Born Donald McKinley Glover on the 25th September on Edwards Air Force Base, California USA, he is a rapper, actor, comedian and producer, who goes under the name Childish Gambino. He is one of nine rappers who has won the Golden Globe award for their work in motion pictures. He first came to prominence as a writer for the sitcom “30 Rock”, and since then cemented his place in the world of entertainment by showcasing his numerous talents.
Have you ever wondered how rich Childish Gambino is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Gambino’s wealth is as high as $4.5 million, an amount earned through his successful career, active since 2006.
Childish Gambino Net Worth $4.5 Million
Before becoming Childish Gambino, Dover spent his childhood in Stone Mountain, Georgia with his brother and a bunch of other children, since his parents, Beverly and Donald Sr. were foster parents. Growing up, Glover was taught about Jehovah’s Witnesses, and along the way became one. He went to DeKalb School of the Arts, and once a school yearbook came out in his senior year, under Gambino’s picture wrote “Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons”, which eventually proved not too far away from the truth, as he later wrote a spec script for the particular animated series.
After matriculation, he enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from which he obtained a degree in dramatic writing in 2006.
During his study years he started building a name for himself, firstly joining the sketch comedy group, Derrick Comedy, comprised of Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson, Meggie McFadden, and Dan Eckman, which in the beginning filmed comedy videos for YouTube, but after becoming successful, they wrote, produced and directed the feature “Mystery Team”, in which Gambino starred; the film came out in 2009, which marked the start of his professional acting career. Before that, he contacted David Miner to whom he sent his spec script for “The Simpsons”, and in short period he received an invitation from Miner and Tina Frey to come to work on the sitcom “30 Rock”. From 2006 until 2009, Gambino worked as a writer for the show, for which he took home three Writer Guild Awards. His career as a writer and actor steadily developed, and he was chosen for the role of Troy Barnes, one of the lead characters in the TV series “Community” (2009-2014), which increased his net worth to a large degree. In recent years, he has appeared in the sci-fi horror “The Lazarus Effect” (2015), then the comedy film “Magic Mike XXL” also in 2015, while in 2017 he portrayed Aaron Davis in the sci-fi action adventure “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, and Robert Downey Jr.
When it comes to his music career, his stage name, Childish Gambino was acquired through the Wu-Tang Clan name generator; his music debut happened in 2008, when he released the independent album entitled “Sick Boi”, while the following year he released another independent album – “Poindexter”.
This brought fame to Gambino as he reached a wider public, and was able to consolidate his career as a musician. In 2010, he released two mixtapes “I Am Just a Rapper”, and “I Am Just A Rapper 2”. In 2011 he signed a contract with Glassnote Records, and he started working on his debut major label release. With the help of Ludwig Ludwig Göransson, Gambino recorded the album “Camp”, which came out in November 2011 and reached No. 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, while it peaked at No. 2 on both US Top Rap Albums and US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. His next full-length album “Because the Internet” was released through Island, and Universal Records, in addition to Glassnote, and eventually achieved gold status in the USA, which added substantially to his net worth. Also, the album topped the US Rap chart, and reached seventh on the Billboard 200. His third album came out in 2016, “Awaken, My Love!”, and meantime he worked on a mixtape and an EP, respectively “STN MTN” and “Kauai”, the sales of which also contributed to his net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Childish Gambino is the father of a son, born in 2016, and is expecting his second child. Unfortunately, no information about his girlfriend or wife is available online.
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series, Danny Thomas Producer of the Ye...
Albums
"Awaken, My Love!", Because the Internet, Camp
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award fo...
Movies
Atlanta, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Community, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Martian, 30 Rock, Magic Mike XXL, Clapping for the Wrong Reasons, The Lazarus Effect, Mystery Team, The To Do List, The Muppets, Donald Glover: Weirdo, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, The Lion King
TV Shows
Community, Atlanta, Community, Atlanta
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Quote
1
I'm not scared of the future at all. The future is progress if you treat it right.
