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Jeremy Piven

Born July 26, 1965 (1965-07-26) (age 42)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]

Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965)[1] is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning American actor. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Biography

Early life

Jeremy Piven was born in New York, New York, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, in north suburban Chicago. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He graduated from Evanston Township High School,[2] and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, as a teenager. Evanston Township High School, or ETHS, is a public four-year High school located in Evanston Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago Elkhart Lake is a Village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. He played the part of "Bernardo" in West Side Story, there. West Side Story is a musical by Arthur Laurents (book Leonard Bernstein (music and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics In Illinois, he trained at Piven Theatre Workshop,[3] founded by his parents Byrne Piven and Joyce (née Hiller), both of whom were actors and drama teachers. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Piven Theatre Workshop is located in Evanston IL and was founded by Joyce and Byrne Piven. Byrne Piven ( September 24, 1929, Scranton Pennsylvania &ndash February 18, 2002, Evanston Illinois) was an influential [4][1] He has a sister, Shira,[5] and attended Camp Chi, a Jewish Community Center camp in Lake Delton, Wisconsin, in the 1970s. A Jewish Community Center ( JCC) is a general recreational social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of Lake Delton was a man-made Freshwater lake in Sauk County in central Wisconsin. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States He also attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake University is a private co-educational University located in the city of Des Moines Iowa, USA. [6] While at Drake he became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. History Pi Kappa Alpha is an international brotherhood composed of 210 student chapters 9 colonies and 120 alumni associations He spent a semester at the National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT. 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). John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian. Ann Cusack (b May 22 1961, Brooklyn New York) is an American actress. 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 castmember for several seasons on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, where he played the headwriter Jerry. The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television Sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO Cable television network Piven has appeared in several successful films, including The Family Man, Black Hawk Down, Heat, PCU, Old School and Runaway Jury. For the CBS/Miller-Boyett series see The Family Man (TV Series The Family Man is a 2000 American Black Hawk Down is a 2001 Academy Award -winning War film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down a Heat is a 1995 American crime drama Film written and directed by Michael Mann. PCU is a 1994 cult Comedy film. The movie follows in the footsteps of Animal House, showing college life at the fictional Old School is a 2003 comedy motion picture released by DreamWorks, about three thirty-somethings who seek to re-live their college days Runaway Jury ( 2003) is an American Drama / thriller Film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John He also had a brief appearance as a gay salesman in Rush Hour 2. Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts / buddy cop Film starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.

Since 2004, Piven has played rambunctious Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the HBO series Entourage. Ariel A "Ari" Gold is a character on the Comedy-drama Television series Entourage. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a He received Emmy nominations for best supporting actor three straight years from 2005 to 2007, and won the award in 2006 and 2007. 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. Cupid is a 1998-1999 American Comedy-drama series created by Rob Thomas, which featured Paula Marshall as Dr Ellen (originally titled These Friends of Mine for season one is a U "

Piven performed "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on Father’s Day, 2006. " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in Baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh Inning of any game Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating Fatherhood and male Parenting, and Piven gave the cue to Chicago Cubs fans by saying, "Let's hug it out, you little bitches," a line he made famous as his character Ari Gold on the hit HBO show Entourage. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Tribune reported that he was to have said, "Hug it out, Cubs fans. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company "[8] He apologized on WGN-TV, and later claimed it was an accident during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on

Piven also appeared in local television advertisements for Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Cincinnati Bell is the dominant Telephone company for Cincinnati Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He ended each commercial with the tagline, "Welcome to Cincinnati Bell. " These advertisements ended on February 28, 2007, as the rights ended on that date. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Piven's voice can be heard in national television advertisements for the restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings, in which he delivers the phrase, "Buffalo Wild Wings: You have to be here. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (also commonly referred to as B-Dubs, BWW, B2W or BW3) is a Quick Service Restaurant and Sports bar " He also appeared in Paul Westerberg's "Dyslexic Heart" video for the movie Singles, and played a balding Michael Barth playing George Costanza on the Seinfeld episode "The Pilot. Paul Westerberg (born December 31 1959 is an American Musician, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons "

Piven was in a series of 1998 TV commercials for the Chicago Blackhawks and hosted Saturday Night Live on January 20, 2007 with musical guest AFI. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I Most recently, Piven appeared as Deputy Chief of Mission Damon Schmidt in The Kingdom. The Kingdom is a 2007 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner He also lent his voice to Earth Hour in a video for a campaign urging people to turn off their lights for one hour on March 29, 2008. Earth Hour is an annual international event created by WWF ( The World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund) held on the last Saturday of March that asks households

Personal life

Piven is Jewish,[9] and also shares beliefs of many Eastern Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices [10] Piven starred in the Travel Channel special Jeremy Piven's Journey of a Lifetime detailing his journey across India. The Travel Channel is a Cable television network that features India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Former Saturday Night Live writer and comedy director Adam McKay is Jeremy's brother-in-law. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Adam McKay (born 1968 is an Emmy -nominated American Writer and Film director. Piven is uncle to Pearl from The Landlord. In 2007, Piven appeared in the video for "Drivin' Me Wild", the third single taken from rapper Common's seventh album Finding Forever. Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Finding Forever is the Grammy Award Winning seventh album by Common, released on July 31 2007 on G The two were co-stars in Smokin' Aces, and appeared together when Piven hosted SNL in January 2007. [11]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jeremy Piven Biography (1965-)
  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 Biography | TVGuide.com
  6. ^ Jeremy Piven, Employing His Acting Skills (washingtonpost.com)
  7. ^ Access Hollywood
  8. ^ Monsters and Critics - Page Not Found 404
  9. ^ http://jmag.jdate.com/jmag/0601/piven.htm
  10. ^ The Star Online eCentral: Jeremy’s journey
  11. ^ SNL Archives | Episode. Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde is a 1995 comedy film starring Tim Daly, Sean Young and Lysette Anthony. Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 romantic comedy Film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas PCU is a 1994 cult Comedy film. The movie follows in the footsteps of Animal House, showing college life at the fictional Car 54 Where Are You? was an American Sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963. Floundering is a 1994 Comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Twogether is a 2001 studio album by Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli of Jazz standards, a particular specialty of the pair Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Twenty Bucks is a 1993 film that follows the travels of a $20 bill from a crisp new note from the ATM through various transactions and incidents Judgment Night is a 1993 Film directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film starred Emilio Estévez, Cuba Gooding Jr Overview Avarice is the motivation behind the zany deeds in this 1992 comedy film known as ' "There Goes the Neighborhood"' in the USA but released Singles is a 1992 Romantic comedy film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Bob Roberts is a 1992 Film written and directed by Tim Robbins. The Player is a 1992 Film that tells the story of Griffin Mill ( Tim Robbins) a Hollywood studio executive who is being White Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong, and Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lucas is a film directed by David Seltzer and first released on March 28 1986. Retrieved October 10, 2007. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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Golden Globe Award
Preceded by
Jeremy Irons
for Elizabeth I		 Best Supporting Actor - Series
for Entourage
2007, 2008		 Succeeded by
TBD
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Elizabeth I is a 2005 British Television Miniseries directed by Tom Hooper. Best Supporting Actor in a Series Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a
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