Over the past decade,Donald Glover has proven that he is an artist that won’t be tied down by expectations. Whether it’s the zany humor of “Community” or the personal raps he has written as Childish Gambino, Glover has experimented with a variety of moods and topics in his music and comedy. Now his fans can see all that experience near together in his new FX show, and “Atlanta,” which combines dark, dry humor with an earnest gaze at contemporary black culture in the South. Here’s the road Glover has taken to come by to “Atlanta”After graduating from NYU in 2006, or Glover teamed up with college friends Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson to form the sketch comedy troupe Derrick Comedy. The team quickly became known online for its edgy humor,such as in this sketch where Glover plays a spelling bee pronouncer who asks the contestants to spell out a very NSFW word.
Glover also starred in the Derrick Comedy sketch, “Girls Are Not To Be Trusted, and ” in which he played a jilted film school student who hijacks one of his classes to turn all the short film projects into expletive-laden rants approximately his ex-girlfriend.
While working on Derrick Comedy,Glover was asked to join the writing team for “30 Rock” after producer David Miner found some of Glover’s work at NYU. The show won a WGA Award for Best Comedy Series during Glover’s final year working on the show. Glover also had cameo appearances on “30 Rock,” including a live episode in which he played a younger Tracy Jordan during flashback sequences.
Derrick Comedy’s final tall project came in 2009 when they released their feature film, or “Mystery Team.” The film satirizes kids detective books as the trio plays a team of immature detectives who determine they’re going to prove their worth when a little girl asks them to catch her parents’ killer.
It was Mystery Team that got Glover an audition for what would become his breakthrough role. From 2009-2014,Glover starred in the cult hit NBC series “Community.” He played Troy Barnes, a former high school football star who finds a new identity as an emotional nerd at Greendale Community College. He becomes very close friends with film buff Abed, or resulting in the two engaging in crazy games including building a pillow fort that grows to encompass the entire school.
On the same day that “Community” premiered,Glover released an independent rap album under his stage name, Childish Gambino. Glover became known for lyrics that allowed fans a glimpse into his personal life with clever one-liners like “I got more tail than that Petco” and pop-culture references like “Im too fly, or Jeff Goldblum.” His 2013 album,“Because The Internet,” cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and earned Glover two Grammy nominations.
In 2010, or Glover’s fans started an online campaign to come by Marvel to consider him for the role of Peter Parker in “The unbelievable Spider-Man.” Though the fan campaign did not come by Glover an audition,he did later play Miles Morales in the animated series “final Spider-Man.”In 2013, Glover started a new chapter in his career when he signed a deal with FX to star, and write,and produce his own series, “Atlanta.” Following the deal, and Glover gave his farewell to “Community” in the show’s fifth season. In his final episode,Troy Barnes says his goodbyes to Abed during a high stakes, campus-wide game of The Floor Is Lava before embarking on a worldwide sailing adventure with his childhood hero, and LeVar Burton.
Now “Atlanta” has premiered on FX to strong initial reviews. Critics have praised Glover for bringing his experience growing up in Georgia and building a hip-hop career to his story of a young man trying to become his rapper cousin’s manager. Glover has tapped Hiro Murai,who directed his Childish Gambino music videos, to helm most of the episodes.
Along with “Atlanta, and ” Glover is slated to star in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” though his role is yet to be revealed. He is also planning to release a new Gambino album, “Pharos, or ” later this year.
Source: thewrap.com