Personal Info
Birth date
1956-06-30 (69 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as
David Alan Greir
David Allan Grier
D.A.G.
DAG
David Alan Grier
Biography
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".
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.1
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.281
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.The Daily Show
6.378
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.933
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Beat Bobby Flay
6.519
Overview:
Two talented chefs go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby the chefs must first face off against each other, creating a spectacular dish with a secret ingredient of Bobby's choice. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro know Bobby's strengths and his weaknesses. Their goal: Pick the chef who has the skills to take down Bobby Flay in his own arena. The winning chef gets to challenge Bobby with his or her surprise signature dish. If Bobby goes down, the winner can tell the world, "I beat Bobby Flay!"Bones
8.214
Overview:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.Sherri
3.8
Overview:
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.The View
4.363
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.The X-Files
8.378
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The Tony Danza Show
6.1
Overview:
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.Dancing with the Stars
6
Overview:
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.Celebrity Name Game
5.3
Overview:
Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis (created by Laura Robinson and Richard Gerrits), the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, and was originally pitched as a primetime series for CBS with Craig Ferguson as host. The series was later picked up by FremantleMedia and Debmar-Mercury as a syndicated series for 2014 with Ferguson, who left The Late Late Show on December 19, 2014, remaining as host as well as an executive producer. The series marks Coquette's first foray into game shows. The show was subsequently renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2015.The Resident
8.403
Overview:
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.The Equalizer
7.197
Overview:
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.ALF
7.684
Overview:
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.459
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Samurai Jack
8.5
Overview:
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".Poker Face
7.6
Overview:
Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
8.336
Overview:
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an American animated television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas for Disney XD. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited. Many of the character designs were supplied by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim. The series premiered on September 17, 2012.Elsbeth
7.247
Overview:
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Tour of Duty
8
Overview:
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.A Series of Unfortunate Events
7.4
Overview:
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.HBO First Look
4.9
Overview:
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6
Overview:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.My Wife and Kids
7.417
Overview:
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.In Living Color
7.615
Overview:
Created by stars Keenen Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans, this Emmy-winning sketch series offers cutting-edge satire and features a host of talent, including Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier and Tommy Davidson.Acting
2024St. Denis Medical (18 Episodes) as Dr. Ron
2024The American Society of Magical Negroes as Roger
2024Elsbeth (1 Episode) as Arthur Greene Jr.
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self
2023The Color Purple as Reverend Avery
2023Candy Cane Lane as Santa Claus
2023They Cloned Tyrone as The Preacher
2023The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell as Self
2023Poker Face (1 Episode) as Otto
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Cogsworth
2022Sherri (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2022The Patient (10 Episodes) as Charlie Addison
2022Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (2 Episodes) as Self
2021Joe Pickett (11 Episodes) as Vern Dunnegan
2021Clifford the Big Red Dog as Packard
2021Show of Titles as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2021A Soldier's Play as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
2020Coffee & Kareem as Captain Hill
2019A Black Lady Sketch Show (3 Episodes) as Preacher
2019Sprinter as Coach
2019Native Son as Marty
2018Busy Tonight (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2018The Cool Kids (22 Episodes) as Hank
2018Arizona as Coburn
2018The Resident (3 Episodes) as Lamar Broome
2017A Christmas Story Live! as Santa Claus
2017Snap Decision (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
2017The Big Sick as Andy Dodd
2017A Series of Unfortunate Events (2 Episodes) as Hal
2016Jingle Ballin' as Colin
2016Match Game (3 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2015The Wiz Live! as The Cowardly Lion
2015The Making of the Wiz Live! as Self
2015Chopped Junior (1 Episode) as Unknown
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 Episodes) as Self
2015The Carmichael Show (32 Episodes) as Joe Carmichael
2014Lennon or McCartney as Self
2014An En Vogue Christmas as Marty
2014Celebrity Name Game (3 Episodes) as Self
2014Bad Teacher (13 Episodes) as Carl Gaines
2013The Watsons Go to Birmingham as Mr. Robert
2013Beat Bobby Flay (1 Episode) as Self
2013Cutthroat Kitchen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest Judge
2013Hollywood Game Night (1 Episode) as Self
2013Peeples as Virgil Peeples
2012Gotham Comedy Live (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Host, Self - Comedian
2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (1 Episode) as Rudd Rhymez (voice)
2012The Soul Man (1 Episode) as Jesse
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 Episode) as Network President
2012The Eric Andre Show (1 Episode) as Self
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Moss the Troll (voice)
2011Happy Endings (1 Episode) as Terry
2009Astro Boy as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2009Dance Flick as Sugar Bear
2008Chocolate News (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2008An American Carol as Rastus Malone
2008Gym Teacher: The Movie as Shelly Bragg
2008The Poker House as Stymie
2008Kissing Cousins as The Griller
2008The Hustle as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
2007Heckler as Self
2007Head Case (1 Episode) as Self
2007Thank God You're Here (7 Episodes) as Self - Host
2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
2006Little Man as Jimmy
2006Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics as Himself
2005Bones (1 Episode) as Professor Bunsen Jude
2005Bewitched as Jim Fields
2005Dancing with the Stars (9 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2005The Muppets' Wizard of Oz as Uncle Henry
2005Unscripted (1 Episode) as Self
2004The Woodsman as Bob
2004The Tony Danza Show (1 Episode) as Self
2004Baadasssss! as Clyde Houston
2004If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely as Himself
2004Laffapalooza! #2 as Self
2003David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto as Himself
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2003Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie as Limo Driver
2002Tiptoes as Jerry Robin Jr.
