David Alan Grier Wiki, Education, Professional Life
Actor David Alan Grier was born on 30 June 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, one of three children, to Aretas Ruth, who works as a school teacher, and William Henry Grier, who works as a psychiatrist and writer (co-wrote the book Black Rage).
David Alan Grier graduated from Detroit's Cass Technical High School, received a B.A. in radio, television, and film from the University of Michigan in 1978, and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama in 1981.