Jeremy Samuel Piven
Jeremy Piven 2024 is an esteemed American actor and comedian known for his deadpan delivery of witty comedic observations. He began his career in the late 1980s and has garnered several awards for his work. He is best known for his role as Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the HBO series Entourage. He also portrayed George Costanza in the show-within-a-show scene in the two-part Seinfeld episode “The Pilot”. He is an alumnus of the Second City national touring company and he trained at the Piven Theater Workshop, which his parents founded. He is a native of Manhattan, New York City and was raised in Evanston, Illinois.
Piven is an avid sports fan and is well-known for his support of Chicago’s professional teams. He has a strong interest in music and plays the drums. He also hosts a podcast and has participated in celebrity sports activities.
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In addition to his acting and producing, Piven is active in the entertainment industry as a director. He is an executive producer of the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black and he recently starred in the drama film American Night opposite Oscar nominee Emile Hirsch, and the period film The Walkopposite Justin Chatwin.
Piven has appeared in a variety of films including Grosse Pointe Blank, Singles, Very Bad Things, The Family Man, PCU, Black Hawk Down, The Kingdom, Old School and Mr Selfridge. He has also made guest appearances on the television shows Carol and Company, Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Ellen and Cupid.