2
I'm not a big party animal, but I like to create moments people can hold on to.
3
If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'
4
The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I couldn't pay for things.
5
Twitter does have an effect on everything - things you put out there, they are out there for good.
6
Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.
7
We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they are.
8
When anybody pays you to be creative, you're very lucky.
9
Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are can be totally negative. You have to think: can't we try something new and not be seen as suspect?
10
I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.
11
I personally don't believe people really grow. They just learn stuff when they were a kid, and hold on to it, and that affects every relationship they have.
12
I started doing '30 Rock' and started writing 'Mystery Team' at the beginning of that. While I was doing 'Mystery Team,' I started practicing stand-up. While I was doing stand up, I got 'Community.' It's like I planted trees six years ago, and now they have fruit.
13
I'm very impatient, so I was like, 'I want to be able to do whatever I want now.' But even the biggest stars - you look back and they weren't overnight.
14
The thing about stand-up was, I was doing all this sketch and YouTube stuff where I was not being censored and I got to do my own thing, and it was really cool.
15
A lot of the rap shows I saw as a kid were boring, but if you went to a Rage show or a Justice show, the kids were losing their minds.
16
Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.
17
Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down - it keeps us from growing.
18
But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.
19
Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.
20
I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for me to do.
21
I have an obsession with books about kids with Asperger's syndrome.
22
I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits.
23
I try to be me to the utmost.
24
I'm probably going to get in trouble for this but 'American Dad' is one of my favorite shows. It gets very dark in places but the jokes are there.
25
I had a 'Simpsons' and 'Everybody Hates Chris' spec and I remember thinking I was never going to hear from them again. Even after meeting with Tina, I left thinking I wasn't going to get it. I don't tell a lot of other comedians the story of how I ended up there because I guess a lot of people say it's like a fairy tale. But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into. -- on getting the job as a writer on "30 Rock".
26
Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day, acting is better, just because nobody ever asked me if I wanted a Pellegrino in the writer's room.
27
When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights,' like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that. -- on his character Troy in "Community". Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_donald_glover_went_from_writing_for_30_rock_to_starring_in_nbcs_community.html#ixzz0XMVVbQMj
28
L.A. is such a different place. I miss New York so much. I almost teared up when I came back and wanted a Guinness and realized I could drink it and take a cab home. I remembered that I could be a functional alcoholic in New York, like I used to be!
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Fact
1
Became a father for the first time when his girlfriend gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.
2
Grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was raised a Jehovah's Witness.
3
In her 2011 book "Bossypants," Tina Fey said that during the early years of the show, Donald Glover was 30 Rock's only black writer. She also said that he was so young that when he started on the writing staff, he was still living in a New York University dorm and working there as a Resident Adviser. Since he came from a large family in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Fey said that Glover was especially good at writing for the character of Kenneth, who was also supposed to be from Stone Mountain.
4
For his role on Community (2009) (TV), named one of the "Eight Actors Who Turn Television into Art," in cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
5
In 2010, while the producers of the 2012 movie The Amazing Spider-Man were casting their Peter Parker, a grassroots Internet campaign sprang up advocating for casting Donald Glover in the role. Andrew Garfield was eventually cast instead, but in 2011, when the "Ultimate" comics version of Peter Parker died, Parker was replaced as Ultimate Spider-Man by a half-black, half-Latino teen named Miles Morales, whose appearance and ethnicity were heavily influenced by Glover's (according to numerous interviews with "Ultimate" comics writer Brian Michael Bendis).
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
Greg
Chicken and Futility
2014
Short
The Boy (as Childish Gambino)
Community
2009-2014
TV Series
Troy Barnes
The To Do List
2013
Derrick
Sesame Street
2013
TV Series
LMNOP
Girls
2013
TV Series
Sandy
30 Rock
2006-2012
TV Series
Young Tracy Jordan Gay Kid Producer ...
