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Early Life And Education:

David Alan Grier was born June 30, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan to his mother Aretas Ruth, a school teacher, and his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Grier">father</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Grier">William Henry Grier</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Grier">psychiatrist</a> and writer who co-wrote the book "Black Rage". As a young child, Grier marched with his family with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> in a "March on Poverty" in Detroit. During the march, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.">King</a> gave an early version of his infamous "I Have A Dream" speech.

Grier graduated from Detroit's magnet high school Cass Tech. He went on to graduate from University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts before getting his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts">Masters of Fine Arts</a> from the Yale School of Drama in 1981. Later that year, Grier appeared in the National Public Radio adaptation of Star Wars as the voice of an X-wing fighter pilot during the Battle of Yavin. Upon graduating from Yale, Grier landed the role of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> in the Broadway musical "The First".

Career:

Grier made his film debut in the 1983 film "Streamers" which was directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Altman">Robert Altman</a>. His performance earned him the Golden Lion for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. Grier's work in television took off when he was cast in the Emmy Award-winning show "In Living Color" which aired from 1990 to 1994. While working on the show, Grier helped create some of the show's most memorable characters.

Grier achieved success not only in film and television but also on the stage. He began his professional career on Broadway as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> in "The First" which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He went on to win the Theater World Award in 1981. Grier then joined the cast of "Dreamgirls" before going on to star opposite <a href="/biography/denzel-washington">Denzel Washington</a> in "A Soldier's Play" where both actors reprised their roles in the film adaptation of "A Soldier's Story" in 1984.

As his career progressed and he diversified his acting portfolio, Grier would go on to appear in the show "Dag" which aired from 2000 to 2001. He would then appear in the feature film "Life with Bonnie" in 2003 earning him an Image and Golden Satellite nomination. Grier went on to try his hand at writing for Comedy Central's satirical news show "Chocolate News" in 2008 which he also executive produced. The following year, Grier appeared in the Wayans Brothers' spoof film "Dance Flick".

In 2010, Grier starred in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet">David Mamet</a>'s acclaimed play "Race" opposite of <a href="/biography/james-spader">James Spader</a> and <a href="/biography/kerry-washington">Kerry Washington</a>. The production was performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on Broadway. His performance in "Race" earned him his second Tony Award nomination. Grier received a third Tony Award nomination in 2012 for his performance in "The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess". He would go on to receive his first Grammy nomination when the recording of "The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2013.

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Grier recently appeared on the big screen opposite <a href="/biography/kerry-washington">Kerry Washington</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Robinson_(actor)">Craig Robinson</a> in the <a href="/biography/tyler-perry">Tyler Perry</a>-produced film "Peeples". Grier also starred in a Hallmark Channel adaption of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Paul_Curtis">Christopher Paul Curtis</a>' 1963 Newbery Award-winning novel "The Watsons Go To Birmingham". In 2014, he landed a starring role as Principal Carl Gaines in the CBS sitcom "Bad Teacher". Grier has enjoyed many nominations and awards throughout his career, not the least of which was his inclusion on Comedy Central's list of the "100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time."

Personal Life:

David Alan Grier married his first wife Maritza Rivera in 1995 but the union would be short-lived and the pair divorced in 1997. Grier married a second time in 2007 to Christine Y Kim with whom he had a daughter named Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim on January 10, 2008, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles. A year after their daughter was born, Kim divorced Grier due to irreconcilable differences. Rumors circulated during the ensuing legal battle that Grier denied paying spousal support to Kim and wanted shared custody of their daughter.

During an episode of "Loveline", Grier eluded to the fact that a girlfriend cheated on him with "almost half of Hollywood". The actor cited an alleged affair between his spouse and three other actors but he "coughed" as he pronounced the names to avoid any legal issues. A recording specialist rewound and played back the interview in slow motion and was able to determine two of the three names Grier mentioned. The incident occurred in 2002 when he was hosting "Loveline" and the actors' names he accused of having an affair with his spouse were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Farrell">Colin Farell</a> and <a href="/biography/tom-sizemore">Tom Sizemore</a>, a third name could not be identified. Fans of the show did some detective work of their own and guessed that the third name Grier mentioned was likely <a href="/biography/cuba-gooding">Cuba Gooding Jr</a>. Grier has neither confirmed nor denied his "muffled" allegations.

Other love interests Grier pursued during his career include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakara_Ledard">Shakara Ledard</a> who before his first marriage to Rivera. In 1994, Grier dated <a href="/biography/lori-petty">Lori Petty</a> and in 2005 he dated <a href="/biography/chelsea-handler">Chelsea Handler</a> for less than a year. As far as how he spends his free time, Grier enjoys motorcycles and owns three rare Yamaha YZF-R1 Limited Editions. He is also an avid cook and even started a food blog during the run of the theater production "Race". <a href="/biography/james-spader">James Spader</a> even helped critique the recipes Grier shared on his blog.

Grier is also a black belt in taekwondo and was able to showcase his skills in the 1994 film "Blackman" where he played Kevin Walker. He also showed off how particularly adept he is in martial arts in "The Other Guy". Grier showed off his multi-talented skills when he branched off into writing and released his first book "Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth" which was published by Touchstone and Simon & Schuster on October 6, 2009. In his book "Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth", Grier expounds on politics, culture, and race while telling his own life story in his edgy, timely, timeless, and hilarious memoir. The book also threads all things <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a> into Grier's life experiences.

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