<P> His father is of English, Czech, and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German and Czech ancestry . As a child, Glover attended the Mirman School from first grade through ninth grade . He then attended both Venice High for tenth and eleventh grade, and Beverly Hills High School only for twelfth grade; he graduated in 1982 . </P> <P> Glover began acting professionally at the age of 13 . He appeared in several sitcoms as a teenager, including Happy Days and Family Ties . His first film role was in 1983's My Tutor . That led to roles in Teachers (1984) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). He then worked with director Trent Harris on the third chapter of the Beaver Trilogy, entitled The Orkly Kid . In this short film, he portrayed a small - town man who organizes a local talent show to showcase his obsession with Olivia Newton - John, much to the embarrassment of the local community . At the climax of the film, Glover does his rendition, in full drag, of Newton - John's "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" from her 1979 album Totally Hot . </P> <P> His breakout role was as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future, an international box office success in 1985; his character was the father of Marty McFly, despite being three years younger than Michael J. Fox in real life . Glover and the producers could not agree on suitable terms for him to appear in the sequels, so the role of the character was greatly reduced and recast . In Back to the Future Part II, Zemeckis reused brief footage of Glover which had been filmed for the first film . Glover was billed as "George McFly in footage from Back to the Future" in the closing credits . The older footage was combined with new footage of actor Jeffrey Weissman wearing a false chin, nose and cheekbones, and various obfuscating methods--in the background, wearing sunglasses, rear shot, upside down--to play the role of George McFly . Because these methods suggested that Glover himself had performed for the film, he sued the producers on the grounds that they had used his likeness without permission, as well as not having paid him for the reuse of the footage from the original film . Subsequently, clauses in the Screen Actors Guild are now in collective bargaining agreements to the effect that this is no longer permitted . </P> <P> He has continued to play exceedingly eccentric types, including playing Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone's The Doors in 1991, as well as the title characters in Bartleby (2001) and Willard (2003). He received mainstream attention as the "Thin Man" in the Charlie's Angels films; the character had initially been cast as a speaking role, but Glover, noting that the lines as written were exposition, convinced the producers to eliminate the lines to create a precise image for the character . </P>

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