David Alan Grier (born June , ) is an American actor and comedian. He
is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In
Living Color, as David Bellows on Life with Bonnie (-), as Joe
Carmichael on The Carmichael Show (-), as Hal on A Series of
Unfortunate Events (); and for his movie roles such as Roger in
Streamers (), Carl Bentley in Jumanji (), and Jim Fields in Bewitched
().One of three children, Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son
of mother Aretas Ruth (née Blaney), a school teacher, and father
William Henry Grier, a psychiatrist and writer who co-wrote the book
Black Rage.Grier graduated from Detroit's magnet high school, Cass
Tech, and received a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from the
University of Michigan, and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama in
. Grier was singled out by visiting lecturer, Rachel Roberts,
performing for her one night in a piece entitled The Place of the
Spirit Dance.When Grier was young, his family marched with Martin
Luther King, Jr. in a March on Poverty in Detroit, where King gave an
early version of the "I Have A Dream" speech.
is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In
Living Color, as David Bellows on Life with Bonnie (-), as Joe
Carmichael on The Carmichael Show (-), as Hal on A Series of
Unfortunate Events (); and for his movie roles such as Roger in
Streamers (), Carl Bentley in Jumanji (), and Jim Fields in Bewitched
().One of three children, Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son
of mother Aretas Ruth (née Blaney), a school teacher, and father
William Henry Grier, a psychiatrist and writer who co-wrote the book
Black Rage.Grier graduated from Detroit's magnet high school, Cass
Tech, and received a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from the
University of Michigan, and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama in
. Grier was singled out by visiting lecturer, Rachel Roberts,
performing for her one night in a piece entitled The Place of the
Spirit Dance.When Grier was young, his family marched with Martin
Luther King, Jr. in a March on Poverty in Detroit, where King gave an
early version of the "I Have A Dream" speech.
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