Danny Glover is a famous American actor and public figure. He is best known for his films Gospel Hill, Tough Dudes and Lethal Weapon. In 1996, Glover was an executive producer on Death Flight. The actor is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. He fought against apartheid in South Africa.
Glovers have always taken an active civic stance, fought for legal equality and participated in the work of the "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." Danny Glover was influenced in many ways by his family.
Time of childhood and adolescence
Danny Glover was born on July 22, 1946 in San Francisco. The boy went to the George Washington School, and in the late sixties he entered the university. However, the student did not manage to finish his studies.
Having received a place in the city administration, Glover proved himself to be quite good. He could have made an excellent career as a politician. But the love for the stage overpowered.
The future celebrity resigned from the post. Danny chose the acting path. The young man perceived art as a way to convey certain ideas to people, as a way of supporting, understanding and confronting social problems.
Glover studied in the studio of black actors at the Conservatory Theater of America, then attended the local studio Shelton Actors Lab. Having won recognition, the performer in one interview admitted that most of his success was due to the head of the studio, Gene Sheldon.
The aspiring actor moved to Los Angeles. There he saw great opportunities. The acting career really went up quickly.
Danny soon began filming. One of the first works was the picture 1979 "Escape from Alcatraz". There Glover flashed on the screen in the form of a prisoner.
First steps to the top
The novice actor made him talk about himself after the release of the film "Places in the Heart". He played Mose. Participation in "Flowers of lilac fields" became a bright work. Glover starred Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey.
The character of Albert Johnson turned out to be such a disgusting type that the performer was afraid to find himself in an unpleasant role for himself for many years. But nothing happened.
The first part of the Lethal Weapon series was released in 1987. There Glover got the role of Sergeant Roger Murtha.
The police detective got to investigate the suicide of a colleague's daughter.
The girl crashed to death, throwing herself from the balcony of the hotel in the middle of the night. The sergeant's partner was a character that no one wanted to get involved with: the suicidal sociopath Martin Riggs. This role was brilliantly played by Mel Gibson.
As a result, suicide turns out to be murder, and drugs and very influential people are involved in it.
Glover appeared in the role of Murtha and appeared in all parts of the picture, three more times.
His character is gentle, good-natured and sympathetic. He does his job honestly.
The family knows him as a soft and pliable daddy. But if necessary, he is ready to fight the most dangerous criminals.
In 1990, the fantastic thriller Predator 2 was released. Glover got the key character.
In the role of Lieutenant Michael Harrigan, he found himself at the scene of a shootout between police and criminals.
His work is familiar: to cover his own and deal with the bandits. Only it turns out that the latter are already being hunted. But the hunter is an unknown alien killer. He hangs the corpses upside down and uses a spear unknown on Earth.
Confession
The crime drama "Roller Coaster" appeared in 1997. In it, Glover got the character of Bob Googol. The guy, at first glance, is very friendly and sweet. However, in reality, the hero turns out to be a serial killer.
The second hero of the film, Len Dixon, played by Jared Leto, who got into his car, will have to confront both the maniac and the policeman, whose son was kidnapped by the criminal.
At the same time, the audience saw the comedy film "Fishing". In it, Glover and Joe Pesci were reincarnated as buddies who decided to go fishing. The result was theft of a car, loss of a boat and involuntary participation in the affairs of a swindler.
Danny played himself in 2012. He participated in the documentary project "Casting". The film shows the profession of a casting director and his role in the film industry.
Together with the famous performer, ten more stars took part in the project. They owe their success to the casting directors. Among them are Al Pacino, Woody Allen.
Around the same period, the series "Communication" was released. Glover played Professor Arthur Teller there. During the examination of the autistic son of the main character of the tape, the doctor concludes that the boy has extraordinary analytical abilities, he is able to predict the future.
Personal matters
In total, the actor managed to star in more than a hundred films. However, he never received an Oscar. But the public figure received awards from the NAACP organization, the Order of Arts and Literature of France, the South African state award "OR Tambo's Order of Companions."
The latter was received for the promotion of the ideas of peace and international solidarity by the performer. Glover has been married to Asaka Bomani since 1975. The future actor met her while studying at the university.
A year later, the wife gave her husband a daughter, Mandisa. In 2000, Danny and Asaka divorced. In 20089, the actor married again. His chosen one was the Brazilian Eliana Cavaleiro, a teacher.
By the time of the ceremony, Danny and Eliana already had children of their own. In 1999, the performer purchased a giant house in Oregon. The actor's fortune is estimated at forty million dollars.
The actor has no health problems. As a child, he suffered from epilepsy. But after thirty-four years, the seizures did not recur. In the Nigerian Imo tribe, the performer was awarded the title of chief in 2009.
Current days
Danny has been a permanent jury member at the Sundance Film Festival since 2004. After the advent of fame, the university, which the actor could not finish, awarded him an honorary doctorate of arts.
Glover is in great shape at seventy. He is included in the list of the coolest black guys according to the independent magazine "Twenty-fifth frame".
The star performer tried his hand at directing: he shot the short film Rejection. The actor has dubbed the cartoons "Prince of Egypt", "Alpha and Omega 2: Adventures of the Howling of a Holiday," Horns and Hooves, "Antz Ant".
The actor calls his successful film career a gift from above. He is sure that it is important to use the power and money received for such a present for the benefit of others, and not dwell on his own wallet.
