Brock Pierce
| Brock Pierce | |
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| Born |
November 14, 1980 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Residence | Venice Beach, California |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation |
Entrepreneur Director of the Bitcoin Foundation Former child actor |
| Years active | Acting: 1992–1997 Business: 1999–present |
| Organization | Bitcoin Foundation |
| Known for | Bitcoin, Blockchain, and crypto currency work |
Brock Pierce (born November 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, former child actor. As a child actor, he was in Disney films The Mighty Ducks (1992), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and First Kid (1996).
Pierce was an Executive VP at Digital Entertainment Network and he was arrested with other company executives by Interpol in Spain in May 2002. Pierce has been involved in the establishment of digital currencies and virtual goods. He founded Internet Gaming Entertainment in 2001 and ZAM in 2003. Many of Pierce's companies have operated in this virtual space.
Pierce is active in the Bitcoin/Blockchain ecosystem, with numerous speaking engagements, conference activities, and community involvement. In May 2014, Pierce was elected Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Pierce is founder and managing partner at Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm that is amongst the most active venture capital firms in Fintech.
Pierce supports non-profit and advocacy efforts, and is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. He has been a guest lecturer at the Milken Global Conference, Singularity University, Stanford, USC, Caltech, and UCLA.
In 2000 three young actors filed a civil lawsuit claiming Pierce sexually abused them, also naming fellow Digital Entertainment Network executives Chad Shackley and Marc Collins-Rector.
Pierce was born in Minnesota, and appeared in commercials as a toddler. His first major role was playing a young Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks (1992). Pierce reprised the role in D2: The Mighty Ducks. He starred as Luke Davenport in First Kid (1996). Pierce had small roles in Little Big League (1994), Ripper Man (1995), Problem Child 3 (1995), Three Wishes (1995), and Earth Minus Zero (1996).
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