DC Pierson

Pierson was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended New York University, joining a sketch comedy group, Hammerkatz NYU, in the fall of 2003. He worked as both assistant director and director during his three-year tenure with the group. Pierson graduated from NYU's Dramatic Writing Department in 2007 with a degree in writing for television. He also made three brief appearances on NBC's Community, on which his Derrick Comedy co-star Donald Glover plays a main character, as a Greendale Gazette member.