Those of you who watch the television drama series "24" probably know who actor Glenn Morshower is. Of course, he is not the one portraying the role of Jack Bauer, which is Kiefer Sutherland's role. He is the one portraying the character of Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce, a character that has appeared in all the seasons of "24." Well, we are not here to merely talk about his life in Hollywood. We are here to tell you more than that. Probably his fans don't even know that Glenn Morshower is also a good celebrity poker player, which is one of the things that we will be tackling now.
Born on April 24, 1959 in Dallas, Texas, Glenn Morshower has been in the entertainment industry for such a long time now. Having started acting at the age of seventeen years old, he has experienced appearing in several television shows and motion pictures. Perhaps, directors see that he acts best when he portrays secret service or military type characters because it is the kind of role given to him in most cases.
Aside from "24," you have probably seen him guest in such television programs as "Full House," "ER," "Crossing Jordan," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "King of the Hill," "Babylon 5," "Millennium," "The X-Files," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Quantum Leap," and "The Dukes of Hazzard."
He also appeared in such flicks as "Godzilla," "Pearl Harbor," "Black Hawk Down," "Blood Work," "The Core," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "The Last Shot," "Hostage," "Drive In," "84C MoPic," "Air Force One," "The Island," "Shroud of Echoes," "Transformers," and "Friday Night Lights."
Besides acting, Glenn Morshower is also busy being a motivational speaker. But aside from speaking engagements, acting, his children, and his wife, he also squeezes in some time to play at charitable poker tournaments.
This celebrity poker player used to play poker just for fun. Now, he plays poker to help charitable institutions. When you don't see him portraying any character in the movies or the television, this celebrity poker player is probably featured in one of the televised poker events.
This celebrity poker player competed against amateurs, professional poker players, and his fellow Hollywood actors and actresses at the Invitational Event of the World Poker Tournament that was held at the Commerce Casino in California. In this event, Glenn Morshower played in behalf of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This celebrity poker player may not have won the grand prize of US$225,000, but he was one of the six players that remained at the final table. He only won a total of US$5,000 in the said event.
This celebrity poker player is serious about playing poker that is why he will be seen in more Invitational Events of the World Poker Tournament and other types of poker events for that matter.