Jeremy Piven
His extensive career in television also includes the satirical Larry Sanders Show. While appearing on a Season 3 episode of Will & Grace, Piven played Grace's ex-boyfriend, and as Debra Messing recalled to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live! "You know, I had to kiss a lot of boys on that show. And we were rehearsing, and the very first day of rehearsal, he shoved his tongue all the way down to my heart." Messing says she told Piven to take it easy, but he refused to listen. "I was like, 'You know, this is comedy. We don't really go that deep.' And every time he went for it." Not cool.
Dillon takes on the role while playing Vince’s crazy older half-brother, Johnny “Drama” Chase. In 1909 London, an American retail tycoon arrives at the unfashionable end of Oxford Street to jettison fusty British tradition and open one of the finest department stores the world has ever seen. Three-time Emmy® winner Jeremy Piven stars as Harry Gordon Selfridge, the flamboyant—and troubled—entrepreneur and showman seeking to provide London’s shoppers with the ultimate merchandise and the ultimate thrill.
He’s just such a brilliant actor and all these people I have no doubt will be stars, all of them, you know, if they haven’t already, you know? I mean sometimes people will come and do a cameo on our show and then they’re suddenly, literally doing the lead in a new Star Wars movie. It was almost like going to graduate school — 4 years of graduate school — and hopefully I’m a better person because of it. It’s not easy to be That Guy, to stand out when relegated to a bit part and surrounded by other, starrier players, as Piven seemed doomed to be. But he was good at it, giving the few lines he got in films and TV shows just enough character to make himself noticeable without being over the top. In addition to his success on “Entourage,” Piven has also achieved significant success playing the title role in the British/PBS television drama series “Mr.
However, Piven's party boy reputation hasn't stopped him from having flings with celebrity beauties January Jones, Kelly Brook, and Rachel Hunter, according to the Daily Mail. Piven plays drums and has played on stage with the notable Chicago-based progressive rock / jam band Umphrey's McGee in 2004. Piven starred in the Travel Channel special Jeremy Piven's Journey of a Lifetime, which detailed his journey across India. In 2007, Piven appeared in the video for "Drivin' Me Wild", the third single from rapper Common's seventh album, Finding Forever.
Piven has been smoking cigars for about 20 years, when he first went to Havana. I’m mesmerized by the country and the people,” says Piven, who has appeared on the cover of Cigar Aficionado twice, once as part of the “Entourage” cast, and most recently all alone. Jeremy Piven, the cigar-loving actor best known for portraying super agent Ari Gold in the cable television series “Entourage,” is coming out with his own cigar. Piven has linked up with Illusione brand owner Dion Giolito to create The Jeremy Piven Collection.
The film received four nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Piven was born in New York City in 1965, but he and his sister, Shira, grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Piven and John Cusack were close friends from an early age, and at the age of eight Piven made his stage debut alongside his pal in a Chekhov play. "People always say, 'Wasn't it weird growing up in an acting family?'" Piven recounted to Bob Strauss, writer for the Los Angeles Daily News . "I think any other experience would've been weird…. I just assumed that everyone had a theater that they could go to, where they could improvise, do short stories, Chekhov, Salinger." Reeves plays Melissa Gold, otherwise known as Mrs. Ari, on the drama.
"I was a freshman, getting lead roles in plays, just from auditioning. I loved it and just wanted to keep doing it." Chriqui had a long list of movie and TV show appearances before and after landing her role on the show. The Canada native currently stars as Lana Lang in The CW’s Superman and Lois.
Entourage began as an HBO TV show and quickly became a fan favorite scooping up six Emmys and 26 nominations during its 7-year run. After its finale in 2011, Piven, Grenier, Ferrara, Dillon, Connolly, Rex Lee, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Perrey Reeves, and the rest of the cast pleased fans around the world by making the Jeremy Piven series into a movie. When asked if the rest of the cast is up for Entourage 2, the actor quickly pointed out how close the cast has remained despite the movie coming out 7 years ago. Dakota Johnson on Family, Sexual Agency—And the “Psychotic” Making of Fifty Shades of GreyThe star of Persuasion tells V.F.
Filling the role of executive director Dana Gordon is Zimmer. Shauna Roberts, Vince’s publicist, tells him that she is his West Coast mother — albeit one with quite the potty mouth — and the talented Mazar brings the sassy character to life. In Entourage, Connolly played Eric "E" Murphy, who was Vince’s best friend and eventual manager. Piven portrayed the role of Ari Gold, Vince’s aggressive agent with the mouth of a sailor. Though Ferrara is more domesticated than his character, Entourage’s business mindset did carry over as he helped open Fat Sal’s Deli, a sandwich shop in Hollywood.