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Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Pierce was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America He starred in all five seasons of the HBO drama The Wire as Detective Bunk Moreland. William "Bunk" Moreland is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Wendell Pierce. He was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Support Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 2007. [1]
He also played a crooked policeman on Third Watch named Conrad "Candyman" Jones. This article is about the television show For information about naval watches see Watch system. List of minor recurring characters from the fictional TV show Third Watch who are in the NYPD. An interview with him is part of Spike Lee's 2006 HBO documentary When the Levees Broke, regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, When the Levees Broke A Requiem in Four Acts is a 2006 Documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States He also appeared in Spike Lee's 1996 movie, Get on the Bus, and Forrest Whitaker's Waiting to Exhale a year earlier. Get on the Bus is a 1996 film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 Romance film which stars Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett and directed by Forest Whitaker Pierce also appeared with Forrest Whitaker as an undertaker's assistant in the 1991 film, "A Rage In Harlem".
Pierce is also in the 2006 horror movie Stay Alive. Stay Alive is a 2006 Horror film directed by William Brent Bell and written by William Brent Bell and He played Slick in the 2007 film Life Support; Slick is the HIV positive husband of the main character Ana (played by Queen Latifah). Life Support is a 2007 film starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real life story of Andrea Williams an HIV -positive woman The film was co-written by Jim McKay, who has directed for The Wire, and was distributed by HBO. James Kenneth McManus ( September 24 1921 – June 7 2008) better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American
In addition Pierce played Secret Service Agent Richard Gill in the 1995 film Hackers (film). Hackers is a 1995 Film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy ('Crash Override'/'Zero Cool' played by Jonny Lee
References
- ^ 2007 Image Award nominees and winners. Hollywood Reporter (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
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