On November 20, 2007, Grand helped director/producer Penny Marshall, Reachback LA and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation hand out five-star dinners to nearly 600 at-risk youth and their families in Watts, CA.
Parodied his role in Roots (1977) as a "Runaway Slave" in the movie Hollywood Shuffle (1987).
Plays two different characters in Lethal Weapons 1 and 2. In the first, he was Detective Boyette. In 2, Detective Collins.
Producer Joel Silver personally phoned Grand L. Bush at his home to ask that he make a cameo appearance in "Demolition Man," co-starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes.
Retired from acting in 2002.
The 1994 production of "Street Fighter: Special Edition" represented the world's first international ensemble of motion picture actors to be featured in a single videogame. In addition to Grand in the role of "Balrog," the cast included Raul Julia ("Bison"), Ming-Na ("Chun-Li"), Kylie Minogue ("Cammie"), Jean Claude Van Damme ("Guile") and Wes Studi ("Sagat").
The wheezing and beads of sweat on his forehead were real during filming of "Shark Hunter" in Sofia, Bulgaria. He had contracted a potentially deadly staph infection after injuring himself during a stunt. Grand's wife, Sharon Dahlonega, along with a medical staff, monitored and nursed him as he battled a raging fever that spiked to 104 degrees Fahrenheit(40 degrees Celsius) at times during the shoot.
To prepare for his role as Rev. Ross in the critically-acclaimed independent film, Favorite Son (1997), Grand committed to memory the entire chapter of the New Testaments's Luke 15. His performance was so impressive that many of the local extras thought he was a real minister and invited him to preach at their church.
To prepare for the role of "Balrog" in Street Fighter (1994), Grand trained with martial artist Benny Urquidez. In addition to adhering to a strict scientific diet, Grand ran each day through the polluted streets of Bangkok, Thailand, in 90-degree weather. He lost 15 pounds in a single month. The "Street Fighter: Special Edition" video game features the actual images of the entire cast in hand-to-hand combat.
Todd Bridges personally asked Grand L. Bush to portray his abusive father, Jim, in Bridges' independent biopic called "Building Bridges." Bridges said Bush's performance was so real, he was emotionally affected.
When Grand L. Bush played a minister in "Favorite Son," many of the extras thought he was a preacher in real life and invited the actor to preach at their churches.