[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF DANNY GLOVER

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding actor, producer, humanitarian, activist and motivational 
speaker, Mr. Danny Glover. Mr. Glover was featured at a Health and 
Wellness Benefit on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the 
Occasion Event Center in Columbus, Georgia.
  Mr. Glover was born in San Francisco, California on July 22, 1946. He 
trained at the Black Actors' Workshop of the American Conservatory 
Theatre. His Broadway debut in Athol Fugard's Master Harold . . . and 
the Boys earned him national recognition and led director Robert Benton 
to cast him in his first leading role in 1984's Academy Award-nominated 
Best Picture, Places in the Heart. Mr. Glover then starred in two more 
Best Picture-nominated films, Peter Weir's Witness and Steven 
Spielberg's The Color Purple. In 1987, Mr. Glover partnered with Mel 
Gibson in the first Lethal Weapon film and went on to star in three 
hugely successful Lethal Weapon sequels. Throughout his career, he has 
starred in a multitude of films, including in The Royal Tenenbaums; 
Saw; Shooter; Death at a Funeral; 2012; and the critically-acclaimed 
Dreamgirls.
  Mr. Glover has also invested his talents in more personal projects 
including the award-winning To Sleep With Anger, which he executive 
produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best 
Actor; as well as Bopha!; Manderlay; Missing in America; and the film 
version of Fugard's play Boseman and Lena. In 2005, Mr. Glover co-
founded New-York based Louverture Films, a company dedicated to the 
development and production of films of historical relevance, social 
purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity.
  Not one to rest on his laurels, Mr. Glover dedicates much of his time 
to community activism and philanthropic efforts, concentrating on 
advocacy for economic justice and access to health care and education 
programs in the United States and Africa. He served as a Goodwill 
Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, 
focusing on issues of poverty, disease and economic development in 
Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He currently serves as a 
UNICEF Ambassador.
  Among his many recognitions and accolades, Mr. Glover was the 
recipient of a 2006 Director's Guild Award; 2011 ``Pioneer Award'' from 
the National Civil Rights Museum; and several NAACP Image Awards and 
CableACE Awards. He earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in 
the title role of the HBO Movie Mandela.
  Mr. Glover has not only been a commanding presence on screen, stage, 
and television but also a driving force on the international stage for 
humanitarianism. Nelson Mandela once said, ``For to be free is not 
merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and 
enhances the freedom of others.'' Mr. Glover embodies this statement 
thoroughly, for in light of his enormous personal success, he continues 
to fight hard for the rights and freedoms of others.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife Vivian, and the 
more than 700,000 residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District 
in recognizing Mr. Danny Glover for his remarkable accomplishments as 
an actor and for his unwavering courage, strong values, and an avid 
pursuit of equality and justice as a humanitarian.

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