David Alan Grier will roar in NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’ as the Cowardly Lion

David Alan Grier is preparing to get his roar on.

The Tony Award nominee and “In Living Color” veteran will be joining NBC’s holiday production of “The Wiz Live!,” set for Dec. 3. Grier will play the Cowardly Lion, who asks Dorothy if he can join in her journey down the Yellow Brick Road and ask the Wiz for courage, which he is severely lacking.

Grier joins Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Stephanie Mills in the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical.

Grier has had an extensive television career and co-starred on one of the seminal comedies of the 1990s, “In Living Color.” Other series in which Grier has appeared include “Martin,” “Life With Bonnie,” “Crank Yankers,” “Happy Endings” and “Law & Order: SVU.” He is set to co-star in the NBC comedy “The Carmichael Show,” which premieres Aug. 26.

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