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Justin Charles Pierce (March 21, 1975 – July 10, 2000) was an American actor and skateboarder. He is best known for his roles as Casper in the 1995 film Kids and Roach in the 2000 film Next Friday. On July 10, 2000, Pierce committed suicide in Paradise, Nevada.
Mar 13, 2021 · The web page explores the causes of death of two skateboarding legends, Justin Pierce and Harold Hunter, who died by suicide in 2000 and 2006, respectively. It also pays tribute to their careers and legacies in the entertainment industry and the skateboarding scene.
Jul 13, 2000 · Justin Pierce, who rose to notoriety as a skateboarding delinquent in the 1995 film Kids, was found hanged in a Las Vegas hotel room late on Monday night. Authorities said that they had found...
Actor: Kids. Born in London, England to a Welsh mother and an Australian father, Justin Charles Pierce was raised in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan, New York City. He attended P.S. 7 in the Bronx for Elementary School and J.H.S. 141 in the Riverdale section of the Bronx for Junior High School.
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Jun 12, 2021 · Pierce was able to leverage his work in “Kids” into appearances in “Next Friday” and a guest stint on “Malcolm in the Middle,” but he died by suicide in 2000, hanging himself in a Las Vegas...
Jul 14, 2022 · In 1995, Justin Pierce skated through the streets of Manhattan with only two worries: finding a place to sleep and something to eat. Just one year later, he picked up the Independent Spirit...
Clark then cast him in his controversial 1995 independent film Kids (1995). After the film's success, Pierce won an Independent Spirit Award for his portrayal of Casper, the foul-mouthed skater punk friend of Telly ( Leo Fitzpatrick ), and relocated to Los Angeles.
