Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Edward Pierceis an American actor. He is best known for his roles in HBO dramas, such as Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme, and as Michael Davenport in Waiting to Exhale. Currently Pierce has a starring role as Teddy on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth8 December 1966
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
art community gone
What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go.
new-orleans culture birth
New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.
art journey people
And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.
self ifs paid
Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
dream heart ideas
That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family.
years san-francisco baltimore
I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years.
sports team community
The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.
culture roles who-we-are
The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be.
helping remember memento
Whenever I go someplace I always buy something, collect something, to help me remember the trip. So I guess I collect mementos from my many travels.
thinking wire proud
The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of.
mad trying answers
We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.
cat new-orleans play
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
art powerful people
People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's one of the most powerful things we have as a community: our culture and our art. And it's the intersection between life and how people deal with life. It's the most important thing we do.
loyalty sports memories
The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will.