Pierce Wallace
Born
Valdosta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • actor
Known forGeorgia Joker superfan of Georgia Bulldogs football
Notable creditFBOY Island
Height6’5”
Parents
  • Mike Wallace (father)
  • Carol Wallace (mother)
Relatives
  • Austin Wallace (brother)
  • Doyle Wallace (brother)
  • Madalyn Wallace (sister)
Awards2013 ESPN Fan Hall of Fame

Pierce Wallace, also known as the Georgia Joker, is an American sports fan, television personality and actor best known for being inducted into ESPN's Fan Hall of Fame for portraying The Joker at University of Georgia football games. Wallace is also a yoga instructor and a contestant on season 3 of FBOY Island.

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 attended Valdosta High School[4] where he played basketball, was assistant head coach for golf and was nominated for homecoming king in 2012.[1]

Georgia Joker

During his freshman year of college at University of Georgia, Wallace was 6'5''[1] and wore The Joker makeup for the Georgia Bulldogs' first game against South Carolina. ESPN tweeted about it and Wallace posted a video of himself in character for the game against Louisiana State University. With more than 85,000 votes,[5] 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.[6][7] The character was inspired by Wallace's enthusiasm for the Batman franchise.[8]

Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Wallace became a yoga instructor and was cast in season 3 of FBOY Island.[9] Abbie Smith at The Daily Beacon quoted him and described Wallace as the season's hippie.[10] Wallace was eliminated by Hali Okeowo in episode 5.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Wild West Chronicles Ranch Hand Episode: "Bass Reeves: Trailblazing Lawman"
Angel Mountain Ronald Featuring Caroline Amiguet, Randy Davison and Thom Michael Mulligan
2023 FBOY Island Himself 5 episodes
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Howie Stumpp Featuring Brian Patrick Butler and Nick Young[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harris, Kay (2013-12-06). "Valdosta native a finalist for ESPN Fan Hall of Fame". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Valdosta native finalist for ESPN award". WALB. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  3. 1 2 Poling, Dean (2013-12-17). "'Georgia Joker' makes Hall of Fame". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. ↑ Vaughn, Austin R. "Georgia Joker not playing about his super fan role". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Joker inducted into ESPN Fan Hall of Fame". The Red & Black (University of Georgia). 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  6. ↑ Wolfe, Julie (2013-12-03). "Georgia Joker wins spot in Fan Hall of Fame". WXIA-TV. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  7. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2013-12-16). "Pierce Wallace, aka the Georgia Joker, to be inducted into ESPN Fan Hall of Fame". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  8. ↑ "UGA's Joker makes cross country bus trip to Rose Bowl". WXIA. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  9. 1 2 Huff, Matthew (2023-10-23). "Find Out Who the FBoys and Nice Guys of 'FBoy Island' Are". Parade. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  10. ↑ Smith, Abbie (2023-10-17). "'FBoy Island' review: An interesting premise with poor execution". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  11. ↑ Brewer, Mac (2023-11-15). "Charybdis Pictures Releases Trailer for Horror Comedy 'HEMET' Ahead of Premiere". Horror Society. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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