DC Pierson
{{short description|American comedian, actor, and author}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2014}}
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| alt = A man with long blonde hair in a white collared shirt faces the camera, head tilted to the right side of the frame and slightly upturned.
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| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor, writer, comedian, rapper
| years_active = 2005–present
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| education = New York University (BA)
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DC Pierson is an American comedian, author, and actor. He is best known for his involvement in the sketch and improvisational comedy group Derrick Comedy.
Early life and education
Pierson was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended New York University, joining a sketch comedy group, Hammerkatz NYU, in the fall of 2003. He worked as both assistant director and director during his three-year tenure with the group. Pierson graduated from NYU's Dramatic Writing Department in 2007 with a degree in writing for television. He also made three brief appearances on NBC's Community, on which his Derrick Comedy co-star Donald Glover plays a main character, as a Greendale Gazette member.{{Cite web|url=http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performers/3391|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080227220523/http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performers/3391|archive-date = 2008-02-27|title = UCB Theatre}}
Career
=Derrick Comedy=
Pierson, along with other Hammerkatz alumni Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes and Dan Eckman, formed the group Derrick Comedy after meeting at NYU.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100311032804/http://odeo.com/episodes/4196173-Comedian-DC-Pierson-Interview]}} Pierson is both one of the principal actors and writers for Derrick Comedy.
Derrick Comedy has performed as an improvisational comedy group at the UCB Theatre in New York, but are best known for their sketches that appear on YouTube{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/derrickcomedy|title=Derrickcomedy|work=YouTube.com|accessdate=2015-03-18}} and CollegeHumor. Pierson has played roles including an emo teenager and a man making a plea to the Godfather. Pierson co-wrote Derrick Comedy's first feature-length film, Mystery Team, in which he also plays a self-described boy genius named Duncan.
=Other works=
On January 21, 2010, Pierson's first novel, The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, was released on Random House. The story follows two high school students who are social outcasts. When one of the students, Eric, reveals that he never sleeps, the two boys end up on the run.{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=102446|title=DC Pierson|work=Randomhouse.com|accessdate=2015-03-18}} His book came to a broad audience when he personally answered a high school student's questions regarding the work on Yahoo! Answers on August 13, 2012. On the page, the student asked for help in reviewing the book, a task that had been assigned to her by her teacher. She stated that lack of time, among other things, caused her to be unable to read the book. The author's reply to the student was first recognized by Techcrunch,{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/13/author-fights-for-his-book-on-the-internet-after-slacking-student-pleads-for-a-quick-summary|title=Author Fights For His Book On The Internet After Slacking Student Pleads For A Quick Summary|publisher=AOL|work=TechCrunch|date=13 August 2012 |accessdate=2015-03-18}} and this coverage helped encourage more users to buy and read his book. One of Pierson's primary influences for his novel was the late J.D. Salinger. He is currently working on turning the book into a film, which will be directed by Dan Eckman.{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/dan-eckman-directing-boy-who-couldnt-sleep-never-had-to/111352/|title=MYSTERY TEAM Director Dan Eckman Adapting THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SLEEP AND NEVER HAD TO; Directing Episode of Community This Season|work=Collider|accessdate=2015-03-18|archive-date=2011-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826060930/http://collider.com/dan-eckman-directing-boy-who-couldnt-sleep-never-had-to/111352/|url-status=live}} Pierson's second novel, Crap Kingdom, was released in 2013.
Childish Gambino is the rap moniker of his fellow Derrick Comedy member, Donald Glover. Pierson was featured on both of Childish Gambino's "I Am Just a Rapper" mixtapes, contributing verses to three different songs, "49ers (Orange Shirt)", "The Truth (Goth Star)", and "Different (Feel It All Around)". Pierson along with Nick Packard was also featured on Childish Gambino's "Assassins" from the 2008 mixtape Sick Boi. He was also featured along with Amber Petty on Donald Glover's "Starlight" from the 2009 mixtape Poindexter. He is also credited with the story told during "That Power" on Childish Gambino's Camp.
In 2014, Pierson had a brief cameo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Apple tech support Aaron Wilson. He reprised the character in 2021 in an advertisement series that doubled as a promotion for the Xbox Series X and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, in which he is revealed to be the same character as "NoobMaster69" from Avengers: Endgame.{{Cite web|last=Bullard|first=Benjamin|date=2021-03-15|title=Falcon and Winter Soldier Xbox ad hilariously reveals Thor's smack-talking Fortnite nemesis Noobmaster69|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/thor-nemesis-noobmaster69-xbox-easter-egg|access-date=2021-05-11|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2009
|Duncan | |
| 2010
|Wild Bill | |
| 2010
|Student |Uncredited |
| 2012
|Wayne | |
| 2013
|Sven | |
| 2013
|Hillcrest Lifeguard #1 | |
| 2014
|Captain America: The Winter Soldier |Apple Employee | |
| 2014
|Bill | |
| 2015
|Theater Audience Member |Short |
| 2018
|Dude |Biff (Drug Dealer) | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2007
|CollegeHumor Originals | rowspan="2" |Various roles |6 episodes |
| 2007–2010
|UCB Comedy Originals |16 episodes |
| 2010–2011
|Mark Millot |5 episodes |
| 2011
|The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down |Chad |Television film |
| 2012
|Deepak |Episode: "See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die" |
| 2012
|NerdTerns |Dylan Rousseau |Episode: "Jenny's Ex" |
| 2012
|Photographer |Episode: "Snow Day" |
| 2013
|Casanova |Episode: "Bursting the Bubble" |
| 2013
|Lance |Episode: "Trading Faces" |
| 2013
|D.C. |Episode: "Settlers of Catan" |
| 2013
|Funk Band Member |Episode: "Tackle & Grapple" |
| 2013
|Rich Neckstein |Episode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie" |
| 2014
|Guy |Episode: "Desk/Job" |
| 2014–2017
|Mr. Krause |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Bobby D |Episode: "Gingerbread Man" |
| 2015
|Leo |Episode: "And the Minor Problem" |
| 2016
|Mitchell |Episode: "Adam Ruins the Internet" |
| 2016
|Untitled Sarah Silverman Project |Bryan |Television film |
| 2018
|Brandon |Episode: "Eleven Eleven" |
| 2018
|Standup and Away! with Brian Regan |{{N/a}} |Episode: "Episode 2" |
| 2019
|Artista Obscura |TH Scooby |Television film |
| 2020
|Vibrant Visionaries |Guest |Episode: "DC Pierson on the Benefits of Developing a Growth Mindset" |
| 2020
|Indigo |Episode: "Krachtbal" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2272628|DC Pierson}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130507035300/http://notesontheroad.com/DC-Pierson-Interview.html A Lisa Simpson Kind of Planet: An Interview with DC Pierson]
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:New York University alumni
Category:Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers