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- UCBT performers on Complex's list of "Funny People Who Should Get Their Own TV Shows"
- Congratulations UCBT performers nominated for 2012 Comedy Awards
- Donald Glover debuts Childish Gambino "Heartbeat" video
- Donald Glover Q&A in British GQ
- UCBT performers hit talk show circuit
- Donald Glover releases new Childish Gambino album 'Camp'
- Donald Glover debuts new Childish Gambino video
- Paste Magazine features 'The 10 Best Derrick Comedy Skits'
- Watch Donald Glover's teaser for his new hip-hop album
- Donald Glover to star in Best Coast music video
- Donald Glover named in LA Weekly\'s Best of LA People Issue 2011
- UCBT performers attached to indie comedy film "The Hand Job"
- Donald Glover hosting mtvU Woodie Awards
- James Adomian, Donald Glover, DC Pierson named "Actors to Watch in 2011"
- Donald Glover & Aubrey Plaza featured in Elle Magazine
- Splitsider names UCBT performers amongst Comedy's 17 Favorite Comedians
- Donald Glover interviewed by Jason Reitman for Death + Taxes
- UCBT performers and shows among Time Out New York's "Best Comedy of 2009"
- New York Magazine Q&A with Donald Glover
- Donald Glover interview with ComingSoon.net
- Donald Glover majors in laughs on NBC's Community
- Donald Glover signs two-year deal with Universal
- UCBT performers on Variety's "10 Comics to Watch"
- DERRICK Comedy's Donald Glover in Source.com
- UCB Theatre Performers & Alumni Continue To Find Television Success
- UCBT shows and performers win 2008 ECNY Awards
- Recap of Derrick Comedy and Mystery Team at Sundance: "Brilliant and Hilarious"
- Films from UCBT performers Charlyne Yi & Derrick selected for exhibition at 2009 Sundance Film Festival
Donald Glover is the consummate example of the Hollywood triple-threat. The 26-year-old actor, writer, and musician is quickly positioning himself as one of Hollywood's most promising talents.
Most recognized for his role as the jock Troy on NBC's "Community," Glover was hired as a staff writer on the hit show "30 Rock" while still a resident assistant at New York University. During his time at "30 Rock" the show won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as a Writer's Guild Award for Best Comedy.
Glover was born in California on Edwards Air Force Base and moved to Atlanta when he was four. While there, he studied drama and the process of writing short plays, which he continued to study at New York University's Dramatic Writing program at Tisch. While at NYU, Glover studied improvisation and comedy writing with the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre and had the honor of improvising with performers such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz. He also performed on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" multiple times.
Glover is also one of the founding members of the Internet sketch comedy sensation "DERRICK" Comedy. The group's YouTube channel has garnered over five million views. The group's first feature film, "Mystery Team," which Glover co-wrote, produced, scored and starred in, was released in Los Angeles in March 2010 and on DVD in May 2010.
In addition to "Community," Glover continues to tour and perform standup comedy. His first "Comedy Central Stand-Up Special" aired in March 2010. In July 2010, Glover received the first-ever Rising Comedy Star of the Year Award at the 2010 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
In addition to acting, Glover raps under the moniker "Childish Gambino." Most recently he released two mix tapes, "I Am Just a Rapper" and "I Am Just a Rapper 2," and his most recent album entitled "Culdesac" was released in July 2010.
Glover currently resides in Los Angeles.
Most recognized for his role as the jock Troy on NBC's "Community," Glover was hired as a staff writer on the hit show "30 Rock" while still a resident assistant at New York University. During his time at "30 Rock" the show won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as a Writer's Guild Award for Best Comedy.
Glover was born in California on Edwards Air Force Base and moved to Atlanta when he was four. While there, he studied drama and the process of writing short plays, which he continued to study at New York University's Dramatic Writing program at Tisch. While at NYU, Glover studied improvisation and comedy writing with the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre and had the honor of improvising with performers such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz. He also performed on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" multiple times.
Glover is also one of the founding members of the Internet sketch comedy sensation "DERRICK" Comedy. The group's YouTube channel has garnered over five million views. The group's first feature film, "Mystery Team," which Glover co-wrote, produced, scored and starred in, was released in Los Angeles in March 2010 and on DVD in May 2010.
In addition to "Community," Glover continues to tour and perform standup comedy. His first "Comedy Central Stand-Up Special" aired in March 2010. In July 2010, Glover received the first-ever Rising Comedy Star of the Year Award at the 2010 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
In addition to acting, Glover raps under the moniker "Childish Gambino." Most recently he released two mix tapes, "I Am Just a Rapper" and "I Am Just a Rapper 2," and his most recent album entitled "Culdesac" was released in July 2010.
Glover currently resides in Los Angeles.