Danny Glover - Biography

Last Editor: judith_ofzo				Danny Glover Biography -   Name : Danny Glover Birth date : July 22, 1947 Birth place : San Francisco, California, USA Birth Name : Danny Lebern Glover Height : 6'4 Education : San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA (majored in Economics) Nationality : American Profession : Actor, producer Claim to fame : as Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon series

Danny Glover Trivia -

Was arrested outside Sudan's Washington embassy during a protest against violence in the African nation. (August 27, 2004) Has boycotted a cruise to Haiti that he helped to organize, over the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the US-backed interim government that replaced him. (August 16, 2004) Was among a delegation of black American activists who began a nine-day visit to meet President Hugo Chavez and study the situation of blacks in Venezuela. (January 10, 2004) Is featured in the first television commercials of democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire next month. (December 24, 2003) Was honored The Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award by a humanitarian award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. (November 18, 2003) The honorary chairman of International Black Panther Film Festival (2003) The Washington, D.C., based Judicial Watch is calling on MCI to cut business ties with Glover, who's a pitchman for the company, because of his vocal criticism of U.S. foreign policy. (May 20, 2003) A threatened boycott seeks to force telecommunications company MCI to dump Glover as its pitchman because of views he expressed about Cuba and against the Iraq war -- Glover said this chill comes from right-wing factions that he denounced as self-appointed thought police. (May 19, 2003) Glover received the Chairman's Award at the NAACP Image Awards Saturday night for his work to broaden human rights internationally and to abolish the death penalty. (March 10, 2003) Glover showed up in Brazil on Sunday to mingle with activists at the World Social Forum talking about everything from women's rights to eliminating Third World debt and poverty. (January 27, 2003) Glover and three other prominent pro-Africa activists have urged South African President Thabo Mbeki in a letter to do more to tackle his country's rampant AIDS epidemic. He made his film debut in ESACPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979). He reached box-office-gold status with the three LETHAL WEAPON flicks produced between 1987 and 1992, playing the conservative, family-man partner of loose cannon L.A. cop Mel Gibson.

Danny Glover Detailed Biography -

Danny Glover was born 22 July 1947, in San Francisco, California, USA, to the film production assistant Mandisa Glover and Carrie Hunley Glover. A relative late-comer to acting, Danny Glover began to take an interest in the stage at age 28, with a few roles in local theater. Upon moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting as a career, Glover continued to find success. Danny first appeared on film Escape From Alcatraz (1979), he only had a tiny role, but was able to work his way into the forgettable Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981). In 1980, had a chance to take a role in the pilot of Hill Street Blues. Since he was already committed to a stage play, however, Glover declined his chance to break into television. But Glover's good karma would eventually work in his favor. Not only did he land a small recurring role on Hill Street Blues one year later, but his performance in the stage play earned him a lead on Broadway, which lead to his film debut in 1984's Places in the Heart. Glover's career exploded the next year, with roles in the 1985 films The Color Purple, Witness and Silverado. In 1987, Glover teamed up with Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, which has since spawned three sequels. This great actor has featured in many modern movies including Iceman (1984), Witness (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Kidnapped (1994), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Beloved (1998), 3 A.M. (2001), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Danny Glover is one of Hollywood’s most renowned and respected leading men. An actor, producer and director, this versatile superstar has impacted stage, screen, and television for over adecade. Glover is the recipient of several prestigious honors for his impressive body of work. They include two NAACP Image Awards, 3 Cable ACE Awards, the Independent Feature Project/West’s Best Actor Award,the Phoenix Award from the Black American Cinema Society and induction into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Glover also received an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the mini-series“Lonesome Dove” and Turner Network Television's “Freedom Song.”Off-screen, he is a powerful advocate for literacy and has spoken to grammar and high school students around the nation about the joys of reading and education. He was also appointed the first Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Development Programme, and received the first annual William Kunstler Racial Justice Award for his work on a variety of social issues. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Amnesty International and an Essence Award. In addition to his individual presentations focusing on the arts and community involvement, Glover regularly teams with long-time friend and actor Felix Justice in “An Evening with Langston and Martin.”