# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-alan-grier
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:42:57.086Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-alan-grier"
name: "David Alan Grier"
slug: "david-alan-grier"
description: "David Alan Grier 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. 94 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups."
tagline: "American actor and comedian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_alan_grier_2021_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1956-06-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump