Danny Glover

Movie Actor

Birthday July 22, 1946

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace San Francisco, CA

Age 78 years old

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About

Longtime actor who starred as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon films alongside Mel Gibson. He also played leading roles in the films WitnessSaw, Predator 2 and Angels in the Outfield.

Before Fame

He suffered from epileptic seizures as a young man, and created a form of self-hypnosis to prevent them. He went to George Washington High School in San Francisco.

Trivia

He became known as a longtime activist for middle class, immigrant, and minority rights, and spoke at the Occupy Oakland protests in 2011.

Family Life

His parents, employed as postal workers, were active supporters and members of the NAACP during the Civil Rights movement. He had a daughter named Mandisa with his first wife Asake Bomani, whom he was married to from 1975 to 2000. He then married Eliane Cavalleiro in 2009.

Associated With

He starred in the 1985 film The Color Purple with Whoopi Goldberg.

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Danny Glover Highlights
Danny Glover Highlights