Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven is a man with many talents. Having come from a middle-class theater background family, he is a classically trained actor in the English language. His iconic role so far is his portrayal of the real-life character of Hollywood agent Ari Gold in American hit comedy ‘ Entourage Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ from 2004 to 2011, which was also made into a movie of the same series later. Jeremy is born and brought up in a Jewish household, but he considers himself a Buddhist Jew. He was born in Manhattan, New York Click to look into! >> Read More... , to Byrne Piven and Joyce Hiller Piven. Growing up in Illinois, he went to Evanston Township High School.

He was naturally inclined toward acting and theater, so he enrolled in acting workshops like that of Harand Theater during his teens. He then attended Piven Theatre Workshop which had his parents as founders and got the necessary acting skills, and that gave him the confidence he was seeking. And the next obvious step was to pursue in the same line, and he enrolled himself at Tisch School of Arts of New York University and is an alumni of the famous pi kappa alpha fraternity. He did not, however, complete his graduation as Hollywood came calling and he had to go and try his luck at acting.

Jeremy is also known for his long friendship with John Cusack He is renowned actor, talented screenwriter and pr >> Read More... , which flourished during their Piven Theater Workshop days. Born on 26th July 1965, his career began in 1990 with small unnoticeable roles. He was seen in movies like ‘Grifters’, ‘Kahn’ and White Palace. In 1991, Jeremy was offered some roles in some major sitcoms and was made the regular cast member of the then famous show The Larry Sanders Show. Jerry Seinfeld’s show ‘Seinfeld’ had offered him a role to play the other lead of the show George Costanza in the pilot episode of the show. He was then cast in films like Twenty Bucks and thrillers like Judgment Night.

But 1993, he was seen in more movies and his presence was felt in movies like ‘Together’, Where Are You and ‘PCU’. It was during this movie PCU that he caught malaria, and he was subjected to hospitalization. The following years, that is the late 1990s, he was seen making guest appearances and short appearances in television shows like Pride And Joy and Chicago Hope, and also featured in some famous movies Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, and ‘Heat’. He worked on Ellen DeGeneres’s show for about three years as a permanent cast member of the show and then was seen on shows like Grace Under Fire, ‘Coach’, The Drew Carry Show and ‘Cupid’.

He was famous for his appearance on Cupid show playing Trevor Hale/Cupid for about 15 episodes on the show. In 2000, he continued appearing in shows, making one episode appearances like in that of Buzzlight year of Star Command and other shows like ‘Spiderman’ and Justice League Unlimited before his deal breaker Entourage. Jeremy was also part of some not so great movies which include Kiss The Girls, Larger than Life, Very Bad Things, Music From Another Room and others. In the movie The Crew he played a cop Steve Mentzer, and in the movie The Family Man, he played Arnie.

But box office hits like Rush Hour 2, ‘Serendipity’ and Black Hawk Down gave him the popularity and also huge success commercially. Jeremy’s portrayal of Ari in the comedy series Entourage is still remembered and will always be remembered by the audience. His great and remarkable acting skills were flared up in the drama comedy. While shooting for Entourage, Jeremy also involved himself in movies which were not entirely successful per se. He was seen in ‘Cars’, The Kingdom, Smokin’ Aces and also in the flop Scooby Doo franchise. His association with Entourage remained till 2011 and so did his association with movies.

Movies like Spy Kids and So Undercover (one with Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus is a popular name amongst youngsters. >> Read More... ) are notable ones. In 2013, he then co-produced and starred in the British Drama series Mr. Selfridge, playing the role of Harry Gorden Selfridge for which he has received accolades and the show was well accepted with constructed criticism. And in the next year, he appeared in the sequel of the movie Sin City (Sin City: A Dame to Kill for). In 2015, the producers of the hit show Entourage, decided to make a movie and Ari’s character which is so iconic was retained by Jeremy and it was a huge hit and widely appreciated. Jeremy was never down righted by the critics for his acting skills.

He was also seen alongside his best buddy John Cusack in movies like The Grifters, ‘Floundering’, One Crazy Summer and The Player, where he was mostly seen as playing Cusack’s best buddy. He splits time between his two houses at Malibu and Chicago and is known to play drums very well. His associations with Broadway can be seen in Speed-the-plow directed by David Mamet David Alan Mamet, also known as David Mamet, is a >> Read More... and which has, big-billed stars Elizabeth Ross and Raul Espresso. But Jeremy could not perform in all the shows as he quit the show, due to mercury poisoning. Jeremy has been nominated several times at the Emmys for his portrayal of the Hollywood agent role of Ari Gold in Entourage.

And he is one of those few actors who won the Prime Time Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor for three years in a row from 2006 through 2008. But in 2008, Jeremy won the prestigious Golden Globe for the same role in Entourage. Jeremy is said to continue his work in both television and movies.

The 50 plus actor is known to have not been married but has been famous for his philandering with models and co-stars. His name is taken with quite a long list of women. His friendship with his friend Cusack remains intact till date. Jeremy is highly regarded and enjoyed for his brilliant deadpan delivery and the attitude in his acting skills. He has his share of the spotlight and is considered a reliable star since his acting is unquestionable by people.