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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-06-30 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

David Alan Grier

Biography:

David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".

Known For

Acting

2024

Elsbeth as Arthur Greene Jr.

2023

The Color Purple as Reverend Avery
They Cloned Tyrone as The Preacher
Candy Cane Lane as Santa Claus

2022

The Patient as Charlie Addison
Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

A Soldier's Play as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
Show of Titles as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
Joe Pickett as Vern Dunnegan

2020

Coffee & Kareem as Captain Hill

2019

Native Son as Marty
Sprinter as Coach

2018

Arizona as Coburn
Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
The Resident as Lamar Broome

2017

The Big Sick as Andy Dodd
Snap Decision as Self - Host

2016

Match Game as Self - Panelist

2015

The Wiz Live! as The Cowardly Lion
The Carmichael Show as Joe Carmichael

2014

Bad Teacher as Carl Gaines

2013

Peeples as Virgil Peeples
Cutthroat Kitchen as Self - Guest Judge

2012

Comedy Bang! Bang! as Network President
Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Comedian
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as Rudd Rhymez (voice)

2011

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Moss the Troll (voice)
Happy Endings as Terry

2009

Dance Flick as Sugar Bear
Astro Boy as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)

2008

The Poker House as Stymie
The Hustle as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
An American Carol as Rastus Malone
Kissing Cousins as The Griller
Gym Teacher: The Movie as Shelly Bragg

2007

Heckler as Self
Head Case as Self
Thank God You're Here as Self - Host

2006

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
Little Man as Jimmy

2005

Bewitched as Jim Fields
Unscripted as Self
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
Bones as Professor Bunsen Jude

2004

Baadasssss! as Clyde Houston

2003

2002

Tiptoes as Jerry Robin Jr.
Life with Bonnie as David Bellows

2001

15 Minutes as Mugger
Samurai Jack as Da Samurai
Gary & Mike as Thaddeus (voice)
The Proud Family as Reuben (voice)

2000

3 Strikes as Detective Jenkins
East of A as Brother James
Damned If You Do as The Devil
Return to Me as Charlie Johnson
Angels in the Infield as Bob Bugler
Boston Public as Laurence Williams
DAG as Jerome Daggett

1999

The 60s as Fred Hampton
A Saintly Switch as Dan Anderson
Stuart Little as Red (voice)

1998

Damon as Bernard Thomas
Hercules as Memnon (voice)
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist

1997

McHale's Navy as Ensign Charles Parker
Top of the World as Detective Augustus
The View as Self

1996

Kenan & Kel as David Alan Grier

1995

Tales from the Hood as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
Jumanji as Carl Bentley
The Preston Episodes as David Preston
Pinky and the Brain as Marlon (voice)

1994

Blankman as Kevin Walker
In the Army Now as Fred Ostroff

1993

The X-Files as Cinema Audience (uncredited)

1992

The Player as David Alan Grier
Boomerang as Gerard Jackson

1990

Loose Cannons as Drummond
Almost an Angel as Det. Bill
Dream On as Marshall
In Living Color as Self - Various Characters

1989

1988

Off Limits as Rogers
Me and Him as Peter Conklin
Tanner '88 as Secret Serviceman

1987

From the Hip as Steve Hadley
Amazon Women on the Moon as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
A Different World as Professor Byron Walcott
Tour of Duty as Harold

1986

ALF as FBI #1
All is Forgiven as Oliver Royce

1985

Beer as Elliott Morrison
The Equalizer as Desk Sergeant

1984

A Soldier's Story as Corporal Cobb

1983

Streamers as Roger

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1953

The Oscars as Self

Writing

2008

The Poker House as Writer

Production

2008

The Poker House as Co-Producer
Chocolate News as Producer

2007

1995