He was raised in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, California, in a government housing project till he reached the age of 10.
Daniel struggled with dyslexia, race, and his unusual height for his age and as a result was deemed shy. But his heart was larger than his problems or setbacks. Glover became a humanitarian at an early age as he involved himself in community service programs.
His concern for others has led him to continue such work throughout his adult life -- helping others. Often times he helps others without the spotlight of publicity - but with his goodness of sympathy and understanding.
He played as a tight end on the school football team and had to stop at the age of 16 due to recurring epileptic seizures. This ruled out football as a living. With no acting intentions he was determined to become the second family member (mother the first) to graduate from college. Daniel enrolled as an economic major at the San Francisco State University shortly after his high school graduation in 1965.
While on campus he participated in the university's Black Student Union and was affiliated with the Black Panthers. At one point in his life in 1968 he lived on a commune, but then was drawn back to public service. Glover's dyslexia hurtle guided him to tutor and coordinate reading centers in the inner city.
By the early seventies -- love played a major role in Glover's life when he met and finally married (1975) a college classmate, Asake Bomani. Asake was a jazz singer and today owns an art gallery. Shortly after, their daughter Mandisa Glover was born in 1976. Her name means "sweet" in Swahili.
Glover worked as a civil servant for the city of San Francisco and at the age of 28 he joined the Black Actors Workshop at the American Conservatory Theater for acting lessons. Like most actors, Glover commanded a stage winning several lead roles, which fueled his acting desire and moved his family to Los Angeles.
Shortly after moving his family he was performing in major plays: Suicide in B Flat, The Island, Master Harold and the Boys and even Macbeth. His first TV pilot was in Hill Street Blues and this was the jumpstart to movie films. In 1979 he played an inmate character in Escape from Alcatraz. Two other films followed Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) and Out (1982).
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