Who Is Pam Grier’s Brother, Rodney Grier?
Rodney Grier is an actor and Pam Grier’s brother. Rodney’s sister whose real name is Pamela Suzette Grier is an American actress and singer. She achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures.
Rodney Grier: Bio Summary
Rodney Grier’s date of birth is not known but he is the son of Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr. and Gwendolyn Sylvia Grier (née Samuels). Gwendolyn worked as a homemaker and nurse, and Clarence Jr. worked as a mechanic and technical sergeant in the United States Air Force. Rodney is an American but is of mixed ancestry (African American, Hispanic, Chinese, Filipino, and Cheyenne heritage).
Rodney Grier has two siblings, Gina Grier-Townsie and Pam Grier. The siblings were raised Catholic. The family was often relocating because of Rodney’s father’s military career. In 1956, they had to relocate to Swindon in South West England, United Kingdom, where his father worked on an airforce base. When they were in the United States, they were unable to do certain things.
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According to Rodney’s sister Pam Grier, ‘In the U.S., especially in the South, we were never able to get buses to stop for us, we couldn’t eat in certain restaurants, couldn’t use certain bathrooms. Up until 1969, there were department stores in which my father and I weren’t even allowed to try on clothing.”
Rodney Grier’s father was transferred to California’s Travis Air Force Base so the family returned to the United States. They settled in Denver, Colorado, near Lowry Air Force Base. His maternal grandparents had a sugar beet farm in rural Wyoming, where their ancestors had homesteaded after fleeing west via the Underground Railroad to escape slavery.
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Rodney Grier attended East Denver High School, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Colorado State University, and The Neighborhood Playhouse School of The Theatre. He also attended Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) and UCLA. He is an artist, actor, producer, and writer. He has four acting credits per his IMDb profile.
Rodney Grier appeared as Dawes in Foxy Brown, Detective (as Rod Grier) in the TV Series Nero Wolfe, Homeless Man in Hush Money, and Hardi in Bozo. He served as the executive producer and writer of Bozo. He has worked as a lead bartender, recreation specialist, salesperson, driver, chauffeur, security supervisor, and HSS security, among others per his LinkedIn account. He works at Rod Grier Images LLC.
Rodney Grier‘s work as an artist has been featured on Fine Art America, the world’s largest art marketplace and print-on-demand technology company. The company has ‘been helping artists sell wall art, home decor, apparel, and other products since 2006 and are home to hundreds of thousands of artists, photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, and iconic brands, according to their website.
Rodney Grier enjoyed critical acclaim after his paintings were admired by Quentin Tarantino and selected as props in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). The pictures are displayed on the walls of Vernita (Vivica A. Fox)’s home in the opening fight scene. Tarantino Commissioned him to design Black Military History Plates that were destroyed in the scene when Uma and Vivica crashed into a book shelve.
Rodney Grier’s scene/ improvisation partner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York was Kathryn Hepburn’s niece. He is an avid golfer who scored his first ” Hole In One ” IN 2014. He also loves to go fishing and has fished in Hawaii, Northern California, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Vancouver B.C.
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Is Rodney Grier Married?
It is difficult to tell if Rodney Grier is married or not. Although he is suspected to be having a family of his own, details of his wife and children are not available. He has not disclosed any information about his wife. He has not been publicly linked to any woman. We have no records of his relationships, past or present.
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