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Piven appeared in the first Broadway revival of [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Speed-the-Plow]]'', co-starring ''[[Mad Men]]'' star [[Elisabeth Moss]] and three-time [[Tony award|Tony]] nominee [[Raul Esparza]]. The production began preview performances on October 3, 2008, and opened on October 23, 2008; the play was due to run through February 22, 2009. After Piven missed several performances, on December 17, 2008, Piven's rep announced that due to an undisclosed illness, Piven would be ending his run in the play effective immediately.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/17/docs-to-piven-broadway-is-bad-for-your-health/ Docs Tell Piven: Broadway is Bad for Your Health] TMZ, December 17, 2008</ref> The illness was revealed to be [[Mercury poisoning|hydrargaria]], a disease caused by exposure to [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] or its compounds, though the source is unknown. Rumours have indicated that the high level of mercury could potentially have been caused by Piven's excess habits of consuming [[sushi]] several times a day.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZpm-OOYG3A NFI Response to Jeremy's Piven's Claims About Fish and Mercury]</ref> Mamet joked that Piven was leaving the play "to pursue a career as a thermometer".<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124437.html Jeremy Piven Abruptly Departs Broadway's Speed-the-Plow] Playbill, December 17, 2008</ref> On September 1, 2009, Piven, in a guest appearance on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', explained that he had given up red meat and poultry, and had been getting all of his protein from fish for the past twenty years. [[William H. Macy]] and [[Norbert Leo Butz]] replaced Piven in the Broadway show.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247585,00.html</ref>
Piven appeared in the first Broadway revival of [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Speed-the-Plow]]'', co-starring ''[[Mad Men]]'' star [[Elisabeth Moss]] and three-time [[Tony award|Tony]] nominee [[Raul Esparza]]. The production began preview performances on October 3, 2008, and opened on October 23, 2008; the play was due to run through February 22, 2009. After Piven missed several performances, on December 17, 2008, Piven's rep announced that due to an undisclosed illness, Piven would be ending his run in the play effective immediately.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/17/docs-to-piven-broadway-is-bad-for-your-health/ Docs Tell Piven: Broadway is Bad for Your Health] TMZ, December 17, 2008</ref> The illness was revealed to be [[Mercury poisoning|hydrargaria]], a disease caused by exposure to [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] or its compounds, though the source is unknown. Rumours have indicated that the high level of mercury could potentially have been caused by Piven's excess habits of consuming [[sushi]] several times a day.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZpm-OOYG3A NFI Response to Jeremy's Piven's Claims About Fish and Mercury]</ref> Mamet joked that Piven was leaving the play "to pursue a career as a thermometer".<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124437.html Jeremy Piven Abruptly Departs Broadway's Speed-the-Plow] Playbill, December 17, 2008</ref> On September 1, 2009, Piven, in a guest appearance on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', explained that he had given up red meat and poultry, and had been getting all of his protein from fish for the past twenty years. [[William H. Macy]] and [[Norbert Leo Butz]] replaced Piven in the Broadway show.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247585,00.html</ref>


Piven was also a special guest host on [[WWE]] [[Monday Night Raw]] on August 3, 2009, where John Cena kicked the butt out of him.
Piven was also a special guest host on [[WWE]] [[Monday Night Raw]] on August 3, 2009.


His current movie, [[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]] is his first starring role. The movie was released on August 14, 2009. It was neither a commercial success nor a critical one as it received mostly negative reviews.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goods_the_don_ready_story/ Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>
His current movie, [[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]] is his first starring role. The movie was released on August 14, 2009. It was neither a commercial success nor a critical one as it received mostly negative reviews.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goods_the_don_ready_story/ Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>

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Jeremy Piven
Piven in February 2009
Born
Jeremy Samuel Piven
OccupationActor
Years active1983 – present
SpouseNone

Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Ari Gold in the hit HBO series, Entourage, for which he has won the Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor on three occasions and a Golden Globe Award.

