Wendell Pierce
‘Elsbeth’ Review: Carrie Preston’s ‘Good Wife’ Character Gets an Appealingly Broad CBS Spinoff
Cheery and calculating Elsbeth Tascioni leaps from her Chicago legal practice to a Columbo-esque mystery-solving gig in New York City in Robert and Michelle King's new series.
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Nathan Louis Jackson, ‘Luke Cage’ Writer and Producer, Dies at 44
Nathan Louis Jackson, the playwright, screenwriter and producer who worked on the Netflix superhero series Luke Cage, has died. He was 44. Jackson died Aug. 22 at his home in Lenexa, Kansas, his wife, Megan Mascorro-Jackson, told The Hollywood Reporter. She said her husband had heart issues — he had undergone an aortic dissection in […]
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Wendell Pierce on His Spy Portrayal and CIA Prep for Final Season of ‘Jack Ryan’
Jack Ryan, the action-filled Prime Video series based on bestselling book author Tom Clancy’s fictional CIA analyst and field agent of the same name, starts its march to the end with the final season’s first two episodes, now streaming. And through a total of four seasons it might be argued that, along with the main […]
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Tony Awards: Wendell Pierce, Jessica Chastain Among Snubs as Lone Winners for ‘Shucked,’ ‘Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window’ Surprise
When the nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards were announced in May, Ain’t No Mo’ earned a pleasantly surprising six nominations, despite fears that the Tonys would forget about the play that closed months earlier despite a star-studded campaign to save it. But when the 2023 Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night, Ain’t No […]
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AAFCA Honors Stage-to-Screen Talents LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Wendell Pierce and More
As stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more come to Broadway this season, the African American Film Critics Association celebrated the pipeline of talent between Hollywood and the theater industry. “Everything starts at Broadway,” said Gil Robertson, president of the AAFCA. “It’s the original training ground.” In the group’s […]
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Michael K. Williams Played Omar Little One Last Time After ‘The Wire’ as Favor to David Simon
Michael K. Williams was remembered in a powerful essay written by The Wire creator David Simon over the weekend, which explained how important the iconic HBO series was to the actor. Simon also spoke of the last time Williams played Omar Little. The beloved Williams died Sept. 6. He was 54. In his piece published […]
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‘The Watch’: TV Review
Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld book series gets another TV adaptation in 'The Watch,' a police procedural for BBC America, with Matt Berry and Wendell Pierce in supporting roles.
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‘Between the World and Me’: TV Review
Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett and Mahershala Ali star in Kamilah Forbes' page-to-stage-to-HBO adaptation of 'Between the World and Me,' Ta-Nehisi Coates' bestseller about Black struggle.
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Wendell Pierce Wants to Take Over Voicing ‘Family Guy’s’ Cleveland
Now that Mike Henry has stepped down from the role, Wendell Pierce said he would like to take over performing the voice on Cleveland Brown on 'Family Guy.'
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Olivier Awards: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Lands Nomination for ‘Fleabag’ Stage Show
Having already scored a cabinet's worth of awards — including six Emmys — for her TV hit 'Fleabag,' Phoebe Waller-Bridge could also earn one of the most prestigious honors for the show's return to the stage.
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‘Death of a Salesman’: Theater Review
'The Wire' and 'Suits' star Wendell Pierce makes his London stage debut as Arthur Miller's downtrodden everyman in this musically enhanced revival of 'Death of a Salesman,' which recasts the Lomans as a struggling black family.
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‘Burning Cane’: Film Review | Tribeca 2019
Teenage filmmaker Phillip Youmans' feature debut 'Burning Cane' looks at faith, family and violence in small-town Louisiana.
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