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David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color, as Bernard on Damon (1998), as David Bellows on Life with Bonnie (2002-2004), as Joe Carmichael on The Carmichael Show (2015-2017), as Hal on A Series of Unfortunate Events (2018), and for his movie roles such as Roger in Streamers (1983), Carl Bentley in Jumanji (1995), and Jim Fields in Bewitched (2005).

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Jumanji

1995
as Carl Bentley

Stuart Little

1999
as Red (voice)

The Patient

2022
as Charlie

Joe Pickett

2021
as Vern

Little Man

2006
as Jimmy

Bad Teacher

2014
as Carl Gaines

Bewitched

2005
as Jim Fields

Astro Boy

2009
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot

The Big Sick

2017
as Andy Dodd

Arizona

2018
as Coburn

Kissing Cousins

2008
as The Griller

Loose Cannons

1990
as Drummond

Dance Flick

2009
as Sugar Bear

The '60s

1999
as Fred Hampton

From the Hip

1987
as Steve Hadley

A Soldier's Story

1984
as Corporal Cobb

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

2011
as Moss the Troll (voice)

The Player

1992
as Himself

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015
as David Alan Grier

A Saintly Switch

1999
as Dan Anderson

Lexie

2004
as David Alan Grier

Crank Yankers

2002
as Landalious "The Truth" Truefeld

Chocolate News

2008
as David Alan Grier

An American Carol

2008
as Rastus Malone

The Carmichael Show

2015
as Joe Carmichael

McHale's Navy

1997
as Ensign Charles Parker

Heckler

2007
as Himself

Peeples

2013
as Virgil Peeples

Angels in the Infield

2000
as Bob Bugler

The Wiz Live!

2015
as The Cowardly Lion

In Living Color

1990
as Various

In the Army Now

1994
as Fred Ostroff

Tiptoes

2003
as Jerry Robin Jr.

Return to Me

2000
as Charlie Johnson

15 Minutes

2001
as Mugger in Central Park

Sprinter

2018
as Coach

Boomerang

1992
as Gerard Jackson

Jingle Ballin'

2016
as Colin

3 Strikes

2000
as Detective Jenkins

Blankman

1994
as Kevin Walker

The Poker House

2008
as Stymie

Almost an Angel

1990
as Det. Bill

Beer

1985
as Elliott Morrison

DAG

2000
as Agent Jerome Daggett

The Hustle

2008
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid

Baadasssss!

2004
as Clyde Houston

Writer

Movie The Poker House 2008

Host

Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Alan Grier, Ashton Kutcher, Amandla Stenberg, Jessie Reyez
2022
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Alan Grier, Jamie Foxx, Abbi Jacobson, The Shins
2022

Guest Star

Episode MADtv
Episode #925
2004
Episode Martin
Break Up (2)
1993
Episode Samurai Jack
XLII: Samurai vs. Samurai
2003
Episode Pinky and the Brain
TV or Not TV
1995
Episode On Air With Ryan Seacrest
3/24/04
2004
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gerard Butler, David Alan Grier, The Avett Brothers
2019
Episode A Different World
Romancing Mr. Stone
1987
Episode Cosby
Chemistry
1998
Episode Martin
Checks, Lies, and Videotape
1993
Episode Unscripted
Episode 2
2005
Episode The Equalizer
The Lock Box
1985
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Mel Gibson, Harley Jane Kozak, David Alan Grier
1990
Episode At Home with Amy Sedaris
Inspiration
2020
Episode Comic Remix
Episode #104
2002
Episode The X-Files
Hollywood A.D.
2000
Episode GTV Japan
Her Cups Runneth Over
2019
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jeff Goldblum; David Alan Grier; Lana Del Rey
2012
Episode Chelsea Lately
David Alan Grier
2009
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Alan Grier, Topher Grace, All Time Low
2021
Episode Saturday Night Live
David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg
1997
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sofia Vergara, David Alan Grier, Tyga ft. Offset
2018
Episode Tour of Duty
Soldiers
1988
Episode Boston Public
Chapter Forty-Two
2002
Episode The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Connie Britton, David Alan Grier, Dennis Hopper
1998
Episode Tanner '88
Child's Play
1988
Episode Today
May 6, 2013
2013
Episode Saturday Night Live
David Alan Grier/Silverchair
1995
Episode Tanner '88
The Great Escape
1988
Episode Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
December 18, 2019
2019
Episode Cedric the Entertainer Presents
Episode 15
2003
Episode Rachael Ray
Did You Know David Alan Grier Is a Foodie? Plus, Rach's Cheese Pumpkin Soup + Grilled Cheese
2018
Episode ALF
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1989
Episode A Black Lady Sketch Show
Save My Edges, I’m a Donor!
2022
Episode The Soul Man
Obama Drama
2014
Episode Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
David Alan Grier; Porsha Williams
2019
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Alan Grier, R.Lum.R
2017
Episode Martin
I, Martin, Take Thee Pam?
1997
Episode Head Case
Come Together
2008
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Alan Grier
2003
Episode Bones
The Body and the Bounty
2010
Episode Dream On
Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai
1995
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
David Alan Grier
1993
Episode Comic Remix
Episode #111
2002
Episode Martin
The Wedding Bell Blues
1995
Episode Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Vallant Little Tailor
1995
Episode MADtv
Episode #806
2002
Episode The McCarthys
Family Therapy
2015
Episode Chopped Junior
Chia Frets
2017
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sting, David Alan Grier
2021
Episode The Proud Family
Behind Family Lines
2002