Community: Abed's Master Key
2012
TV Movie
Troy Barnes (voice)
CollegeHumor Originals
2011
TV Series
Troy Barnes
Regular Show in Space
2011
TV Series
Alpha Dog
The Muppets
2011
Junior CDE Executive
Our Deal
2011
Short
Day Trotter
Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers
2011
Short
Reporter
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
TV Movie
Mace Windu Scout Trooper Stormtrooper (voice)
Thomas Jefferson
2010
Video short
Interviewer
GINK
2010
Video short
Donald
Community: Study Break
2010
TV Mini-Series short
Troy Barnes
I Am Tiger Woods
2009
Short
Tiger Woods
Don't Jerk Off to This
2009
Video short
Boy Band
2009
Video short
Mikey / Narrator
Mystery Team Adventures: The Case of the Haunted Hotel
2009
Video short
Jason
Mystery Team
2009
Jason
UCB Comedy Originals
2007
TV Series
Wink
2007
Video short
Falvo the Wink
Jazz Man
2007
Video short
Cal 'Jellymouth' Williams
Shouting Homeless Realtor
2007
Video short
Homeless Realtor
Rookie
2007
Video short
Veteran Cop
Memory Loss
2007
Video short
Alan Mortimer
Mafia
2007
Video short
Gangster
New Bike
2007
Video short
Son
Party Dudes
2007
Video short
Daniel Franks
Bronx World Travelers
2007
TV Series
Scoopy Brown
Funny
2007
Video short
Curtis
Hip Hop
2007
Video short
Ad Campaign
2007
Video short
Mr. Peterson
Human Giant
2007
TV Series
Mitchell the Webcam Guy
WQXR: The Cool Breeze
2007
Video short
The Cheese
Emo Song
2007
Video short
Emo Singer (voice)
Foreigner
2007
Video short
Foreign Neighbor
Guns
2007
Video short
B-Boy Stance
2007
Video short
Prince Reggie K
Jerry
2007
Video short
Jerry
Girls Are Not to Be Trusted
2006
Video short
Kevin / Belanie
Celebrity
2006
Video short
Cop
Self Defense
2006
Video short
Mugger
He Really Gave It to Me
2006
Video short
Kevin / Additional Voices
KP
2006
Video short
KP
Movie Executive Dad
2006
Video short
Movie Executive Dad
National Spelling Bee
2006
Video short
Judge
Opposite Day
2006
Video short
Mr. Peterson
Bro Rape: A Newsline Investigative Report
2006
Video short
Bro Rapist
Keyboard Kid
2006
Video short
Jeffrey's Dad (voice)
Black Peter Pan
2006
Short
Peter Pan
Culliver Family Variety Hour
2006
TV Short
Bill
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005
TV Series
Criminal
Gene Shalit's Preview Corner
2005
TV Short
The Gamer
Winner Takes All
1998
TV Movie
Extra
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roadies
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Creed
2015
performer: "Waiting for My Moment" / writer: "Breathe", "Waiting for My Moment"
Dancing in Small Spaces
2015
TV Series short 1 episode
Magic Mike XXL
2015
performer: "Caroline", "Marry You" / writer: "Caroline"
HellFish
2015
Short performer: "Zealots of Stockholm" - as Childish Gambino
Waterloo Road
2013-2015
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Rap Critic Reviews
2013-2015
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Childish Gambino: Sober
2015
Video short performer: "Sober" - as Childish Gambino / producer: "Sober" - as Childish Gambino / writer: "Sober" - as Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino: Telegraph Ave
2014
Video short performer: "Telegraph Ave. "Oakland" by Lloyd" - as Childish Gambino / producer: "Telegraph Ave. "Oakland" by Lloyd" / writer: "Telegraph Ave. "Oakland" by Lloyd"
Downtown
2014
TV Series short performer - 1 episode
Community
TV Series performer - 16 episodes, 2009 - 2013 writer - 2 episodes, 2009
Adventure Time
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
2012
TV Special performer: "Heartbeat" - uncredited / producer: "Heartbeat" - uncredited / writer: "Heartbeat" - uncredited
Fire Fly
2012
Video short performer: "Fire Fly" - as Childish Gambino / producer: "Fire Fly" / writer: "Fire Fly"
Supporting Characters
2012
performer: "My Shine" - as Childish Gambino / writer: "My Shine"
The Playlist
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Heartbeat
2012/II
Video short performer: "Heartbeat" / producer: "Heartbeat" / writer: "Heartbeat"
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
TV Series short performer - 1 episode, 2012 producer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012
Late Show with David Letterman
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Regular Show in Space
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Conan
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 producer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Bonfire
2011
Video short performer: "Bonfire" / producer: "Bonfire" / writer: "Bonfire"
Lopez Tonight
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Freaks and Geeks
2011
