Wendell Pierce
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 60 |
Web site | twitter.com |
Date of birth | December 8,1963 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | New Orleans |
Louisiana | |
United States | |
Height | 173 (cm) |
Books | The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City that Would Not be Broken |
Parents | Amos Pierce |
Althea Pierce | |
Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance | |
Official site | twitter.com |
Education | Juilliard School |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 420956 |
Suits
Treme
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Waiting to Exhale
Selma
The Odd Couple
The Michael J. Fox Show
It Could Happen to You
Hackers
The Fighting Temptations
Casualties of War
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
The Runner
Cursed
Horrible Bosses
Sleepers
Get on the Bus
A Rage in Harlem
Stay Alive
The Gregory Hines Show
The Gift
One Last Thing
I Think I Love My Wife
The Brian Benben Show
Malcolm X
Capital News
Bulworth
Land of Plenty
The 24 Hour Woman
Family Business
A Hole in One
The Mortician
The Devil's Advocate
Bye Bye Love
Parker
Ray
A Matter of Degrees
Moloney
Elsa & Fred
Grease: Live
Piercing
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Night Catches Us
Bad Moms
The Ten Million Dollar Getaway
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Runaway Hearts
Confirmation
Lay the Favorite
Love Ranch
Wendell Pierce Life story
Wendell Edward Pierce is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles both on the stage and screen.
Matthew Perry death: Stars remember 'brilliant' actor
... The Wire actor Wendell Pierce, who also starred in The Odd Couple, said: " For two years Matthew Perry was my boss, my colleague, and a giving, kind, funny man...
Treat Williams: Everwood and Hair actor dies in road accident
... Actor Wendell Pierce described Williams on social media as a " passionate, adventurous, creative man" whose " adventurous spirit was infectious"...
Michael K Williams: Drug dealer pleads guilty over The Wire actor's death
... Omar represented the duality of a black experience never before given such honest screen time, represented in his exchanges with Wendell Pierce s detective Bunk, a black schoolfriend who reminded him of the different paths life afforded them...
Piccadilly Theatre: Ceiling collapses, injuring audience members
... The venue in Denman Street was packed on Wednesday for a performance of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman, starring US actor Wendell Pierce...
Death of a Salesman: How Arthur Miller's play was was 'turned on its head'
...The Wire s Wendell Pierce plays Willy Loman in the new production of Arthur Miller s play Finding ways to keep classic plays fresh is an ongoing challenge for theatre directors...
Michael K Williams: Drug dealer pleads guilty over The Wire actor's death
By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
A man has pleaded guilty In Court to distributing the fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of The Wire 's Michael K Williams in 2021.
Irvin Cartagena, also known as Green Eyes , sold the drug " in broad daylight in New York City, feeding addiction and causing tragedy" said lawyer Damien Williams .
" He dealt the fatal dose that killed Michael K Williams, " The Lawyer .
The US actor.
It was later revealed his death was.
" On or about September 5, 2021, members of the drug trafficking organisation sold Michael K Williams heroin, which was laced with fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue, with Cartagena executing the hand-to-hand transaction, " documents stated.
Despite knowing that Williams died after being sold The Product , Cartagena and his co-conspirators " continued to sell fentanyl-laced heroin in broad daylight amidst residential apartment buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan" The Court was told.
Cartagena, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute fentanyl analogue, fentanyl, and heroin. As part of his guilty plea, the defendant said his actions " resulted in the death of Michael K Williams".
This carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 Years in prison, The Court papers added.
Lawyer Mr Williams said: " This office and our law enforcement partners will continue to hold accountable The Dealers who push this poison, exploit addiction, and cause senseless death in our community. "
Williams had spoken previously about his drug use. His death saw an outpouring of emotion and tributes from a host of famous faces, including the Film Director Spike Lee , actress Viola Davis and author Stephen King , who described Williams as " fantastically talented".
The HBO TV network, which aired 60 episodes of The Wire between 2002 and 2008, said they were " devastated" by The News .
Williams' complex portrayal of Omar Little , a gay, shotgun-toting robber of drug dealers, helped cement The Wire 's game-changing depiction of life in The Projects of Baltimore.
Omar represented the duality of a black experience never before given such honest screen time, represented in his exchanges with Wendell Pierce 's detective Bunk, a black schoolfriend who reminded him of the different paths life afforded them.
Interviewed together years before Williams' death, Pierce said his co-star's performance gave voice and flesh to characters " that Most People would have never given the same humanity to… opening a window to a world of men that we pass by or don't know about".
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