<b>Wendell Pierce </b>was born in New Orleans and is an actor and Tony Award-winning producer. He starred in all five seasons of the acclaimed HBO drama <i>The Wire</i> and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role. He also starred in the HBO series <i>Treme</i> and has appeared in many feature films including <i>Selma</i>, <i>Ray</i>, <i>Waiting to Exhale</i> and <i>Hackers</i>. Since Hurricane Katrina, Pierce has been helping to rebuild the flood-ravaged Pontchartrain Park neighborhood in New Orleans.