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Jeremy Piven Biography

Jeremy Piven (born on July 26, 1965, in New York, New York) is an American actor.

Biography

Jeremy Piven grew up in Evanston, Illinois and graduated from Evanston Township High School before attending Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He has worked for the Piven Theatre Workshop, which was founded by his parents, Byrne (deceased) and Joyce Hiller Piven. He has appeared in a number of films with close friend John Cusack, who is an alumnus of the Piven Theatre Workshop (as are Cusack's sisters Joan and Ann).

Jeremy Piven is currently playing Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the HBO series Entourage, and received an Emmy nomination for this role in 2005. Piven was also the star of the short-lived ABC dramedy series Cupid, and was a supporting cast member on the last three seasons of the sitcom Ellen.

Jeremy Piven says, of Chicago: "I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can. ... The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease." He also insisted that Cupid be filmed in Chicago.

Film List

2 for the Money (2005) - Jerry
Lucky 13 (2005) - Adam Fiedler
Chasing Liberty (2004) - Alan Weiss
Scary Movie 3 (2003) - Ross Giggins
Runaway Jury (2003) - Lawrence Green
Old School (2003) - Dean Gordon Pritchard
Me and Daphne (2002) - Interviewer
Highway (2002) - Scawldy
Black Hawk Down (2001) - CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott
Serendipity (2001) - Dean Kansky
Rush Hour 2 (2001) - Versace Salesman
The Family Man (2000) - Arnie
The Crew (2000) - Det. Steve Menteer
Red Letters (2000) - Thurston Clarque
Music From Another Room (1998) - Billy Swan
Very Bad Things (1998) - Michael Berkow
Phoenix (1998) - Fred Shuster
Don King: Only in America (1997) TV movie - Hank Schwartz
Kiss the Girls (1997) - Henry Castillo, LAPD
Livers Ain't Cheap (1997) - John
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Paul Spericki
Just Write (1997) - Harold McMurphy
Larger Than Life (1996) - Walter
E=mc2 (1996) - Dr. Paul Higgins
Layin' Low (1996) - Jerry
Heat (1995) - Dr. Bob
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) - Pete Walston
Miami Rhapsody (1995) - Mitchell
PCU (1994) - James 'Droz' Andrews
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) - Herbert Hortz
Floundering (1994) - Guy
The Ticket (1994) - Miles Mountjoy
Twogether (1994) - Arnie
Twenty Bucks (1993) - Nervous Quick-Mart Clerk
Judgment Night (1993) - Ray Cochran
12:01 (1993) TV movie - Howard Richter
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992) - Albert Lodge
Singles (1992) - Doug Hughley
Bob Roberts (1992) - Candle Seller
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger (1992) - Patrolman
The Player (1992) - Steve Reeves
White Palace (1990) - Kahn
The Grifters (1990) - Sailor - Freshman
Say Anything... (1989) - Mark
Elvis Stories (1989) - Lenny
One Crazy Summer (1986) - Ty
Lucas (1986) - Spike

TV series

Entourage (2004) - Ari Gold
Justice League Unlimited (2004) - Elongated Man
Partners (1999) (pilot) - Nick
Cupid (1998) - Trevor Hale
Ellen (1994) - Spence Kovak (1995-1998)
Pride & Joy (1995) TV Series - Nathan Green
Seinfeld (1993) - "George" in the TV show 'Jerry' in Season 4 episodes "The Pilot (1)" and "The Pilot (2)"
The Larry Sanders Show (1992) - Jerry Capen (1992-1993)
Rugrats (1991) - additional voices
Carol & Company (1990) - skit characters