Personal Life
Grier was previously married to Maritza Rivera but they were divorced in 1995. In July 2007, he married Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Kim gave birth to their daughter Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim on January 10, 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. On June 9, 2009, according to TMZ, Christine filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
Grier is a fan of motorcycles and owns the rare Yamaha YZF-R1 Limited Edition and on the August 10, 2009 episode of Loveline agreed to auction it to aid Bryan Bishop's Tumor Fund before storming out while Carolla and the audio engineer bickered on air.
Grier is also a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Grier was able to showcase his skills in the 1994 film Blankman as his character, Kevin Walker (The Other Guy) was shown to be particularly adept in martial arts.
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