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Adrian Grenier
Grenier at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 2007
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, musician
Years active1997–present

Adrian Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American actor, musician and director. He is best known for his lead role on the HBO original series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase.

Early life

Grenier was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the son of Karesse Grenier and John T. Dunbar. His parents met at a commune in the 1970s, and were never married.[1][2][3] His father was from Ohio and was of European ancestry; his mother was born in New Mexico to a Hispanic family, with Mestizo roots; a DNA test, on the PBS program Finding Your Roots, showed Adrian to have approximately 8% Native American ancestry and that his matrilineal line was Native American.[4][5]

Grenier was raised by his mother, a real estate agent, in Manhattan, New York.[6][7][8] He went to Bard College in New York.

Career

In 1997, Grenier made his film debut in the independent drama Arresting Gena. In 1999, he played opposite Melissa Joan Hart in Drive Me Crazy as well as in "(You Drive Me) Crazy", in 2001, starred in James Toback's Harvard Man . In 2002, Grenier made his directorial debut with the documentary, Shot in the Dark. The documentary chronicles his years-long search for his father, with whom Grenier's mother broke up when Adrian was still a baby. Grenier and Dunbar remained estranged for 18 years, and in 2001, Adrian began work on the documentary in an attempt to forge a relationship with Dunbar. The two eventually reunited and maintain a warm relationship.[9] HBO premiered the documentary on June 3, 2007.

In 2004, Grenier landed the lead role in the HBO series Entourage, which has brought him his most substantial notice and success.[10] In 2006, he won a role in The Devil Wears Prada, as Anne Hathaway's boyfriend, Nate. In 2007, People magazine ranked him #7 in its annual list of Sexiest Men Alive.[11]

On June 2, 2008, Grenier's new show, Alter Eco (not to be confused with Fair Trade importers Alter Eco), premiered on Planet Green. The show features the actor and his team of green experts showing changes that can be made to become more eco-friendly.[12]

On December 17, 2009, Grenier and his business partner Peter Glatzer founded the green lifestyle site shft.com.[13]

On September 27, 2010 HBO premiered the documentary Teenage Paparazzo, a film concerning the relationship between the celebrity and society that Grenier worked on for three years as a producer. The work features interviews with celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Alec Baldwin, and Whoopi Goldberg.[14]

In addition to being a filmmaker, Grenier is also a musician, playing guitar, drums, French horn, and the piano. He is a member of two New York bands, lead singer in Kid Friendly and drummer in The Honey Brothers.[15][16]

In 2012, Grenier partnered with a Seattle, Washington brewery and former Nike designer Jim Hawkins to found Churchkey Can Company.[17]

Grenier is a Democrat and supporter of President Obama, particularly his environmental policies, and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[18]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Arresting Gena Kabush
1997 Hurricane Streets Punk Alternative title: Hurricane
1998 Fishes Outta Water
1998 Celebrity Darrow's Entourage
1998 The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Sebastian Cole
1999 Drive Me Crazy Chase Hammond Also appeared in the video for the quasi-title song by Britney Spears, "Crazy".
2000 Cecil B. Demented Lyle
2001 Harvard Man Alan Jensen
2001 Artificial Intelligence: AI Teen in van
2002 Love in the Time of Money Nick
2002 Hart's War Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams
2002 Shot in the Dark Himself Documentary film, director, producer
2003 Bringing Rain Clay Askins
2003 Anything Else Ray Polito
2004 Tony N' Tina's Wedding Michael
2005 A Perfect Fit John
2006 Across the Hall Julian Short film, associate producer
2006 The Devil Wears Prada Nate
2006 Euthanasia
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 Writer, director
2007 Off Hour Bruno
2008 Adventures of Power Dallas Houston
2009 Where Are Who Now
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 Director, producer
2010 Teenage Paparazzo Himself Documentary film, director, producer
2012 How To Make Money Selling Drugs Himself Documentary film, director, producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Freshening Up Noah Short film
2004–2011 Entourage Vincent Chase 96 episodes
2008 Alter Eco Himself 9 episodes
Executive producer
2010 90210 Himself 1 episode
2011 A Day in the Life Himself Pitching an idea to Richard Branson

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title of work Result
2006 Teen Choice Award TV – Choice Chemistry Entourage (Shared with Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Jeremy Piven) Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: comedy Entourage Nominated
2007 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Best Actor Off Hour Won
2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Entourage (Shared with Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Jeremy Piven, and Perrey Reeves) Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Entourage (Shared with Rhys Coiro, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Rex Lee, Jeremy Piven, and Perrey Reeves) Nominated
2008 Vail Film Festival Blue Sky Tribute Award
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 Won

References

  1. ^ Ryan, Jim (May 27, 2007). "'ENTOURAGE' OF STAR'S '2 DADS'". New York Post.
  2. ^ "Adrian Grenier Biography – Yahoo! Movies".
  3. ^ "Adrian Grenier Biography".
  4. ^ Stated on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., May 20, 2012, PBS
  5. ^ Jurgensen, John (March 22, 2012). "Doubling Down on DNA". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ Keck, William (2004-08-12). "No need for his own 'Entourage'". USAToday.com.
  7. ^ "Breakout Star: Adrian Grenier – Adrian Grenier : People.com".
  8. ^ http://www.npr.org/2012/03/23/149222907/helping-celebrities-find-their-roots
  9. ^ "Adrian Grenier Talks About Finding His Father – Adrian Grenier : People.com".
  10. ^ Adrian Grenier
  11. ^ "The Sexiest Men Alive 2007 - Adrian Grenier". People. November 26, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  12. ^ Planet Green
  13. ^ "Adrian Founds Shft.com". Adrian Founds Shft.com. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Ministry of Gossip". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 2010.
  15. ^ TreeHugger.com, Adrian Grenier and the Honey Brothers Talk Green Living at the Wanderlust Festival, 2009
  16. ^ ""Adrian Grenier pic, poster, close-up pics & event picture" April 14, 2008".
  17. ^ "Actor Adrian Grenier teams up with Portlanders to bring back beer in flat-top cans", oregonlive.com
  18. ^ McDevitt, Caitlin (September 7, 2012). "'Entourage' star talks up Obama". Politico.

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