Donald McKinley Glover Jr. From to , he starred in the FX series Atlanta , which he created and occasionally directed. After a number of independently released projects, Glover signed with Glassnote Records in , [ 9 ] and released his debut studio album, Camp , in November of that year to critical and commercial success.
Glover was raised as a Jehovah's Witness but is no longer religious. In , Glover caught the attention of producer David Miner after Glover sent writing samples including a spec script that he had written for The Simpsons.
In , he unsuccessfully auditioned to play President Barack Obama on the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live ; [ 36 ] the role went to cast member Fred Armisen.
The group wrote and starred in a feature-length film, Mystery Team , a comedy about amateur teenage detectives; it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in He later revealed that he was never contacted by Sony Pictures. Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis , who announced Miles Morales , an African-American version of Spider-Man a year later, said he had conceived of the character before Glover's campaign went viral.
Glover received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival in July , and was featured in Gap 's holiday advertising campaign.