Video short performer: "Freaks & Geeks" / writer: "Freaks & Geeks"
Mystery Team
2009
performer: "The Stand" / writer: "The Stand"
30 Rock
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2007 writer - 2 episodes, 2007
Emo Song
2007
Video short performer: "Emo Song" / writer: "Emo Song"
Keyboard Kid
2006
Video short performer: "Keyboard Kid" / writer: "Keyboard Kid"
Get Out
2017/I
performer: "Redbone" - as Childish Gambino / writer: "Redbone"
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Skam
2016
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Atlanta
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Power
2014-2016
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atlanta
TV Series created by - 10 episodes, 2016 written by - 4 episodes, 2016
Chicken and Futility
2014
Short as Childish Gambino
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
2013
Short
Fire Fly
2012
Video short writer
Heartbeat
2012/II
Video short writer
Donald Glover: Weirdo
2012
TV Special documentary writer
Bonfire
2011
Video short writer
Funny as Hell
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Freaks and Geeks
2011
Video short writer
Comedy Central Presents
2010
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Live at Gotham
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
30 Rock
TV Series executive story editor - 22 episodes, 2008 - 2009 written by - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2009
Mystery Team
2009
screenplay / story
CH Live: NYC
2009
TV Series short writer
Memory Loss
2007
Video short
Blowjob Girl
2007
Video short
New Bike
2007
Video short
Emo Song
2007
Video short
Jerry
2007
Video short
Girls Are Not to Be Trusted
2006
Video short
Celebrity
2006
Video short
Self Defense
2006
Video short
National Spelling Bee
2006
Video short
Bro Rape: A Newsline Investigative Report
2006
Video short as Derrick Comedy
Keyboard Kid
2006
Video short
Black Peter Pan
2006
Short writer
Virginity Mixtape
2006
Short writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atlanta
2016
TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
2013
Short executive producer
Fire Fly
2012
Video short producer - as Childish Gambino
Heartbeat
2012/II
Video short producer - as Childish Gambino
Bonfire
2011
Video short producer - as Childish Gambino
Freaks and Geeks
2011
Video short producer - as Childish Gambino
Mystery Team
2009
executive producer
Memory Loss
2007
Video short executive producer
Blowjob Girl
2007
Video short executive producer
New Bike
2007
Video short executive producer
Emo Song
2007
Video short executive producer
Jerry
2007
Video short executive producer
Girls Are Not to Be Trusted
2006
Video short executive producer
Celebrity
2006
Video short executive producer
Self Defense
2006
Video short executive producer
National Spelling Bee
2006
Video short executive producer
Bro Rape: A Newsline Investigative Report
2006
Video short executive producer
Keyboard Kid
2006
Video short executive producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 Rock
2008-2009
TV Series executive story editor - 22 episodes
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Women Collection
2017
Short as Childish Gambino, original music by
Childish Gambino: Sober
2015
Video short as Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino: Telegraph Ave
2014
Video short
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
2013
Short as Childish Gambino
Fire Fly
2012
Video short as Childish Gambino
High Rise Initiation
2012
Video short
Heartbeat
2012/II
Video short as Childish Gambino
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2012
TV Series short 1 episode
Bonfire
2011
Video short
Freaks and Geeks
2011
Video short
Mystery Team
2009
original score
UCB Comedy Originals
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Blowjob Girl
2007
Video short as Childish Gambino
Emo Song
2007
Video short as Childish Gambino
Keyboard Kid
2006
Video short as Childish Gambino
Checkout
2006/I
Short music by
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atlanta
TV Series music supervisor - 7 episodes, 2016 executive music producer - 3 episodes, 2016
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atlanta
2016
TV Series 2 episodes
Chicken and Futility
2014
Short as Childish Gambino
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 Rock
2012
TV Series thanks - 1 episode
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2012
TV Series short thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Underground Comedy
Documentary post-production
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2017
TV Series
Himself - After Party
The 74th Golden Globe Awards
