Derrick Pierce (born March 1, 1974) is an American pornographic actor, director, radio personality, and personal trainer. Pierce has received several adult industry awards, including the 2009

NightMoves Award The NightMoves Awards are given annually in the pornographic film industry by ''NightMoves'', an Oldsmar, Florida-based magazine which was first published in 1987 and initially titled ''Sports South''. The awards began in 1993 and were initially t ...

for Best Male Performer and the 2016

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for Best Actor.

Early life

Pierce was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in

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. 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. 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 A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, p ...

and martial arts instructor for sixteen years before working in porn.

Career in adult films

Pierce's first scene was with Vanessa Lane in ''Gothsend 4''. He chose the last name "Pierce" for his stage name because he had

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and

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s 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 Kylie Ireland (born May 26, 1970) is an American pornographic actress, film director, producer, publicist, and satellite radio show host. She is an inductee into the AVN, XRCO, and NightMoves Halls of Fame. Early life and education Irelan ...

, of Playboy's Sirius Radio show, "The Friday Night Threeway".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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"Derrick Pierce Interview"
August 2008 by Honest West via email for XXXpwnage.com Adult Web Reviews
"Kylie Ireland, Derrick Pierce Host New Playboy Radio Show"
June 13, 2008 by Steve Javors for XBIZ.com

* ttp://blog.adultdvdtalk.com/2006/11/derrick_pierce_young_gun.html "Derrick Pierce - Young Gun"2006, MP3 Podcast interview by AdultDVDTalk.com
"Derrick Pierce Interview"
September, 2008, Podcast by Georgia and Diamond for AdultMaven.com
Review of Chemistry 3: "The Experiment Continues"
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