Danny Glover

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Daniel Lebern Glover (b. July 22, 1946) is an American actor, and a film director.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting and directing career 3 Political and social activism 4 Trivia 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Danny Glover was born in San Francisco, California. He graduated from George Washington High School (San Francisco) before he first attended City College of San Francisco and matriculating at San Francisco State University. At university, he also met his future wife Asake Bomani, whom he married in 1975. The couple has one child, Mandisa.

In his late twenties, Glover enrolled in the Black Actors Workshop at the American Conservatory Theater, a regional training program in San Francisco. Deciding that he wanted to be an actor, Glover resigned from his city administration job and soon began his career as a stage actor, which eventually brought him to Los Angeles.

Glover suffered from epilepsy as a teenager and young adult, but, according to his own account, he "developed a way of concentrating so that seizures wouldn't happen." Using this technique, which he describes as a type of self-hypnosis, Glover says he hasn't suffered a seizure since the age of 35.^[1]

[edit] Acting and directing career

Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He is probably best known for his role as Los Angeles police Sgt. Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movie series, and his role as the abusive husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character Celie in The Color Purple. In addition, Glover has been a live and voice actor in many children's movies.

Among many awards, he has won five NAACP Image Awards, for his achievements as an actor of color.

He joined the ranks of actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Elliott Gould, and Robert Mitchum, who have portrayed Raymond Chandler's private eye detective Philip Marlowe in the episode 'Red Wind' of the Showtime network's 1995 series Fallen Angels.

Glover made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override in 1994.

[edit] Political and social activism

Glover currently serves as board chair of the TransAfrica Forum, "a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the general public — particularly African-Americans — on the economic, political and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy as it affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America." In March 1998, he was appointed ambassador to the United Nations Development Programme.

He also serves on the Advisory Council for TeleSUR, "Television of the South", a pan-Latin American television network based in Caracas, Venezuela. It began broadcasting on July 24, 2005. His role in this capacity and resulting interaction with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez have drawn criticism for Glover from the media^[2], due to Mr. Chavez' frequent and vehement anti-Bush speeches^[3].

Mr. Glover is a supporter of the activist group A.N.S.W.E.R.

[edit] Trivia

Glover has a younger brother named Martin. Contrary to some rumors, he is not related to Living Colour frontman Corey Glover.

On the DVD release of Lethal Weapon 4 in the cast and crew features Glovers birthdate year is stated as 1947, though this is most likely a typo as various internet website list his birthdate year as 1946

Height: 6'3" (1.91 meters)

Friend of Carl Lumbly, Mel Gibson, Omar Kahaly, and Jackie Chan

[edit] Filmography

• Be Kind Rewind
• Dreamgirls (2006)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• Barnyard (2006)
• Bamako (2006)
• Missing in America (2005)
• Manderlay (2005)
• Legend of Earthsea (2004) (TV miniseries)
• Saw (2004)
• The Cookout (2004)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• Boesman and Lena (2000)
• Gone Fish'n (1999)
• Antz (1998)
• Beloved (1998)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Fallen Angels: Red Wind (1995)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
• Angels in the Outfield (1994)
• Maverick (1994)
• The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
• Queen (1993) (TV miniseries)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• Pure Luck (1991)
• Grand Canyon (1991)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• To Sleep With Anger (1990)
• A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
• Lonesome Dove (1989)
• Bat*21 (1988)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Witness (1985)
• Silverado (1985)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Deadly Drifter (1982)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

[edit] References

1. ^ Famous Star of the Big Screen steps out from the Shadows. International Bureau for Epilepsy. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
2. ^ Chavez Repeats 'Devil' Comment at Harlem Event. FOX News (2006-09-21). Retrieved on 2006-09-22.
3. ^ Democrats warn Chavez: Don't bash Bush. CNN.com (2006-09-21). Retrieved on 2006-09-22.

[edit] External links

• Danny Glover Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)
• Danny Glover at the Internet Movie Database
• Danny Glover at the Notable Names Database
• InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Danny Glover (TV Interview)
• The TransAfrica Forum
• Interview on Democracy Now! (audio)
• Interview in AARP Magazine
• Interview in The Progressive
• Danny Glover in the news supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal