David Alan Grier
b. 1956 (age 70)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Actor
Writer
David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".
Known For
Filmography
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Critics Choice 8th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television
2026 Self
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The 2025 Astra TV Awards
2025 Self
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★ 3.9
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024 Actor
Roger
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★ 7.2
St. Denis Medical
2024 Actor
Ron
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★ 6.7
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 Actor
The Preacher
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★ 5.6
Candy Cane Lane
2023 Actor
Santa Claus
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★ 6.8
The Color Purple
2023 Actor
Reverend Avery
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★ 5.7
2023: Back That Year Up
2023 Actor
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The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023 Self
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★ 7.0
The Patient
2022 Actor
Charlie Addison
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★ 6.7
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022 Actor
Cogsworth
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★ 4.7
Vide Noir
2022 Actor
Clipboard Guy
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★ 7.3
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022 Self
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★ 5.9
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021 Actor
Packard
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★ 4.3
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
2021 Actor
Pops Dixon
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★ 5.2
Coffee & Kareem
2020 Actor
Captain Hill
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Prospect
2020 Actor
Mayor Ambrose
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★ 5.7
Native Son
2019 Actor
Marty
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23rd Annual Art Directors Guild ADG Awards Special
2019 Self
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★ 5.8
Arizona
2018 Actor
Coburn
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★ 7.1
The Cool Kids
2018 Actor
Hank
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★ 6.1
Sprinter
2018 Actor
Coach Miller
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We're Gonna Need Bigger Skits: An Interview with Carl Gottlieb
2018 Actor
Don 'No Soul' Simmons (segment \Blacks Without Soul,' 'Don 'No Soul' Simmons\)
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FOX Fall Preview
2018 Self
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★ 5.4
Snap Decision
2017 Self
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How to Tell If Something Is a Protest
2017 Self
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★ 5.7
Jingle Ballin'
2016 Actor
Collin
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Let's Stop Being Losers
2016 Actor
Damien Winstead
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Black and White
2016 Self
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★ 7.7
The Carmichael Show
2015 Actor
Joe Carmichael
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★ 7.1
The Wiz Live!
2015 Actor
The Cowardly Lion
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★ 6.1
Road Hard
2015 Actor
Michael Gerard
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The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015 Self
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★ 5.3
Bad Teacher
2014 Actor
Principal Carl Gaines
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★ 5.8
An En Vogue Christmas
2014 Actor
Marty
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★ 5.4
Peeples
2013 Actor
Virgil Peeples
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★ 6.5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013 Actor
Mr. Robert
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AMC Peeples Q & A
2013 Self
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The Kiya Amajioyi Show
2011 Self
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The Scoop
2011 Self
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★ 6.3
Astro Boy
2009 Actor
Mr. Squirt
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★ 3.6
Dance Flick
2009 Actor
Sugar Bear
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★ 7.5
Black to the Future
2009 Self
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★ 8.8
TV One's Roast and Toast: John Witherspoon
2009 Self
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David Alan Grier: Comedy You Can Believe In
2009 Self
Writer
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★ 6.2
The Poker House
2008 Writer
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★ 6.0
Chocolate News
2008 Self
Writer
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★ 4.6
The Hustle
2008 Actor
Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
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★ 6.2
Thank God You're Here
2007 Self
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★ 4.6
Little Man
2006 Actor
Jimmy
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★ 4.8
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006 Actor
The Man Upstairs
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★ 7.3
Hooked
2006 Actor
David Alan Grier
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★ 5.7
A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street
2006 Actor
The Man Upstairs
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I Never Said That
2006 Self
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★ 4.9
Bewitched
2005 Actor
Jim Fields
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★ 5.2
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005 Actor
Uncle Henry
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The Davey Gee Show
2005 Actor
Writer
Various
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★ 7.1
The Woodsman
2004 Actor
Bob
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Back in Step with the Fly Girls
2004 Self
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★ 7.3
Baadasssss!
2003 Actor
Clyde Houston
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★ 7.1
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003 Actor
Limo Driver
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★ 5.5
Laffapalooza
2003 Self
Writer
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★ 4.9
5th Annual Young Hollywood Awards
2003 Self
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Rock Stars Do the Dumbest Things
2003 Self
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★ 4.2
Tiptoes
2002 Actor
Jerry Robin Jr.
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★ 6.3
King of Texas
2002 Actor
Rip
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★ 6.5
Life with Bonnie
2002 Actor
Jazz Moe
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★ 6.1
Just for Laughs
2002 Writer
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★ 7.5
Art City 3: A Ruling Passion
2002 Actor
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★ 7.0
Return to Me
2000 Actor
Charlie Johnson
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★ 4.8
3 Strikes
2000 Actor
Detective Jenkins
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★ 4.9
Angels in the Infield
2000 Actor
Bob Bugler
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★ 5.1
DAG
2000 Actor
Jerome Daggett
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★ 7.1
East of A
2000 Actor
Brother James
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Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
2000 Self
Actor
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★ 6.0
Stuart Little
1999 Actor
Red
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★ 5.4
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
1999 Actor
Mr. Butz
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★ 7.0
The '60s
1999 Actor
Fred Hampton
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★ 5.4
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 Self
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★ 5.5
A Saintly Switch
1999 Actor
Dan Anderson
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★ 7.2
Random Acts of Comedy
1999 Actor
Host
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American Comedy Awards Viewer's Choice
1999 Self
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★ 6.5
Elmopalooza!
1998 Self
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★ 7.0
Damon
1998 Actor
Bernard
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★ 4.6
McHale's Navy
1997 Actor
Parker
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★ 4.7
Top of the World
1997 Actor
Detective Augustus
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★ 6.0
Premium Blend
1997 Self
Writer
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★ 4.2
The Rodman World Tour
1996 Self
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★ 7.1
Jumanji
1995 Actor
Bentley
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★ 6.9
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 Actor
King Maynar
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★ 5.8
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 Actor
Spike
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★ 7.0
The Preston Episodes
1995 Actor
David Preston
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The Making of 'Tales from the Hood'
1995 Self
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★ 5.0
In the Army Now
1994 Actor
Fred Ostroff
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★ 5.2
Blankman
1994 Actor
Kevin Walker
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The Making of 'Blankman'
1994 Self
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Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam
1994 Self
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★ 4.9
Soul Train Comedy Awards
1993 Writer
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★ 5.7
Boomerang
1992 Actor
Gerard
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The Spy Magazine Hit List: The 100 Most Annoying and Alarming People and Events of 1992
1992 Self