David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth30 June 1955
CountryUnited States of America
sitcom decided
I decided sitcoms weren't for me.
years acting michigan
I started acting at the University of Michigan in my sophomore year,
voice creative artistic
I wanted something where I could have the clearest and most unfiltered artistic and creative voice.
growing-up grandmother america
My grandmother was born in 1900, and she would regale me with tales I call 'Little House on the Prairie' tales, but they were tales of segregated and racist America growing up in Alabama and Mississippi, where she came from.
men doctors black
I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.
I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.
jobs acting wonder
I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough.
america diversity want
America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.
sense-of-humor assets
As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset.
people honest come-up
To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.
stupid trying keep-trying
Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.
dad hero kids
When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.
degrees done sitcom
I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.
fun president made
The president is always made fun of.