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American actor, film director, and political activist Daniel Lebern Glover was born July 22,
1946 in San Francisco, California, United States. A talented actor who effortlessly projected
gravitas, warmth and menace in equal amounts, depending on the role, Danny Glover enjoyed
stardom in the 1980s and 1990s with the Lethal Weapon series and other mainstream titles before
settling into steady work as a character player in numerous independent films and television series,
while also honing an award-winning second career as a documentary and feature producer.
Glover was the son of James Glover and Carrie Hunley, who were both postal workers
and active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
As an adolescent and a young adult, Glover suffered from epilepsy but has
not suffered a seizure since age 35. He attended San Francisco State University
in the late 1960s but did not graduate. The school later awarded him the Presidential Medal
of San Francisco State University for his service to education. Glover trained at the Black Actors'
Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater.
Glover married Asake Bomani in 1975 and they
have a daughter, Mandisa, born in 1976. Glover and Bomani divorced in 2000.
The actor later married Eliane Cavalleiro in 2009.
Glover originally worked in city administration working on community
development before transitioning to theater. He relocated to Los Angeles,
where he would later go on to co-found the Robey Theatre Company with actor Ben Guillory,
Glover made his on-screen debut as an inmate in "Escape to Alcatraz" in 1979. He followed
it up with various small parts before landing the leading role of Albert Johnson
in "The Color Purple" in 1985. Glover became a household name when he was cast alongside
Mel Gibson in the leading role of Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the 1987 action film "Lethal Weapon."
A colossal box office hit, it was followed by three successful sequels between 1989 and 1998
with Glover reprising his role of Murtaugh in each installment. Starting in 1997,
Glover under a production company banner of Carrie Films, Glover executive produced numerous
films of first-time directors. His acting career continued its busy pace in the new millennium,
and he moved effortlessly between independent projects and studio projects. The actor has
also done voice work for many children's movies. In 2021, it was announced that the Academy of
Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences would bestow the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Glover for his
"decades-long advocacy for justice and human rights reflects his dedication to recognizing
our shared humanity on and off the screen". Here are the 10 most acclaimed films in the
actor's expansive filmography, according to Rotten Tomatoes:
As of 2021, the actor has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
Glover is a Babalawo, which is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest of the Ifá oracle.
The actor is also an active supporter of various political causes,
devoted considerable energy to civil rights and international causes, including support
for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and work as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
Glover coined the catchphrase “I'm too old for this shit”.
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