Derrick Pierce
{{short description|American pornographic actor and director (born 1974)}}
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| birth_place = Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Derrick Pierce (born March 1, 1973) is an American pornographic actor, director, radio personality, and personal trainer. Pierce has received several adult industry awards, including the 2009 NightMoves Award for Best Male Performer and the 2016 XRCO Award for Best Actor.
Early life
Pierce was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is of French and Italian descent. He was raised by a single mother whom he credits as a strong influence in his life. His mother was also in the entertainment world, as were her girlfriends.{{Cite web |url=http://www.adultmaven.com/articles/4607/1/Derrick-Pierce-Interview/Page1.html |title=Derrick Pierce Interview |access-date=2008-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009042059/http://www.adultmaven.com/articles/4607/1/Derrick-Pierce-Interview/Page1.html |archive-date=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead }}
As a child, he moved to Southern California with his mother and grew up in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley.
Pierce began his career in pornographic adult films in approximately 2005. Previously, he was a certified personal trainer and martial arts instructor for sixteen years before working in porn.{{cite web|url= http://www.ynot.com/content/119537-derrick-pierce-tuff-love-tough-guy.html|title= Derrick Pierce: Tuff Love's Tough Guy|accessdate= April 30, 2015|author= Peter Berton|date= February 11, 2014|publisher= YNOT}}
Career in adult films
Pierce's first scene was with Vanessa Lane in Gothsend 4.{{cite web|url=http://interviews.adultdvdtalk.com/derrick-pierce-xxx/|title=Derrick Pierce: The Bad Boy of Adult|accessdate=March 16, 2015|author=Captain Jack|date=February 13, 2015|publisher=Adult DVD Talk}}{{cite web|url= http://blogs.adultempire.com/2015/08/20/exclusive-interview-derrick-pierce/|title= Exclusive Interview: Derrick Pierce|accessdate= September 22, 2015|author= Margo|date= August 20, 2015|publisher= Adult Empire|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150913093314/http://blogs.adultempire.com/2015/08/20/exclusive-interview-derrick-pierce/|archive-date= September 13, 2015|url-status= dead}} He chose the last name "Pierce" for his stage name because he had nipple and tongue piercings at the time. The first name "Derrick" was suggested by an ex-girlfriend of his.
Work in other media
In May 2008, Derrick Pierce became the co-host, with Kylie Ireland, of Playboy's Sirius Radio show, "The Friday Night Threeway".{{cite web|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/95275|title=Kylie Ireland, Derrick Pierce Host New Playboy Radio Show|work=XBIZ|date=13 June 2008 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}
Awards and nominations
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|+ List of accolades received by Derrick Pierce'' |
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|{{won|1}} |{{nom|20}} |
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|{{won|2}} |{{nom|16}} |
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|{{won|2}} |{{nom|1}} |
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;Total number of wins and nominations
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|{{won|Totals}}
|{{won|6}}
|{{nom|37}}
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| colspan="3" style="font-size: smaller; text-align:center;" | References
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|+ NightMoves Awards |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2009{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/113681|title= NightMoves Announces Awards Winners|accessdate= February 4, 2015|author= Steve Javors|date= October 14, 2009|publisher= XBIZ}}
| {{won}} |Best Male Performer (Fans Choice) |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|2111429|Derrick Pierce}}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204082739/http://www.xxxpwnage.com/interview/derrick_pierce.html "Derrick Pierce Interview"] August 2008 by Honest West via email for XXXpwnage.com Adult Web Reviews
- [http://www.xbiz.com/news/95275 "Kylie Ireland, Derrick Pierce Host New Playboy Radio Show"] June 13, 2008 by Steve Javors for XBIZ.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081102075013/http://www.kylieireland.com/tara.html Online Archive - MP3 Segments of Playboy Radio Friday Night Threeway Shows (Kylie Ireland, Derrick Pierce, and weekly porn actress]
- [http://blog.adultdvdtalk.com/2006/11/derrick_pierce_young_gun.html "Derrick Pierce - Young Gun"] 2006, MP3 Podcast interview by AdultDVDTalk.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081009042059/http://www.adultmaven.com/articles/4607/1/Derrick-Pierce-Interview/Page1.html "Derrick Pierce Interview"] September, 2008, Podcast by Georgia and Diamond for AdultMaven.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219054313/http://fleshbot.com/sex/first-look/chemistry-3-the-experiment-continues-299116.php Review of Chemistry 3: "The Experiment Continues"]
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