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Donald Glover
![Glover at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Donald_Glover_TIFF_2015.jpg)
Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror ''The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), the comedy-drama ''Magic Mike XXL'' (2015), and the science fiction film ''The Martian'' (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) as well as Lando Calrissian in the space western ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018). He provided the voice of adult Simba in ''The Lion King'' (2019) and produced the short film ''Guava Island'' (2019), in which he starred. He co-created the comedy thriller television series ''Swarm'' (2023–present).
Glover is also credited as a principal inspiration for the creation of the Marvel Comics superhero Miles Morales / Spider-Man, whom Glover himself voiced in the animated series ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. In 2024, he created and starred in the Prime Video series ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith''.
After a number of independently released projects, Glover signed with Glassnote Records in 2011 and released his debut studio album, ''Camp'' (2011) in November of that year to critical and commercial success. His second album, ''Because the Internet'' (2013) was supported by the single "3005", which became his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry. His psychedelic funk-inspired 2016 single, "Redbone" peaked at number 12 on the chart, won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, and preceded the release of his third album ''"Awaken, My Love!"'' (2016), which saw continued success. Glover's 2018 single, "This Is America" debuted atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and won in all of the categories for which it was nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video; it won a ''Guinness World Record'' as the first hip hop song to win in the former two categories. His fourth album, ''3.15.20'', was released in 2020. In 2024, he released ''Atavista'', a reworking of ''3.15.20'', and later his fifth album ''Bando Stone & the New World.'' Provided by Wikipedia