Five things to know about Actor Wendell Pierce, 46, of The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) and Treme (HBO) — which kicks off its final season Sunday night — shares some interesting tidbits about himself:
He has known Fox for over 20 years. “I met him doing a very heavy Brian De Palma movie, Casualties of War. Here, we are doing a family comedy. It’s a joy.”
He’s from New Orleans. “The first thing you should do when you get here, is go to Preservation Hall or Frenchmen Street to hear one of America’s only created art forms: jazz.”
He has a Tony award. “I’m putting it out there,” he says: He wants to get back on Broadway. “You always want to have a follow-up when you’re a Tony Award-winning producer.” (He won for Clybourne Park.)
He’s a Juilliard grad. “I like to fly, but I’ve never taken a lesson as a pilot. You wouldn’t get on a plane with me. Why would I be interested in seeing your work if you’ve never taken any time or effort or energy into studying the craft?”
He’s a grocer. “It was an opportunity to do well and do good,” he says of his fresh-focused Sterling Farms and Sterling Xpress stores in New Orleans.