Danny Lebern Glover His birth name is "Danny", rather than "Daniel", according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon series of action films.
Danny Glover (born 24 October 1989) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Port Vale as a striker. He is a product of the Vale youth team and was signed professionally for this season after impressing for the youth side.
(March 1998) Appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program
Graduated from San Francisco State College.
Attended The Black Actors' Workshop, American Conservatory Theatre.
Film debut, Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Received Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree from San Francisco State University 31 May, 1997.
Father of film production assistant Mandisa Glover.
His maternal grandmother was a midwife.
His mother Carrie Hunley Glover was a 1942 graduate of tiny Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. In 1990, Glover donated $100,000 to endow a scholarship fund in her honor. And in May 2002, Glover spoke at the schools's 120th commencement, and shook the hands of all of 100 graduates.
Narrated the Discovery Channel special 'The Real Eve', about the origin of modern humans and the descent of all people living today from a single African female who lived about 150,000 years BP.
Older brother of Martin Glover (I).
Will reprise his role in the Athol Furgard play "Master Harold...and the boys", twenty years after first appearing in it. Director Lonny Price will return as the title character.
Met his wife at what is now San Francisco State University, where he proceeded to wait for a class of hers to get out, just so he could talk to her.
Was a member of the Black Student union while attending San Francisco State University.
Politically active on issues involving minorities in the U.S., global human rights and AIDS
Has a home in his birth city of San Francisco
Long time friend of Carl Lumbly.
Friends with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. He has been photographed with both Castro and Chavez on more than one occasion.
His appearance in Shooter (2007) will mark the 15th time he has appeared as a character who works in law enforcement and/or the military.
Admits that he did Gone Fishin' and Operation Dumbo Drop strictly for the money.
Attended the Vienna International Film Festival in October 2006 to support his film Manderlay.
Good friends with Alfre Woodard.
Has done Goodwill Ambassador work in Ethiopia.
He donated $1 million to commence TransAfrica Forum's $5 million Capital Campaign.
In 1999 he paid $1.3 million for a five-bedroom, 6,000 sq. foot home in Portland, Oregon.
The son of postal workers and the oldest of five children.
Took an eight day tour of South Africa with Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett, Alexandra Paul and Delroy Lindo to urge Blacks there to participate in that country's first fully democratic national election in 1994.
Personally mentored Eli Harris.
Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
Is one of only two actors to survive a hand-to-hand confrontation with a Predator. The other being Arnold Schwarzenegger.
