Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce: Biography in Details

Who is Wendell Pierce?

Wendell Pierce is an American actor. He is famous for his acting skills in movies and television series like ‘The Wire’ in which he acted as Detective William Bunk Moreland, ‘And suits’ in which he appeared as an attorney Robert Zane.

Currently, he is working on a television sitcom ‘The Odd Couple’ as Terry who is Oscar’s agent and friend. He even played the role of a band manager in the Oscar-winning film ‘Ray’ which was based on the life of Ray Charles.

Wendell Pierce: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Louisiana, the USA born on 8 December 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is African-American.

Wendell Pierce’s father’s name is Amos Pierce and his mother’s name is Althea Pierce. He grew up in the African-American middle-class neighborhood of Pontchartrain Park section of New Orleans.

However, the neighborhood was trashed away during Hurricane Katana in 2005. He was the third child of Althea and Amos Pierce.

He was raised by her mother who is a teacher by profession because his father was an American Army who served the country in the Second World War as a maintenance engineer.

In which school did Wendell Pierce attend?

For his high school, he attended Benjamin Franklin High School and graduated from New Orleans Centre for Creative Arts. He also earned a degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama studying in Juilliard School’s Drama Division from 1981 to 1985.

Wendell Pierce: Professional Life, Career

In 1986, With an American Deluxe Color Comedy film, ‘The Money Pit’ Wendell Pierce made his acting debut in the film industry in which he played the role of paramedic. After then he started to play more supporting roles followed in the big-screen projects.

His career took on a successful path when he got to work with HBO and show his acting skills. Pierce worked for HBO dramas like ‘The Wire’ as Detective Bunk Moreland, ‘Treme’ as Trombonist Antoine Batiste, and ‘Waiting to Exhale’ as Michael Davenport. When he got the role of trombonist he started taking a lesson so that his handling of the instrument looks good on screen.

He has even produced a Broadway show ‘Clybourne Park’ which won the award for best a play Tony Award in 2012. He has also won an award for outstanding actor in television shows by NAACP.

Pierce appeared in many movies and television sitcoms as long as in numerous stage production.

He also opened a grocery store selling fresh produce and other staples in his hometown New Orleans in December 2011.

Wendell Pierce: Salary, Net Worth

As of 2022, his net worth is $8 million according to the sources. However, his salary is not revealed yet.

Is Wendell Pierce involved in any rumors and controversies?

Wendell Pierce was once rumored to be dating her co-worker. But he refused the rumors and told her they were just a friend.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Wendell Pierce has a height of 5 feet 8 inches. His body weighs 64kg. He has black hair and black eyes.

Social Media

Wendell Pierce is active on Facebook and Twitter. He has more than 12k followers on Facebook and 233.2k followers on Twitter.

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