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Wendell Pierce
Born in New Orleans, LA, Wendell Pierce was raised in the historic neighborhood of Pontchartain Park, one of the first subdivisions developed by and for middle class African-American families, by his father, a World War II veteran and maintenance engineer, and his mother, who worked as a educator After attending Benjamin Franklin High School, he enrolled at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, where he pursued his education alongside such future stars as Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., and Terence Blanchard. Pierce studied at Julliard before launching his professional career on stage and in features. The former included turns on Broadway in "The Boys of Winter" (1986) and "Serious Money" (1987) as adequately as the acclaimed national tour of Duke Ellington's folk opera "Queenie Pie" in 1986. Pierce's onscreen work began at roughly the same time with minor roles in features like "The Money Pit" (1986) and "Casualties of War" (1989). In 1990, Pierce landed his first television series, "Capital News" (ABC, 1990), a David Milch-produced drama about the staff of a Washington, D.C. newspaper.A solidly built man with an uncomplicated grin and a knack for both com
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Wendell Edward Pierce is a well-known American actor and businessman who has appeared in various theater and film roles. He studied at the elite Juilliard School and rose to fame as Detective Bunk Moreland on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire.
Antoine Batiste in Treme, James Greer in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Robert Zane in Suits and Clarence Thomas in Confirmation are among the actor’s notable television roles. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his performances in Four and Burning Cane, both of which he also produced.
Pierce has also built a reputation on Broadway, appearing in plays such as The Boys of Winter and Serious Money. As a producer, he won the Bruce Norris Clybourne Park Award and was nominated for a Tony Award for August Wilson’s Radio Golf. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his role as Willy Loman in the production of Death of a Salesman.
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Wendell Pierce Back on Stage in 'Brothers From the Bottom'
Wendell Pierce has scored an impressive list of television and film show credits in recent years. In the historical drama “Selma,” he played civil rights leader Hosea Williams. Perhaps best known for his work on the two critically acclaimed HBO series – “The Wire” and “Treme’,” Pierce is a man who stays on the move. He is currently shooting “Ray Donovan” on Showtime, “Suits” on the USA Network, and this season he plays Teddy – Oscar Madison’s (Matthew Perry) friend - in a remake of “The Odd Couple.”
But the stage is where Pierce’s heart is and the place his career started; he is a Juilliard trained stage actor that made his Broadway debut in August Wilson’s “Fences.” Admittedly, a return to the stage is long overdue. On March 6, Pierce starts a four weekend run in the off-Broadway play “Brothers from the Bottom” at The Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn.
The play is set in a post-Katrina Recent Orleans, four years after the storm and it involves two brothers driving toward resolve on matters complicated by the tragedy, and gentrification.
Pierce recently spoke to NBCBLK contributor Derrick Hemphill abo Wendell Edward Pierce is an American actor. He is known for his roles in HBO dramas such as Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme, as well as portraying James Greer in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, as high-powered attorney Robert Zane in Suits, and additionally as Michael Davenport in Waiting to Exhale. Pierce also had roles in the films Malcolm X, Ray, and Selma. Pierce performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the 2019 performance of Death of a Salesman on the West Finish in London at the Piccadilly Theatre. He has been thrice nominated for Independent Spirit Awards. Pierce has been in over 30 films, appeared in nearly 50 television shows, and has performed in dozens of stage productions. He worked on the HBO dramas The Wire and Treme. He appeared in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as "J. Jenks". For his role in Treme, Pierce learned to play the trombone, though he relied on "sound double" Stafford Agee of the Rebirth Brass Band. Agee played off-camera for Pierce, syncing his trombone with Wendell's motions for authenticity. Pierce was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best M
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