Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino is Donald Glover, the rapper, singer and songwriter behind “Redbone” and “This Is America,” and the creator and star of Atlanta.
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- Also known as
- Donald Glover
- Born
- September 25, 1983, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
- Raised
- Stone Mountain, Georgia
- Works across
- Rap, singing, songwriting, acting, comedy and filmmaking
- Early screen breakout
- Troy Barnes in Community, beginning in 2009
- Music breakthrough
- Because the Internet and “3005” brought his first Grammy nominations in 2015
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How it started.
Donald Glover grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia, and studied at New York University. He made online sketches with Derrick Comedy before writing for 30 Rock. Playing Troy Barnes on Community brought him to a wider television audience, while he developed his music as Childish Gambino.
Finding his sound.
Camp arrived in 2011, followed by Because the Internet in 2013. The latter album and “3005” earned his first Grammy nominations. On 2016’s “Awaken, My Love!” he explored funk and soul, with “Redbone” winning his first Grammy. “This Is America” followed in 2018 and won four Grammys in 2019, including Record and Song of the Year.
One creator, several worlds.
Glover created Atlanta and worked on it as a writer, director, executive producer and actor. In 2024 he released Atavista and Bando Stone and The New World, describing Bando Stone as his final Childish Gambino album. His later work includes collaborations with JENNIE and Dahi, plus voicing Simba and Yoshi on screen.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Running, with DahiFeatured performer and lyricist
- 2025Damn Right, with JENNIE and Kali UchisFeatured performer, songwriter and engineer
- 2024Bando Stone and The New WorldArtist
- 2018This Is AmericaPerformer and songwriter
- 2016“Awaken, My Love!”Artist
- 2013Because the InternetArtist
- 2011CampArtist
Film & television
- 2026The Super Mario Galaxy MovieVoice of Yoshi
- 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingVoice of Simba
- 2016–2022AtlantaCreator, executive producer, writer, director and actor (Earn)
Awards
- 2019 Grammy Awards“This Is America” won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Music Video.
- 2018 Grammy AwardBest Traditional R&B Performance for “Redbone.”
- 2017 Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, both for Atlanta.
Quotes
Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.Donald Glover, British GQ
From his March 2012 interview with Andy Morris, during the Camp era.
Trivia
- His Childish Gambino name came from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
- He told British GQ that his karaoke choice was Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose.”
- He became the first Black winner of the Emmy for directing a comedy series in 2017.
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