{"title":"David Alan Grier","role":"Sergeant Vernon C. Waters","image":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/roundabout-theatre-company\/image\/upload\/c_fill,g_auto,h_880,w_880\/f_auto\/q_auto\/v1565979101\/Headshots\/2019-2020-Season\/A-Soldiers-Play\/David-Alan-Grier1?_a=BAAAV6DQ","lede":null,"content":"<p><strong>DAVID ALAN GRIER <\/strong>(Sergeant Vernon C. Waters). Countless theatre, television, film and comedic endeavors have pushed David Alan Grier\u2019s career to remarkable heights. Broadway: <em>The First <\/em>(Tony nomination), <em>Dreamgirls, Race <\/em>(Tony nomination), <em>The<\/em> <em>Gershwins\u2019 Porgy and Bess <\/em>(Tony and Grammy nominations). Off-Broadway: <em>A<\/em> <em>Soldier\u2019s Play <\/em>(1984). TV: \u201cQueen Sugar,\u201d \u201cThe Cool Kids,\u201d \u201cThe Carmichael Show.\u201d \u201cThe Wiz Live!,\u201d \u201cIn Living Color,\u201d \u201cDAG,\u201d \u201cLife With Bonnie,\u201d \u201cChocolate News,\u201d \u201cBad Teacher,\u201d \u201cA Series of Unfortunate Events.\u201d Film: <em>Arizona, Sprinter, Native Son,<\/em> <em>Peeples, Dance Flick, Jumanji, Streamers.<\/em> Grier recently wrapped a nationwide comedy tour. He also portrayed Daddy Warbucks in a performance of <em>Annie <\/em>at the Hollywood Bowl. Education: Yale School of Drama, MFA. He lives in Los Angeles with his daughter, Lulu.<\/p>","website":"","alt":null}