2017
TV Special documentary
Himself - Winner
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2016
TV Series
Himself
Made in Hollywood
2015
TV Series
Himself
Conan
2011-2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself - Musical Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Reel Junkie
2015
TV Series
Himself
BET Awards 2015
2015
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
Today
2015
TV Series
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself - Musical guest / Himself (segment "Mean Tweets: Music Edition 2")
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself
MTVU Woodie Awards 2014
2014
TV Special
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
Harmontown
2014
Documentary
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
2013
Short
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
2012 BET Hip Hop Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
The Morning After
2012
TV Series short
Himself
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
Fire Fly
2012
Video short
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
The Playlist
2012
TV Series
Himself - Remix Victim
Heartbeat
2012/II
Video short
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012
Documentary
Himself
MSN Exclusives
2012
TV Series
Himself
Donald Glover: Weirdo
2012
TV Special documentary
Himself
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2012
TV Series short
Himself
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011
TV Series
Himself
Bonfire
2011
Video short
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
The Hour
2011
TV Series
Himself
Funny as Hell
2011
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
Lopez Tonight
2011
TV Series
Himself
Freaks and Geeks
2011
Video short
Himself (as Childish Gambino)
Attack of the Show!
2011
TV Series
Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly
2010
TV Series
Himself
10 Minutes
2010
Short
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Soup
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself
2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South
2010
TV Special
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2010
TV Series
Himself
Comedy Central Presents
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comedy Central's Hot List
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Live at Gotham
2009
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
Moving Pictures Live!
2009
TV Series
Himself
Comic-Con '09 Live
2009
TV Movie
Himself (as Derrick Comedy)
CH Live: NYC
2009
TV Series short
Himself - Comedian
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ares III: The Untold Story
2016
Video documentary short
Rich Purnell - Aerodynamicist
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Atlanta (2016)
2016
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2012
American Comedy Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
Breakout Performer of the Year
2012
TV Guide Award
TV Guide Awards
Favorite Ensemble
Community (2009)
2010
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy Series
30 Rock (2006)
2009
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy Series
30 Rock (2006)
2008
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy Series
30 Rock (2006)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2017
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2017
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2017
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2017
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
Atlanta (2016)
2017
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy Series
Atlanta (2016)
2017
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
New Series
Atlanta (2016)
2016
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Outstanding Original Song
Creed (2015)
2015
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Rap Performance
For the song "3005."
2015
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Rap Album
For the album "Because the Internet."
2015
VMA
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
Best Direction
Childish Gambino: Sober (2015)
2015
VMA
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
Best Visual Effects
Childish Gambino: Telegraph Ave (2014)
2014
VMA
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
Best Hip-Hop Video
For the video "3005."
2013
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Community (2009)
2012
VMA
MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
Best Hip-Hop Video
Heartbeat (2012)
2011
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television