Childish Gambino(Donald Glover) Bio (Wiki)

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Who is Childish Gambino?

Childish Gambino is an actor, singer, and comedian. Childish Gambino is renowned as Earnest Marks of the TV series, Atlanta.

His song This Is America was a big hit.

He is also the producer, director, and musician. Last, in 2019, he contributed his voice to the character Simba in The Lion King.

Who are the parents of Childish Gambino?

He was born Donald McKinley Glover Jr. on the 25th of December 1980 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

His father, Donald Glover Sr used to work for the United States postal services. Also, his mother, Beverly Glover-Smith was a daycare provider.

He has a brother, Stephen Glover, and a sister, Brianne. Stephen is a screenwriter and rapper by profession.

Gambino’s Education, Early Life

He attended Lakeside High School and DeKalb School of the Arts in Georgia. In 2006, he graduated from the New York University Tisch School of Arts with Honors in dramatic writing.

During his High School days, he used to write for The Simpsons. In University days, he produced the mixtape, The Younger I Get which was later disowned by him.

After that, Childish Gambino was into Djing and electronic music production.

Childish Gambino- Professional Life, Career

Music, Comedy, Writer

Professionally, Childish Gambino started his career as a writer for NBC’s Situational comedy-drama, 30 Rocks. For that, he was presented Writers Guild of America Awards along with his co-writers. Later, he wrote for NBC’s sitcom, Community.

In 2008, he tried to expand his career in music with the American Hip Pop group, Wu-Tang Clan. In 2011, he released his very first extended play, EP. The same year, he released his debut album, Camp with the recording label, Glassnote Records. The album peaked in the 11th position in the US Billboard.

Later, in 2013, he launched his second album, Because the Internet under the recording label, Galssnote that peaked in the 7th position in the US Billboard 200. Also, the album received the Gold certification by RIAA and Platinum certification Music Canada.

Following that, Childish Gambino launched the album, Awaken, My Love! and the song, This Is America. 

Actor, Director, Producer

Gambino is also into the acting field too. In 1998, he was associated with the movie, Winner Takes All. Following that, he appeared in various short videos and short movies. Some of his TV series include Community, China, IL, and Atlanta. 

Also, Childish Gambino has been part of projects Atlanta, New Bike, Childish Gambino: Feels Like Summer, and Keyboard Kid as a producer and director.

Childish Gambino’s Awards, Nomination

How much is the net worth of Childish Gambino?

Through his various careers, he has made a hasty net worth of $35 million. His salary as an actor is in the range of $19k to $208k.

Also, his earnings as a singer range from $21k to $208k. Besides that, he also makes through his music album and also owns music album royalties.

Apart from that, he also makes through his production works too.

Childish Gambino’s Plagiarism Controversy

In 2018, he released the song, This is America which also received the Grammy Awards and BET awards. However, the controversy began in Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram when Jase Harley claimed that the album resemblance his song, American Pharaoh.  

Childish defends his creative agency by saying that the song is 3 years old and they do have pro tools files to prove that.

However, Jase never intended to sue Childish and told the audience to focus on the message that the song is trying to convey.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Childish Gambino has black eyes with black hair. His height is 5 feet 9 inches and his weight is around 75 kg.

Regarding his body measurement, his chest, Biceps, and waist measure 41, 14, and 33 inches respectively.

Social Media Profiles

Childish has over 57k followers on Facebook, over 2.5 million on Twitter, and around a 3.8million on Instagram.

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