ACTOR

David Alan Grier

1956 - Today

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David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, Grier gained popularity playing multiple roles in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994) and Reverend Leon Lonnie Love on the Fox comedy series Martin (1993–1997). In 2004, Grier was ranked no. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Alan Grier has received more than 4,480,538 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). David Alan Grier is the 7,885th most popular actor (down from 7,744th in 2019), the 11,681st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,471st in 2019) and the 3,666th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Alan Grier ranks 7,885 out of 13,578. Before him are Verona Pooth, Richard Carle, Aslı Enver, Coral Browne, Jacqueline Bracamontes, and Meredith Monroe. After him are Sudha Chandran, Michel Brown, Gabriel Porras, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Mireille Enos, and Gina Philips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, David Alan Grier ranks 557. Before him are Chris Hedges, Daniel Veyt, Joaquín, Sofia Corban, Dag Otto Lauritzen, and Bruno Tshibala. After him are Karim Abdul Razak, Víctor Púa, Sergei Avdeyev, Peter Caruana, Faouzi Mansouri, and Manuel Vicente.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Alan Grier ranks 11,681 out of 20,380. Before him are Brenda Chapman (1962), Charlie Ruggles (1886), Blake Shelton (1976), Richard Carle (1871), Amy Goodman (1957), and Meredith Monroe (1969). After him are Viscera (1971), Andrew M. Allen (1955), Steve Albini (1962), Mireille Enos (1975), Sylvia Browne (1936), and Gina Philips (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, David Alan Grier ranks 3,666. Before him are Louise Fazenda (1895), John Cameron Mitchell (1963), Jean Muir (1911), Charlie Ruggles (1886), Richard Carle (1871), and Meredith Monroe (1969). After him are Mireille Enos (1975), Gina Philips (1970), Ann Gillis (1927), Matt McCoy (1958), Freddie Prinze (1954), and Nicole Ari Parker (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jumanji
Carl Bentley
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
Dec 15o 19957.241 / 10
Stuart Little
Red (voice)
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while living with a human family as their child.
Dec 17o 19996.1 / 10
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Packard
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love.
Nov 10o 20217.2 / 10