Pierce Wallace
American actor and television personality
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Pierce Wallace, also known as the Georgia Joker, is an American sports fan, television personality, actor, and playwright who was a contestant on season 3 of FBOY Island, appeared in the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023), wrote the one-man play Reflections of a Tough Texan (2025), and was inducted into ESPN's Fan Hall of Fame.
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- Sports fan
- television personality
- actor
- playwright
- Georgia Joker
- Reflections of a Tough Texan: The Legacy of Lyndon Johnson
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Wallace as the Georgia Joker in 2013 | |
| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31) |
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| Height | 6’5” |
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| Awards | 2013 ESPN Fan Hall of Fame |
Personal life
Wallace grew up in Valdosta, Georgia,[1][2] as the son of the podiatrist Mike Wallace, and a high school teacher, Carol Wallace.[3] He is a fraternal triplet[1] with brothers Austin and Doyle, and also has a sister, Madalyn.[3]
Wallace was a neighbor to Sonny Shroyer,[4] and attended Valdosta High School[5] where he played basketball, was assistant head coach for golf and was nominated for homecoming king in 2012.[1] He graduated high school in 2013 shortly after competing against 15 other students and winning a Scion iQ through VHS and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College's Keys to the Future Program for lack of absences and tardiness.[6][7] Wallace signed an academic scholarship for the University of Georgia.[8]
2013–2018: Georgia Joker
During his first year of college at University of Georgia, Wallace was 6'5''[1] and wore Joker makeup for the Georgia Bulldogs' first game against South Carolina. ESPN tweeted about it[9] and Wallace posted a video of himself impersonating Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight character[10] for the game against Louisiana State University.[11] With more than 85,000 votes,[9] he made it to the top 3 finalists for ESPN's Fan Hall of Fame. In 2014, Wallace was inducted at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.[12][13] The character was inspired by Wallace's enthusiasm for the Batman franchise.[14][15]
Career
After moving to Los Angeles in 2018,[16] Wallace became a yoga instructor and was cast in season 3 of FBOY Island.[17] Abbie Smith at The Daily Beacon quoted him and described Wallace as the season's hippie.[18] He was eliminated by Hali Okeowo in episode 5.[17] In 2023, Wallace portrayed Howie Stumpp in the comedy horror film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea.[16]
In 2025, Wallace wrote, directed, produced and performed as Lyndon B. Johnson in a Shakespearean one-man play titled Reflections, which premiered at the Santa Monica Playhouse.[16] He performed the play over 10 times to attendees such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Casey Affleck.[19] It was later retitled Reflections of a Tough Texan: The Legacy of Lyndon Johnson for a performance in Ketchum, Idaho.[4] Wallace said he was inspired after learning about the Vietnam War while finishing school and studied the character through archive footage across several trips to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.[20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Wild West Chronicles | Ranch Hand | Episode: "Bass Reeves: Trailblazing Lawman" |
| Angel Mountain | Ronald | Featuring Caroline Amiguet and Thom Michael Mulligan | |
| 2023 | FBOY Island | Himself | 5 episodes |
| Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | Howie Stumpp | [16] | |
| 2024 | When Push Comes to Shove | Tanner | Short film |
| The Land Must Feed | Calin | Short film | |
| Sunset Cowboy | Jack Swift | Short film | |
| TBA | The Sauna | Man | Short film |
| The Tonopah Five | Cliff Cody | Series with Lori Beth Denberg and Danny Tamberelli |
