ↑ The Lion King.
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141. ↑ Johnson, Martin (December 19, 2019). Donald Glover joining Yang's campaign as creative consultant.
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143. ↑ Donald Glover Presents "3.15.20" (en).
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145. ↑ Picking The Highlights From Childish Gambino's Latest Album. *GQ Australia* (March 23, 2020).
146. ↑ Daly, Rhian (November 6, 2020). Donald Glover says only 'The Sopranos' can touch 'Atlanta' seasons three and four. *NME*. Band Lab Technologies.
147. ↑ Low, Elaine (February 18, 2021). Donald Glover Inks Overall Deal With Amazon Studios (en-US).
148. ↑ 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith': Maya Erskine To Star Opposite Donald Glover In Prime Video Series, Replacing Phoebe Waller-Bridge (April 7, 2022).
149. ↑ Tsang, Christopher (May 1, 2021). Donald Glover Reveals He's Working on A Trilogy Of Movies (en-US).
150. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 17, 2022). 'Atlanta' Ending With Season 4 on FX.
151. ↑ Star Wars: Donald Glover Breaks Silence on Lando Disney+ Show (March 30, 2022).
152. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (2022-10-07). 'Community' Movie Could Still Include Donald Glover, Dan Harmon Says: 'I Believe He Is Coming Back' (en-US).
153. ↑ Borys Kit (December 16, 2022). Donald Glover to Star in, Produce Spider-Man Movie Based on Villain Hypno-Hustler (Exclusive).
154. ↑ Matt Grobar (December 16, 2022). Donald Glover Set For Spider-Man Film At Sony Centered On Villain Hypno-Hustler.
155. ↑ Donald Glover Interviews Donald Glover (April 7, 2022).
156. ↑ Garner, Glenn (March 26, 2022). Donald Glover Raves About Writing with 'Amazingly Talented' Malia Obama on Upcoming Series (en).
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160. ↑ Watch Donald Glover thank Migos for 'Bad And Boujee' as he accepts Golden Globe (January 9, 2017).
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164. ↑ Juneau, Jen (January 5, 2018). Donald Glover Welcomes a Son. *People*.
165. ↑ Heaf, Jonathan (September 29, 2020). An Extraordinary Conversation Between Michaela Coel and Donald Glover. *British GQ*. “My son had just been born, like, an hour before and I was watching the George Floyd video.”
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169. ↑ Mendez, Marisa (December 18, 2018). Childish Gambino Announces Father's Death With Special Tribute.
170. ↑ Josh Osho – Giants ft. Childish Gambino.
171. ↑ Jhené Aiko – Bed Peace (Explicit) ft. Childish Gambino.
172. ↑ Kenna Releases Childish Gambino-Assisted "Relations" Video.
173. ↑ Jhené Aiko – The Pressure (Explicit).
174. ↑ Kari Faux – Gahdamn (Official Video).
175. ↑ I Am Tiger Woods. Funny Or Die (December 14, 2009).
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* "Up, Up and Away" by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson) (1968)
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* "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille) (1976)
* "This Masquerade" by George Benson (1977)
* "Hotel California" by Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Joe Walsh) (1978)
* "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel (1979)
* "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons) (1980)

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* "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (1981)
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* "Rosanna" by Toto (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro) (1983)
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* "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (1998)
* "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (1999)
* "Smooth" by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (2000)

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* "Beautiful Day" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2001)
* "Walk On" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2002)
* "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones (2003)
* "Clocks" by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey, Chris Martin) (2004)
* "Here We Go Again" by Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2005)
* "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Frank Edwin Wright III) (2006)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) (2007)
* "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse (2008)
* "Please Read the Letter" by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2009)
* "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) (2010)
* "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood) (2011)
* "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele (2012)
* "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2013)
* "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2014)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) by Sam Smith (2015)
* "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2016)
* "Hello" by Adele (2017)
* "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars (2018)
* "This Is America" by **Childish Gambino** (2019)
* "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish (2020)

*2021−present*
* "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish (2021)
* "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic (2022)
* "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2023)

* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1960)
* "Theme of *Exodus*" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1961)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1962)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1963)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1964)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1965)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1966)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1967)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1968)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1969)
* "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1970)
* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1971)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1972)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1973)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1974)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1975)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1976)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1977)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1978)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1979)
* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1980)

*1981−2000*
* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1981)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1982)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1983)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1984)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1985)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1986)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1987)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1988)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1989)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1990)
* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1991)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1992)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1993)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1994)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1995)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1996)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1997)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1998)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1999)
* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (2000)

*2001−2020*
* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2001)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2002)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2003)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2004)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2005)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2006)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2007)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2008)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2009)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2010)
* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2011)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2012)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2013)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2014)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2015)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2016)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2017)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2018)
* "This Is America" – **Donald Glover**, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2019)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)

*2021−present*
* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2021)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2022)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2023)

* "Dilemma" – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002)
* "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2003)
* "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon (2004)
* "Numb/Encore" – Linkin Park and Jay-Z (2005)
* "My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (2006)
* "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007)
* "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West (2008)
* "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (2009)

*2010s*
* "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (2010)
* "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (2011)
* "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream (2012)
* "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake (2013)
* "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (2014)
* "These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat (2015)
* "Hotline Bling" – Drake (2016)
* "LOYALTY." – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (2017)
* "This Is America" – **Childish Gambino** (2018)
* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend (2019)

*2020*
* "Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak (2020)
* "Hurricane" – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby (2021)
* "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems (2022)

* *Olivia Physical* – Olivia Newton-John (1982)

*1983–1986*
* "Girls on Film" / "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran (1983)
* "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" – David Bowie (1984)
* "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985)
* "Brothers in Arms" – Dire Straits (1986)

*Best ConceptMusic Video  (1987−1988)*
* "Land of Confusion" – Genesis (1987)
* "Fat" – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1988)

*1989–2009*
* "Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson (1989)
* "Opposites Attract" – Paula Abdul (1990)
* "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991)
* "Digging in the Dirt" – Peter Gabriel (1992)
* "Steam" – Peter Gabriel (1993)
* "Love Is Strong" – The Rolling Stones (1994)
* "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995)
* "Free as a Bird" – The Beatles (1996)
* "Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson (1997)
* "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998)
* "Freak on a Leash" – Korn (1999)
* "Learn to Fly" – Foo Fighters (2000)
* "Weapon of Choice" – Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins (2001)
* "Without Me" - Eminem (2002)
* "Hurt" – Johnny Cash (2003)
* "Vertigo" – U2 (2004)
* "Lose Control" – Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop (2005)
* "Here It Goes Again" – Ok Go (2006)
* "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash (2007)
* "Pork and Beans" – Weezer (2008)
* "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas (2009)

*2010–present*
* "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep – Adele (2011)
* "We Found Love" (2012)
* "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z (2013)

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