Biography

Early years

Piven was born in Manhattan and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.[1] He graduated from Evanston Township High School,[2] and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, as a teenager. He played the part of "Bernardo" in West Side Story, there. In Illinois, he trained at Piven Theatre Workshop,[3] founded by his parents Byrne Piven and Joyce Piven, both of whom were actors and drama teachers.[1][4] He also attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa,[5] and is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.[6] He spent a semester at the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut. He has appeared in a number of films with John Cusack, who is also from Evanston and is a fellow alumnus of the Piven Theatre Workshop (as are Cusack's sisters Joan and Ann). Piven and Cusack once shared an apartment and have been friends since high school.[7]

Career

Piven's first significant role was as a regular cast member for several seasons on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, where he played the head writer Jerry. Piven has appeared in several successful films, including Lucas, Grosse Pointe Blank, Singles, Very Bad Things, The Family Man, Black Hawk Down, Heat, PCU, Old School, Rock N Rolla, Smokin' Aces and Runaway Jury. He also had brief cameo appearances in Rush Hour 2 and in the US release of Cars.

Since 2004, Piven has reinvigorated his career by playing a fast-talking, acerbic Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the HBO series Entourage. He received Emmy nominations for best supporting actor four straight years from 2005 to 2008, and won the award in 2006, 2007, and 2008. 2009 was the first year in which he didn't receive an Emmy Award nomination for his work on Entourage. Piven was also the star and producer of the short-lived ABC dramedy series Cupid, and was a supporting cast member on the last three seasons of the sitcom Ellen. He played the part of Ellen's cousin, Spence. He also voiced Elongated Man in three episodes of Justice League Unlimited.

In 2007, Piven appeared in the video for "Drivin' Me Wild", the third single taken from rapper Common's seventh album Finding Forever. The two were co-stars in Smokin' Aces, and appeared together when Piven hosted SNL in January 2007.[8]

Piven appeared in the first Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, co-starring Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss and three-time Tony nominee Raul Esparza. The production began preview performances on October 3, 2008, and opened on October 23, 2008; the play was due to run through February 22, 2009. After Piven missed several performances, on December 17, 2008, Piven's rep announced that due to an undisclosed illness, Piven would be ending his run in the play effective immediately.[9] The illness was revealed to be hydrargaria, a disease caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds, though the source is unknown. Rumours have indicated that the high level of mercury could potentially have been caused by Piven's excess habits of consuming sushi several times a day.[10] Mamet joked that Piven was leaving the play "to pursue a career as a thermometer".[11] On September 1, 2009, Piven, in a guest appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, explained that he had given up red meat and poultry, and had been getting all of his protein from fish for the past twenty years. William H. Macy and Norbert Leo Butz replaced Piven in the Broadway show.[12]

Piven was also a special guest host on WWE Monday Night Raw on August 3, 2009.

His current movie, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is his first starring role. The movie was released on August 14, 2009. It was neither a commercial success nor a critical one as it received mostly negative reviews.[13]

Personal life

Piven considers himself a "Jewish Buddhist."[14] He starred in the Travel Channel special Jeremy Piven's Journey of a Lifetime detailing his journey across India.

Piven is a fan of Scottish Football Team Hamilton Academical. He is currently dating WWE Diva Kelly Kelly

