DEXTER PIERCE JR. IS AN AMERICAN FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, WRITER AND ACTOR BORN & RAISED IN MEMPHIS, TN. BETTER KNOWN AS DEX, HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A CLASS CLOWN THROUGHOUT HIS EARLY EDUCATION UNTIL TAKING DRAMA CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INFLUENCED HIM TO TAKE A INTRO TO FILM CLASS AT UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS WHICH INSPIRED HIM TO STUDY THE CRAFT OF FILMMAKING. 4 WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN FILM, DEX GOT A ONE WAY TICKET TO CALIFORNIA. HE FINISHED HIS MFA IN MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION PRODUCTION AT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. NOW HE'S LIVING AND WORKING OUT OF LOS ANGELES.