DAVID ALAN GRIER
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David Alan Grier
BIOGRAPHY: David Alan Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Aretas Ruth (Dudley), a schoolteacher, and William Henry Grier, a psychiatrist and writer. He trained in Shakespeare at Yale University, where he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Grier began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in “The First”, for which he earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and won the Theatre World Award (1981). He then joined the Broadway cast of “Dreamgirls”, before going on to star opposite Denzel Washington in “A Soldier’s Play”, for which both actors reprised their roles in the film adaptation titled Soldier’s Story (1984). He appeared in Robert Altman’s Streamers (1983) as “Roger”, a role for which he won the Golden Lion for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival (1983). |
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MORE MOVIE WITH: David Alan Grier
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 Peeples (2013) Play: Peeples Virgile |
 the Watsons go to Birmingham (2013) Play: M. Robert |
 Dance Flick (2009) Play: Sugar Bear |
 Littleman (2006) Play: Jimmy |
 Baadasssss! (2003) Play: Clyde Houston |
 3 Strikes (2000) Play: Detective Jenkins |
 Off Limits (1998) Play: Rogers |
 Tales from the Hood (1995) Play: Carl |
 Blankman (1994) Play: Kevin Walker |
 Boomerang (1992) Play: Gerard Jackson |
 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Play: Newsman |
 A Soldier’s Story (1984) Play: Cpl. Cobb |
SERIES TV WITH: David Alan Grier
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