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1986 Lucas Spike
One Crazy Summer Ty
1989 Elvis Stories Lenny
Say Anything... Mark
1990 The Grifters Sailor - Freshman
White Palace Kahn
1992 The Player Steve Reeves
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger Patrolman
Bob Roberts Candle Seller
Singles Doug Hughley
There Goes the Neighborhood Albert Lodge
1993 Twenty Bucks Nervous Quick-Mart Clerk
12:01 Howard Richter Television movie
Judgment Night Ray Cochran
1994 The Ticket Miles Moutnjoy
Floundering Guy
Twogether Arnie
Car 54, Where Are You? Herbert Hortz
PCU James ‘Droz’ Andrews
1995 Miami Rhapsody Mitchell
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Peter Walston
Heat Dr. Bob
1996 E=mc2 Dr. Paul Higgins
Layin’ Low Jerry
Larger Than Life Walter
1997 Just Write Harold McMurphy
Grosse Pointe Blank Paul Spericki
Livers Ain’t Cheap John
Kiss the Girls Henry Castillo, LAPD
Don King: Only in America Hank Schwartz Television movie
1998 Music from Another Room Billy Swan
Phoenix Fred Shuster
Very Bad Things Michael Berkow
1999 Partners Nick Television movie
2000 Red Letters Thurston Clarque
The Crew Det. Steve Menteer Independent film
The Family Man Arnie
2001 Serendipity Dean Kansky
Rush Hour 2 Versace Salesman
Black Hawk Down Clifton "Elvis" Wolcott
2002 Highway Scawldy Independent film
Me and Daphne Interviewer
2003 Old School Dean Gordon ‘Cheese’ Pritchard
Runaway Jury Lawrence Green
Scary Movie 3 Ross Giggins
2004 Chasing Liberty Alan Weiss
2005 Two for the Money Jerry
Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy? Rock Rivers Direct-to-video - Voice
2006 A Cat’s Tale Blackie Direct-to-video - Voice
Cars Harv Voice
Keeping Up with the Steins Adam Fiedler
Smokin' Aces Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel
2007 The Kingdom Damon Schmidt
2008 RocknRolla Roman
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Don Ready
American Empire Unknown Role in Pre-production
Untitled Man vs. Nature Project Unknown Role Announced

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1990 Carol & Company Comedy sketch characters Television variety show
1993 Seinfeld Michael Barth Guest star
1995 Chicago Hope Godfrey Nabbott Guest star (2 episodes)
Pride & Joy Nathan Green Television series
1997 The Drew Carey Show Spence Kovak Guest star
Grace Under Fire Spence Kovak Guest star
Coach Spence Kovak Guest star
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man Victor DeMann Voice
1992-1998 The Larry Sanders Show Jerry Capen Main cast (15 episodes)
1995-1998 Ellen Spence Kovak Main cast
1998-1999 Cupid Trevor Hale/Cupid Lead actor (All 15 episodes)
2000 Will & Grace Nicholas
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Brain Pod #57 Voice
2002 Rugrats Additional Voices Voice
The Twilight Zone Tyler Ward Guest star (2 episodes)
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Roland Gaines Voice (2 episodes)
2004-2005 Justice League Unlimited Elongated Man Voice (3 episodes)
2004- Entourage Ari Gold Main cast
2005 Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy? Rock Rivers Voice
2006 Jeremy Piven’s Journey of a Lifetime Himself Documentary film
2008 José Cuervo Commercial Himself Voice
2009 WWE Monday Night RAW Himself Guest Host
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Himself Guest Star
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Himself Guest Star
106 & Park Himself Guest Star
Big Brother 11 Himself Guest Star

Producer

Year Title Role Notes
1998-1999 Cupid Producer Television series
2006 Jeremy Piven’s Journey of a Lifetime Executive Producer Documentary film

Awards and Nominations

References

  1. ^ a b "Jeremy Piven Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  2. ^ Dandelife.com : Story : "poo is in *newsweek*", by caroline m
  3. ^ Piven Theatre Workshop - Home
  4. ^ HBO: Jeremy Piven as Ari - Entourage
  5. ^ Jeremy Piven, Employing His Acting Skills (washingtonpost.com)
  6. ^ List of famous PIKES
  7. ^ Access Hollywood
  8. ^ SNL Archives | Episode. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  9. ^ Docs Tell Piven: Broadway is Bad for Your Health TMZ, December 17, 2008
  10. ^ NFI Response to Jeremy's Piven's Claims About Fish and Mercury
  11. ^ Jeremy Piven Abruptly Departs Broadway's Speed-the-Plow Playbill, December 17, 2008
  12. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247585,00.html
  13. ^ Rotten Tomatoes
  14. ^ The Star Online eCentral: Jeremy’s journey
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