LOS ANGELES (AP):

David Alan Grier is the father of a new baby girl, according to published reports.

The actor and comedian's wife Christine Y. Kim gave birth to the girl last Thursday afternoon, People magazine reported. The baby was delivered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Usmagazine.com.

"We're very happy," Grier, 52, told the website.

Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim - 'Danbi' means 'sweet rain' in Korean - was seven pounds, six ounces at birth, People magazine reported.

"She's amazing," Kim told People. "I'm feeling euphoric, and David is ecstatic. He's the perfect father."

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Grier was a cast member on TV's In Living Color and has appeared in other programmes and films. Kim is a curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem. The two wed in July.

A phone message left early yesterday for Grier's agent seeking comment was not immediately responded to.