David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American actor and comedian .

Career

After the award of the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Michigan Grier began his career as an actor in the Broadway - Musical The First . In addition to his work on the radio and on the comedy show In Living Color , he was best known for roles in films such as Jumanji , Boomerang and Saigon - Death Knows No Law .

At the Venice International Film Festival in 1983 he won the Coppa Volpi for best leading actor.

David Alan Grier is married for the second time and has one daughter.

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story
• 1985 BEER (Beer)
• 1987: Amazons on the moon
• 1987: Career with the left (From the hip)
• 1988: Saigon - Death knows no law
• 1990: Almost an Angel (Almost An Angel)
• 1992: Boomerang
• 1992: The Player
• 1994: In the Army Now
• 1994: Blankman
• 1995: Jumanji
• 1996: Jerry Maguire (cameo)
• 1997: Showdown (Top of the World)
• 1997: McHale's Navy
• 1999: Stuart Little
• 1999: Freeway II - Highway to Hell
• 1999: I am you and you are me (A Saintly Switch)
• 2000: back to you
• 2000: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2001: 15 Minutes (15 Minutes)
• 2002: Boston Public (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2004: The Woodsman
• 2005: Muppets: The Wizard of Oz
• 2005: What's Up, Dad? (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2005: In love with a witch
• 2006: Little Man
• 2008: The Poker House
• 2008: Big Fat Important Movie
• 2009: Dance Flick - The very last dance film
• 2010: Bones (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2010: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2014: Bad Teacher (TV series)
• 2020: Coffee & Kareem

Web links

Commons : David Alan Grier  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• David Alan Grier in the Internet Movie Database (English)