John Soursby Glover Jr. is an American actor, perhaps best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville. Glover was born in Kingston, New York, the son of Cade and John Soursby Glover Sr., a television salesman and was raised in Salisbury, Maryland. Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University. Glover is also actively involved with the Alzheimer's Association. His inspiration for joining this cause was his own father's experience with Alzheimer's Disease. He is openly gay... and has been in a relationship with sculptor Adam Kurtzman since 1993. One of his early film performances was a small but pivotal role as a U.S. diplomat in White Nights.
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