Donald McKinley Glover Jr., also known by his stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, writer, director, and producer. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock; he was 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Glover at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Glover at a panel for Community at PaleyFest 2010
Glover performing as Childish Gambino at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City in 2010
Glover performing as Childish Gambino at South by Southwest in 2014
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American comedian, actress, writer, and producer. Fey was a cast member and head writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006. After her departure from SNL, she created the NBC sitcom 30 Rock and the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), the former of which she also starred in. Fey is also known for her work in film, including Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), Megamind (2010), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), Sisters (2015), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Wine Country (2019), Soul (2020), A Haunting in Venice (2023), and Mean Girls (2024).
Fey in 2022
Fey filming the episode "Ludachristmas" of 30 Rock at Rockefeller Center in October 2007
Fey (left) with Amy Poehler (right) at the premiere of Baby Mama in New York, April 23, 2008
Fey holding a copy of Bossypants, published in April 2011