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My Take
What moves me most about Danny Glover is not any single performance but the rare consistency between the man and the work. Plenty of actors talk about values; Glover built a five-decade career while actually living his, which is why the Academy handed him both an Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in the same year. As a screen presence he has always read to me as warmth with gravity, the kind of actor who makes everyone around him more believable. From San Francisco State to honorary Oscars, his is a career I would point young actors toward: longevity built on character, in both senses of the word.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny Glover
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・グローヴァー
- Reading
- だにー・ぐろーゔぁー
- Born
- July 22, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / voice actor / character actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- George Washington High School
- University
- San Francisco State University
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Marian Anderson Award
- 1982 Theatre World Award
- NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
- 1990 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
- 2011 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2022 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- 2022 Academy Honorary Award
- 2011 Eugene V. Debs Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Danny Glover born?
Born July 22, 1946 (age 80).
Where is Danny Glover from?
Danny Glover is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Danny Glover do?
Danny Glover works as actor, film producer, voice actor, character actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.