David Alan Grier had a supporting role in the movie as Reverend Samuel Avery. He is a good, kind man who adopts Celie's children, Olivia and Adam, with his wife, Corrine. He also takes in Nettie ...

EJ Camp/20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Bruce Glikas/WireImage David Alan Grier in a press photo for ‘In Living Color,’ circa the early 1990s; David Alan Grier poses at a photo ...

In Living Color also served as a launching point for the likes of Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, and Jennifer Lopez, who served as one of the show’s Fly Girls.

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, Essence Atkins and Janelle James reflect on the Wayans family's comedy legacy at the NAACP Image Awards. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

David Alan Grier, Janelle James, ... Not one of them," joked David Alan Grier, who also broke big from "In Living Color" and presented the Wayans with their award during the ceremony.

Grier is a veteran of television ensemble comedies including In Living Color, The Carmichael Show, and Life With Bonnie, and he returns to that format with St. Denis Medical. "When you're in a ...