Wendell Pierce Biography
Wendell Pierce (Wendell Edward Pierce) is an American actor and businessman. Additionally, he is known for roles in HBO dramas including Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and also trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme. Besides, portraying James Greer in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, high-powered attorney Robert Zane in Suits, and also Michael Davenport in Waiting to Exhale.
Wendell Pierce Age|Birthday
Pierce is 58 years old as of 2022. In addition, he was born on 8 December 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Therefore, he celebrates his birthday on 8th December of every year.
Wendell Pierce Height |weight
Pierce has an average height of 1.73 meters tall ( 5 feet 8 inches). Besides, he has a body weight of 98 kilograms.
Wendell Pierce Family
He was born in New Orleans to a teacher and a decorated World War II veteran who served as a maintenance engineer. In addition, his father’s segregated Army unit assisted Marines win the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Besides, he has said of his father’s experience:
Moreover, he grew up in the black middle-class community of Pontchartrain Park, as the first African-American post-war suburb. Furthermore, his father, together with many other black veterans, migrated into the neighborhood after returning home from the war. In addition, the neighborhood wiped out during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, such as his family home which was sadly flooded by 14 feet (4.3 m) of water.
Wendell Pierce Wife
Pierce is not married but there is a news that he is in a relationship with Sheryl Underwood since they keep addressing each other in their twitter posts.
Wendell Pierce Career
Pierce as well had roles in the films Malcolm X, Ray, and Selma, and also performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the 2019. Revival of a play Death of a Salesman on the West End in London at the Piccadilly Theatre. This as well earned him a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. Furthermore, he has been thrice nominated for Independent Spirit Awards.
In addition, he has been in over 30 films, appeared in nearly 50 television shows, and also has performed in dozens of stage productions. Moreover, he served on the HBO dramas The Wire and Treme. Besides, when first cast in The Wire, him and his castmates doubted the show would be a hit. Additionally, he remember the first time we all sat around and watched the pilot. Besides, we all turned to each other and said, ‘Man, he don’t think this shit is going anywhere.
Furthermore, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his portrayal of Joe. A married and also closeted gay man who steps out on his family together with a young white man he met online, in Four. Additionally, the film was released on September 13, 2013, around the same time that The Michael J. Fox Show debuted on NBC, in which he played Michael J. Fox’s character’s boss till the show’s cancellation some five months later.
Since 2015 – 2017, he starred, together Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon, in a revival of the sitcom The Odd Couple on CBS playing the role of Teddy. Later, when Mike Henry stepped down as the voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy (June 2020), in light of the George Floyd protests, he launched a campaign to become Henry’s replacement. Besides, he lost the role to YouTube personality Arif Zahir.
2016 Arrest
He got arrested and charged with simple battery for an alleged attack against a female Bernie Sanders supporter outside Atlanta Loews Hotel on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Moreover, he booked and released on $1,000 bond from Fulton County Jail. Additionally, he subsequently completed a pre-trial diversion program, such as counselling and also community service resulting in dismissal of the charge.
Wendell Pierce Education
In 1981, he graduated from both Benjamin Franklin High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (in addition, most NOCCA students attend traditional secondary school in the mornings and also the arts school in the afternoons). Later in 1981, he named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. Additionally, as a young actor, he appeared in The Winter’s Tale at the Tulane Shakespeare Festival.
Moreover, he produced and as well hosted Think About It, a youth-themed talk show, for the local NBC affiliate station. And besides hosted a weekly jazz show on WYLD-FM Radio known as Extensions from Congo Square. Later, he went to the Juilliard School’s Drama Division from 1981 to 1985. He graduated as a member of Group 14 holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Wendell Pierce Net worth| Salary
Pierce has an estimated net worth of $8 million. Besides, he makes around 200 thousand dollars annually.
