TV Media Weekly
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September 3 - 9, 2016
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By Andrew Warren
TV Media
Glover goes home: Donald
Glover's entertainment career con-
tinues to expand. The former
"Community" fan favorite is finally
headlining his own show, and it's
no wonder he has the starring role:
he also created the show.
"Atlanta" premieres Tuesday,
Sept. 6, on FX, with Glover starring
as a young music manager who is
helping his cousin (Brian Tyree
Henry, "Boardwalk Empire") get
his career up and running in Atlan-
ta's legendary music scene.
It's a semi-autobiographical
dramedy straight from Glover's
mind, with an array of talent back-
ing him and Henry up. Zazie Beetz
("Applesauce," 2015) and LaKeith
Stanfield ("Straight Outta Comp-
ton," 2015) round out the main
cast.
It's an idea that Glover would
know a lot about. While these days
he's probably better known for his
acting career, he's also a talented
musician and DJ who was raised in
an Atlanta suburb. Under his stage
name, Childish Gambino, his sec-
ond album, "Because the Inter-
net," was nominated for two
Grammys. It was these influences
that inspired him to write "Atlan-
ta's" pilot.
Even writing the pilot wasn't
outside of the actor and rapper's
comfort zone. After all, he hasn't
always been an on-screen pres-
ence. His television career started
in 2006 behind the scenes of NBC's
"30 Rock" as part of the writing
team (with occasional on-screen
cameos), and he helped the team
take home three Writers Guild of
America Awards for their work.
But it hasn't been just small-
screen laughs and on-stage raps
for this multitalented man. His
silver screen career is taking off,
too, with major roles in Holly-
wood blockbusters "Magic Mike
XXL" (2015) and "The Martian"
(2015) splashing his name
across yet another entertain-
ment realm.
While "Atlanta" isn't just the
Donald Glover show, his stamp on
the comedic drama is unmistak-
able. The semi-autobiographical
look at The Big Peach's music
scene launches Tuesday, Sept. 6, on
FX.
Funny with Fillion: "Castle"
may have been canceled, but Na-
than Fillion didn't stay unem-
ployed for very long. The former
star of the ABC comedy-drama has
booked a spot in the upcoming
Stars on Screen
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