David Alan Grier
DAVID ALAN GRIER received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and appeared on Broadway in The First (Tony nomination, Theatre World Award), Dreamgirls and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. His Off-Broadway credits include the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Richard III and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Central Park), A Soldier's Play (Negro Ensemble Company) and The Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse). On film, Grier appeared in Amazon Women on the Moon, Baadasssss!, Boomerang, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Jumanji, Poker House, A Soldier's Story, Streamers, Tales from the Hood and The Woodsman. Chocolate News and In Living Color number among his television credits. Simon & Schuster recently published Grier's memoir Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth. Bio as of May, 2010. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Featured Performers 2012 - March, 2012 - Watch now. Equal Exchange: Actors 2010 - April, 2010 - Watch now. SpringboardNYC Cues from Tony Nominees (video) Is there something you know now that you wish you knew when you started your career? - Watch Now. What was your first paid theatre job and what did you learn from the experience? - Watch Now. Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)