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Justin Charles Pierce (21 March 1975 – 10 July 2000) was a British-American actor and skateboarding. Born in London and raised in New York City, Pierce had a troubled childhood and pursued skateboarding. His breakthrough came with the controversial coming of age drama film Kids (1995), which won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. He then starred in the Independent film film A Brother's Kiss (1997) and the Stoner film Comedy film film Next Friday (2000). His final film, Looking for Leonard, (2002) was released posthumously.
As a skateboarder, Pierce was a member of the original Zoo York and Supreme teams. He married stylist Gina Rizzo in 1999. He died by suicide on 10 July 2000.
In 1995, Pierce became a member of the original Supreme Crew with fellow Zoo York team riders and close friends Harold Hunter and Peter Bici. Footage of Pierce and the Supreme Crew skateboarding appeared on the Supreme New York website in 1996. He also joined the original Zoo York skateboard team, and is featured in the Zoo York "Mixtape" video (1998), as well as various magazines and adverts for the company.
Pierce appeared in the 1997 film A Brother's Kiss as the younger version of Nick Chinlund's character Lex. The Independent film production was directed by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, who said Pierce "was always prepared and a natural actor… He had an old soul, but underneath his tough street exterior was a really sweet kid." Also in 1997, he starred in the television film First Time Felon with Omar Epps. He next filmed the comedy Pigeonholed alongside Rosanna Arquette and Marianne Hagan, which was released in 1999. He starred alongside Ice Cube and Mike Epps in the 2000 film Next Friday, as Roach. Though the film was negatively received by critics, it was a commercial success.
Pierce's last on-screen credits were appearing in 2 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle and the Canadian crime drama Looking for Leonard, which released posthumously in 2002 and is dedicated to Pierce. Following his death, Supreme featured unused photographs of Pierce by Ari Marcopoulos in its clothing lines and publications.
On 10 July 2000, Pierce was found hanging in his room at the Bellagio Hotel in Paradise, Nevada, by hotel security. His death was ruled a suicide, "Justin Pierce". Yahoo!. Retrieved 26 December 2010. and were reportedly found but not released to the public. A Catholic Church memorial service for Pierce was held at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in
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| Myth America | Toby | |||
| Freak Weather | Pizza Guy | |||
| Out in Fifty | Freddy | |||
| Pigeonholed | Devon | |||
| The Big Tease | Skateboard Kid | |||
| King of the Jungle | Lil' Mafia | Posthumous release | ||
| BlackMale | Luther Wright | Also known as Blackmail | ||
| We Were Once Kids | Himself | |||
| All The Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding | Himself |
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| Malcolm in the Middle | Justin | 2 episodes |
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