Pierre Edwards

Pierre
Pierre
	Pierre attending winter concert North Carolina.
Born	Killeen, Texas
Nationality	American/German
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Years active	1985–present

Pierre Edwards known as Pierre, is an American actor, director, writer, and stand-up comedian. Pierre is best known for producing, writing, directing, and starring as Dre Mitchell in For Da Love of Money (2002),[1] and starring in such films as 2001: A Space Travesty (2000), Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997), and B*A*P*S (1997).[2]

Early life

Born to a German mother and American soldier, Pierre was born on May 7 in Killeen, Texas .[3] He was 3 weeks old when his family moved to Germany. At age eleven he moved back to the United States of America, and resided in Washington DC.[4] His defense against cultural change and bullying was comedy. In the 6th grade he was selected to be on Good Morning America for his humor.

Pierre in high school began performing at comedy clubs in the DC area, with comedians such as: Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes and Tommy Davidson.[5] In 1987, after being shot multiple times Pierre decided to pursue comedy seriously. Seeing the success of his peers in Hollywood, he ventured West in 1991.

Career

Pierre appeared on the first year of HBO's Def Comedy Jam, than starred on BET Comicview.[6] Pierre was also featured on comedy shows: Showtime at the Apollo, Martin Lawrence Presents First Amendment and other late nite TV shows.

He worked alongside Oscar winner Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle when he played Nisi's boyfriend in the 1997 movie B*A*P*S, starred opposite Bill Bellamy in Def Jam's How to Be a Player, and played partner (detective) to actor Leslie Nielsen in the movie 2001: A Space Travesty. After a few small roles in The Wash and The Breaks he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the theatrical urban classic For Da Love of Money.

Pierre has also toured with R&B acts Mary J Blige, Dru Hill, New Edition, Patti Labelle, Frankie Beverly, etc.

The radio world got a chance to experience Pierre with his numerous guest hosting appearances on the Steve Harvey Morning show. His first love is the comedy club stage, where he has headlined: Improv's (Dallas, Houston), Carolines (NYC), the FunnyBone (Shreveport La, Boise Id, Vicksburg, Ms), Uptown Comedy Corner (Atlanta) and many more. He has also performed at events such as, 'Damon Williams' annual 'New Year's Eve Comedy Bash' at Star Plaza' [7] .

Pierre has performed for the troops home and abroad. He has also performed in comedy festivals overseas: Japan, South Africa, Germany, Amsterdam, England, etc.

Currently Pierre is working on a web series Dating Pierre, Slice Trilogy, and a self-published book "100 Homies and Phonies of Hollywood".[8]

Filmography

Title	Role	Year	Genre	Notes
Slice 3	Detective Derek Dubois, Rally Speaker	2016	horror/comedy	director, writer, producer [9]
Slice 2	Detective Derek Dubois	2016	horror/comedy	director, writer, producer [10]
Slice	Detective Derek Dubois	2015	horror/comedy	director, writer, producer [11]
Mad Black Men	Ron Rapper	2014	comedy
4 Minutes	Melvin	2009	comedy
For da Love of Money	Dre Mitchell	2002	comedy	director, writer, producer
The Wash	Mark	2001	Comedy
2001: A Space Travesty	Lt. Bradford Shitzu	2000	comedy
The Breaks	The Pimp	1999	comedy
Russell Simmons-Oneworld Music Beat	Host	1999	comedy
Def Jam's How to Be a Player	David	1997	comedy
BAPS*	Ali	1997	comedy

Television

Title	Role	Year	Genre	Notes
Last Call	Himself	2019	comedy
Fatal Attraction: Smoke & Mirrors	Pierre	2016	drama
Nubbin & Friends	Ollie The Squirell	2015	comedy
Dating Pierre	Pierre	2014	comedy	(7 episodes) director, writer, producer
'The Rickey Smiley	Pierre	2013	comedy	the roast
Who's Got Joke	Pierre	2008	comedy	1st episode, writer
1st Amendendment Stand Up	Pierre	2007	comedy	writer
Love Street	Tony	1994	comedy

Literature

Title	Year	Genre
My 100 Homies & Phonies of Hollywood	2012	non-fiction

Music video

Title	Artist	Year	Role
Don't Save Her	Project Pat Featuring: Three 6 Mafia	2001	Himself
Been There Done That	Dr. Dre	1996	Himself
All About You	Tupac Shakur Featuring: Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Dru Down	1996	Himself

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References

Audrey T McCluskey (2007). Frame by Frame. Indiana University Press. p. 271.
D Winfrey. "Comic Pierre is back with a Hilarious Web Series "Dating Pierre"". freddyo.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
Pierre Edwards (June 1, 2010). 100 Homies and Phonies of Hollywood. Pierre Edwards, Atlanta Georgia.
"PierreEdwards". www.imdb.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
Darry Littleton (2006). Black Comedians on Comedy: How African Americans Taught Us to Laugh. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 230.
"Metro Comedy Entertainment Presents Pierre Edwards". www.thearcdc.org. October 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
Tim Shellburg (December 23, 2011). "Comedian Pierre Edwards joins Damon Williams' annual 'New Year's Eve Comedy Bash' at Star Plaza". www.nwitimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
Fox News (June 30, 2010). "Pierre Edwards on "Homies and Phonies"". fox.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
"Slice 3 [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
"Slice 2 [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
"Slice [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

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[1] Audrey T McCluskey (2007). Frame by Frame. Indiana University Press. p. 271.

[2] D Winfrey. "Comic Pierre is back with a Hilarious Web Series "Dating Pierre"". freddyo.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

[3] Pierre Edwards (June 1, 2010). 100 Homies and Phonies of Hollywood. Pierre Edwards, Atlanta Georgia.

[4] "PierreEdwards". www.imdb.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[5] Darry Littleton (2006). Black Comedians on Comedy: How African Americans Taught Us to Laugh. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 230.

[6] "Metro Comedy Entertainment Presents Pierre Edwards". www.thearcdc.org. October 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[7] Tim Shellburg (December 23, 2011). "Comedian Pierre Edwards joins Damon Williams' annual 'New Year's Eve Comedy Bash' at Star Plaza". www.nwitimes.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[8] Fox News (June 30, 2010). "Pierre Edwards on "Homies and Phonies"". fox.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

[9] "Slice 3 [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[10] "Slice 2 [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[11] "Slice [Motion Picture on DVD] United States of America: Lott Lizard Production". www.loc.gov Retrieved from United States Library of Congress. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.