Born in London, England to a Welsh mother and an Australian father, Justin Charles Pierce was raised in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan, New York City. He attended P.S. 7 in the Bronx for Elementary School and J.H.S. 141 in the Riverdale section of the Bronx for Junior High School. Pierce's parents divorced when he was 15 years old. After his ...
Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
Movies
Kids, Next Friday, A Brother's Kiss, First Time Felon, Looking for Leonard, King of the Jungle, The Big Tease, Blackmale, Freak Weather, Too Pure, Loop Dreams: The Making of a Low Budget Movie, Wild Horses
Star Sign
Aries
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Trademark
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His loud-mouthed skater punk attitude
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New York accent
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Quote
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[After moving from New York to Los Angeles in 1997]: I'm becoming more and more bored in La La Land every day. People in L.A. don't seem real to me. All they care about is fucking movie stars.
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Fact
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Was found hanging in his room at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 10th. [July 2000]
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Got married to Gina Rizzo in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999. A year later Pierce would be found dead in that same town.
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1994: Was arrested for possession of marijuana and heroin. The results in the court hearing were found inconclusive.
His final film, Looking for Leonard (2002), was not released until two years after his death because production had been halted due to lack of funds. His character subsequently disappears from the film without explanation.
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Was discovered while skateboarding in streets of Manhattan.
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The 25-year-old hanged himself in his Las Vegas hotel room on July 10, 2000.
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