2002Life with Bonnie (44 Episodes) as David Bellows
2002King of Texas as Rip
2001The Proud Family (1 Episode) as Reuben (voice)
2001Samurai Jack (1 Episode) as Da Samurai
2001My Wife and Kids (1 Episode) as Unknown
200115 Minutes as Mugger
2001Gary & Mike (1 Episode) as Thaddeus (voice)
2000DAG (17 Episodes) as Jerome Daggett
2000Boston Public (1 Episode) as Laurence Williams
2000Damned If You Do as The Devil
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (1 Episode) as Tubunch (voice)
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Measures
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby as Mr. Butz
2000Angels in the Infield as Bob Bugler
2000Return to Me as Charlie Johnson
2000East of A as Brother James
20003 Strikes as Detective Jenkins
2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination as Self/Carl Bentley
1999Stuart Little as Red (voice)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Jeremy Swift
1999The '60s as Fred Hampton
1999A Saintly Switch as Dan Anderson
1998Hollywood Squares (5 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
1998Hercules (1, 1 Episode) as Memnon (voice), Unknown
1998Damon (13 Episodes) as Bernard Thomas
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self
1997Premium Blend (97 Episodes) as Unknown
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1997Top of the World as Detective Augustus
1997McHale's Navy as Ensign Charles Parker
1996Pulp Comics (1 Episode) as himself
1996Kenan & Kel (1 Episode) as David Alan Grier
1996The Daily Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1995Jumanji as Carl Bentley
1995The Preston Episodes (10 Episodes) as David Preston
1995Pinky and the Brain (1 Episode) as Marlon (voice)
1995Tales from the Hood as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Bongo (voice), Dudley (voice), King Maynard (voice)
1995Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Spike
1994Blankman as Kevin Walker
1994In the Army Now as Fred Ostroff
1993The X-Files (1 Episode) as Cinema Audience (uncredited)
1992Martin (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1992Boomerang as Gerard Jackson
1992HBO First Look (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992The Player as David Alan Grier
1990Almost an Angel as Det. Bill
1990Dream On (1 Episode) as Marshall
1990In Living Color (127 Episodes) as Self - Various Characters
1990Loose Cannons as Drummond
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 as Unknown
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 as Unknown
1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Newsman
1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 as Unknown
1988Me and Him as Peter Conklin
1988Off Limits as Rogers
1988Tanner '88 (1, 1 Episode) as Secret Serviceman, Unknown
1987A Different World (1 Episode) as Professor Byron Walcott
1987Tour of Duty (1 Episode) as Harold
1987Amazon Women on the Moon as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
1987Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987From the Hip as Steve Hadley
1986ALF (1 Episode) as FBI #1
1986All is Forgiven (9 Episodes) as Oliver Royce
1985The Equalizer (1 Episode) as Desk Sergeant
1985Beer as Elliott Morrison
1984A Soldier's Story as Corporal Cobb
1983Streamers as Roger
1975Saturday Night Live (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2008Chocolate News (10 Episodes) ... Producer
2008The Poker House ... Co-Producer
2007Thank God You're Here (7 Episodes) ... Producer
1995The Preston Episodes (10 Episodes) ... Producer
Writing
2008The Poker House ... Writer
2003David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto ... Writer