Stephen Glover (screenwriter)
Stephen Glover | |
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Born | Stephen Antuan Glover[1] June 18, 1988 |
Other names | Steve G. Lover III |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, rapper, actor, producer |
Relatives | Donald Glover (brother) |
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Glover at an event for The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017 |
Stephen Antuan Glover
Career
Atlanta
Donald Glover hired Stephen, his younger brother, to co-write for
Glover's musical background has also played a substantial role in the creation of one of Atlanta's main characters played by Brian Tyree Henry, aspiring rapper Alfred Miles who assumes the rap alias of Paper Boi.[8] In an interview with The Fader,[9] Glover discusses how in the event that Henry could not rap well, the writing staff did not want to force him to rap as his character, and so Glover's brother requested that he instead provide the rapped vocals for the character's song "Paper Boi" that is featured throughout the pilot episode. The instrumental of the song was a beat inspired by Atlanta trap rap production that was made by music producer Chemist, whom Glover considers his go-to producer for his own music outside of Atlanta.[9]
Although his writing has received praise from various outlets for its creativity, experimentation, and humor based in reality,[10] Glover's writing has also provoked minor controversy. The fifth episode of Atlanta, "Nobody Beats the Biebs", for which Glover was the lead writer,[11] features a fictional depiction of the pop star Justin Bieber being portrayed in an exaggerated and negative light, by a black actor, Austin Crute, rather than a white actor. Writing for Slate, journalist Aisha Harris accused Glover of being "coy" while explaining his reasoning for this creative decision in an interview with Vulture,[11] noting his reluctance to comment on the matter in more detail.[12]
Music
Glover has stated that he has been making music since the age of 17.[6] His 2011 mixtape Frequent Flyer LP features production from Chemist and Alias Amazin.[citation needed] This was followed by Summer of Steve released in 2012 and featuring production from solely Chemist.[citation needed] The most recent 2016 album, DJ Rhetorik Presents: Rich Black American, features a variety of guests including his brother.[13]
Discography
Mixtapes
- Frequent Flyer LP (2011)
- Summer of Steve (2012)
- High Art (2014)
- DJ Rhetorik Presents: Rich Black American (2016)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executuve producer |
Notes |
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2019 | Guava Island | No | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | House Party | No | Yes | No | |
2024 | American Dream: The 21 Savage Story | Yes | Yes | No | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Notes |
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2016–22 | Atlanta | No | Yes | Yes | Wrote 11 episodes Story editor for 7 episodes and showrunner |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | Episode: "Donald Glover/Childish Gambino" |
2023 | Swarm | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrote episode "Running Scared" Wrote and directed episode "Fallin' Through the Cracks" Played Caché in episode "Taste" |
2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | No | Yes | Yes | Wrote episode "Do You Want Kids?" |
Music videos
- Childish Gambino: "Heartbeat" (2011)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Writers Guild of America Awards
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Comedy Series | Atlanta | Won | [14] |
New Series | Won | ||||
Episodic Comedy (for Episode: "Streets on Lock") | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (for Episode: "Streets on Lock") | Nominated | [15] | |
2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
References
- ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
- ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
- ^ Holmes, Charles (April 14, 2019). "How Donald Glover and His Team of Collaborators Wrote, Then Made, 'Guava Island'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Browne, Rembert (August 23, 2016). "Glover's Community: The Comic Turns His Eye to His Hometown—and Black America—in Atlanta". Vulture. NYMag. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Rao, Sameer (August 24, 2016). "Glover on Why 'Atlanta' Has an All-Black Writing Staff". ColorLines. Race Forward. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Robert (September 8, 2016). "Introducing Royalty, the Collective Behind Atlanta and Childish Gambino". GQ. GQ. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Wilstein, Matt (October 11, 2016). "Glover's 'Atlanta' Skewers Transracial Identity in Most Ambitious Episode Yet". The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Jackson, Dan (September 7, 2016). "The Real Story Behind Paper Boi's Catchy 'Atlanta' Single". Thrillist. Thrillist Media Group, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Kochhar, Nazuk (October 11, 2016). "The True Story Of How 'Paper Boi' Became Atlanta's Unofficial Theme Song". The Fader. Fader. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Bakare, Lanre (November 2, 2016). "The Writers of FX's Atlanta: 'We're Not Interested in Being Sesame Street'". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Lockett, Dee (September 30, 2016). "Stephen Glover on Writing Atlanta's Black Justin Bieber: 'Are We Crazy for Doing This?'". Vulture. NYMag. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Harris, Aisha (October 12, 2016). "This Week's Atlanta Offered a Sharp Critique of Our Culture of P.C. Outrage". Slate Magazine. Slate. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "No Hookahs ft. Childish Gambino". Sensi Media. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Schwindt, Oriana (December 5, 2016). "Writers Guild TV Nominations: 'Stranger Things,' 'Westworld,' 'This Is Us,' 'Atlanta' Break Through". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Glover". Television Academy. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
External links
- Stephen Glover on SoundCloud
- Stephen Glover at IMDb
- Stephen Glover discography at Discogs