in radio, TV, and film from the University of Michigan. Shortly after earning his lord high muck-a-muck's decidedly at the Yale Equip of Theatrics, Grier made his Tony bestowal-nominated Broadway premiere in 1981, starring in the lyrical The Opening. Along with a stint in the hit mel... lifluous Dreamgirls, Grier also did Shakespeare and acted in the off-Broadway drama A Soldier's Play. Moving to coat, Grier earned the Venice Blur Fete's Maximum effort Actor loot notwithstanding his outset piece, Robert Altman's Streamers (1983). Grier was afterward one of various cast members to manage the transition from stage to sift when A Soldier's Make light of was adapted into the critically lauded, Pre-eminent Picture selectee A Soldier's Story (1984). Grier moved to lighter cinematic fare with a starring role in the advertising make a laughing-stock of Beer (1985) and appeared in a series of undistinguished films, including From the Hip (1986) and Not quite an Angel (1990). Grier's condensed post in Keenen Ivory Wayans' dead-on blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988), however, turned into an unprejudiced more fruitful collaboration when Wayans cast Grier in his comedy sketch display In Living Color. In every part of In Living Color's 1990-1994 run, Grier created some of the expose's most memorable characters, including gaudy, band-snapping critic Antoine Merriweather of "Men On. . ." Grier maintained his blur occupation during appearing as himself in Altman's Hollywood send-up The Participant (1992) and co-starring in the Eddie Murphy carrier Boomerang (1992), as well as Damon Wayans' superhero spoof Blankman (1994). After the indicate ended, Grier continued to alternate between TV and films, executive producing and starring in the short-lived series The Preston Chronicles (1995), as well as appearing in the Robin Williams hit Jumanji (1995). Grier re-teamed with his "Men On" cohort Damon Wayans for the latter's 1998 sitcom Damon, but it failed to agree In Living Color's popularity. Grier mash note a ratings hit, and got to display his marked chops with his about as a Boycott Panther in the miniseries The 60s (1999). After appearing in the lackluster Tough and Bullwinkle (2000) and Return to Me (2000), Grier took another swallow at sitcom success as the championship Secret Serviceman in DAG (2000). He afterwards tried starring in a edition of sitcoms that failed to appropriate off, but always found consistent supporting work, with recurring roles on Life with Bonnie, Fanatic Yankers, and in sundry be films.

Grier also returned to the echelon in A Funny Aspect Happened on the Way to the Forum, and in 2008, he was allowed his own show, a no-holds-barred mock-news program in the refinement of the Everyday Show called Chocolate News, which presented both real and fictional communication stories from an African American vantage point.