Happy Birthday Born at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sep. 5, 1983, the singer and actor turns 35. Glover joined the writing staff of the NBC Comedy '30 Rock' when he was a college student at New York University. He went on to land his first major acting role in the NBC series Community. Under the name Childish Gambino, his rap career took off in 2011 with his debut album 'Camp,' and he's went on to release two more albums, 2013's 'Because the Internet' and 2016's 'Awaken My Love!' Glover also had the honor of portraying Lando Calrissian in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' — a spinoff of the sci-fi franchise's reboot. He also created and stars in Atltana, a comedy-drama on FX.