History Trivia / ChildishGambino

* OldShame: He doesn't seem to be very proud of his earliest works, saying that he was hiding behind gimmicks on ''Sick Boi'' and ''Poindexter,'' and that the even earlier (and rarer) album ''The Younger I Get'' was "decrepit Music/{{Drake}}." He's also expressed some regrets about ''Camp'''s rather bitter, paranoid atmosphere.

** There was a huge online push to have him cast as Franchise/SpiderMan in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012), but it didn't happen. On the bright side, though, it was a comment from someone who opposed the push ("There aren't black kids like Peter Parker") that inspired ''EP'', generally considered to be the point at which he [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] and began getting wider recognition. He eventually ended up cast as Miles Morales on Creator/DisneyXD's ''Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors'', and was then cast as Aaron Davis (Miles' comic uncle) in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. He even says that he has a nephew living nearby.

** Donald originally auditioned to be a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast member around the time that the show (and other shows) were on hiatus due to the late 2007-early 2008 Writers' Guild strike, as Lorne Michaels was looking for someone to play Barack Obama (and fill the void left behind by Creator/MayaRudolph). Sadly, Glover (and ''Series/MADtv''[='=]s Jordan Peele) didn't make the cut, as Lorne decided to look inward in his cast and pick Fred Armisen, causing a lot of complaints over Fred not being the right race to play him. ''SNL'' wouldn't have an actual skinny black guy[[note]]''SNL'' also passed up the chance to have Kenan Thompson be Obama, with Kenan even offering to lose weight for the role[[/note]] play Obama until Jay Pharoah came on the show in 2010, though Pharoah didn't play Obama until season 38 (2012-2013 season, which was when Fred Armisen retired his Obama impression as it was his last year on the show).

* FanNickname: Dong Lover, after his infamous former Twitter handle.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Donald Glover originally auditioned to be a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast member around the time that the show (and other shows) were on hiatus due to the late 2007-early 2008 Writers' Guild strike, as Lorne Michaels was looking for someone to play Barack Obama (and fill the void left behind by Creator/MayaRudolph). Sadly, Glover (and ''Series/MADtv'''s Jordan Peele) didn't make the cut, as Lorne decided to look inward in his cast and pick Fred Armisen, causing a lot of complaints over Fred not being the right race to play him. ''SNL'' wouldn't have an actual skinny black guy[[note]]''SNL'' also passed up the chance to have Kenan Thompson be Obama, with Kenan even offering to lose weight for the role[[/note]] play Obama until Jay Pharoah came on the show in 2010, though Pharoah didn't play Obama until season 38 (2012-2013 season, which was when Fred Armisen retired his Obama impression as it was his last year on the show).
** There was a huge online push to have him cast as Franchise/SpiderMan in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012), but it didn't happen. On the bright side, though, it was a comment from someone who opposed the push ("There aren't black kids like Peter Parker") that inspired ''EP'', generally considered to be the point at which he [[GrowingTheBeard Grew The Beard]] and began getting wider recognition. He eventually ended up cast as Miles Morales on Creator/DisneyXD's ''Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors'', and was then cast as Aaron Davis (Mile's comic uncle) in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. He even says that he has a nephew living nearby.

** "The Night Me And Your Mama Met" was supposed to be a full track, with a full version being performed at PHAROS, but ended up being a guitar instrumental instead.
** He was offered the lead role of Cassius Green in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' but was forced to turn it down because of his commitment to ''{{Film/Solo}}''. He did recommend his ''{{Series/Atlanta}}'' co-star, [[Creator/LakeithStanfield]], for the role.
** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero ,{{ComicBook/Deadpool}},But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

* BigNameFan: [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] tweeted his great support for the "This Is America" video, saying that he watched it multiple times consecutively upon first opening it. In a BBC interview, he further added that he initially knew Glover mainly through ''Atlanta'', which he greatly approves of.

** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero ''{{ComicBook/Deadpool}}’’,But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero ''{{Comic Book/Deadpool}}’’,But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero "{{Comic Book/Deadpool}}",But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero {{Comic Book/Deadpool}},But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

** He was working on an animated series for FX about the Marvel superhero Deadpool,But FX, citing “creative differences,” announced that the project had been canceled.

** He was offered the lead role of Cassius Green in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' but was forced to turn it down because of his commitment to ''{{Film/Solo}}''. He did recommend his ''{{Series/Atlanta}}'' co-star, [[Creator/LakeithStanfield]], for the role.

** He was offered the lead role of Cassius Green in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' but was forced to turn it down because of his commitment to ''{{Film/Solo}}''. He did recommend his ''{{Series/Atlanta}}'' co-star, [[Creator/Lakeith Stanfield]], for the role.