JEREMY PIVEN currently stars in HBO’s hit series "Entourage," which is now in its fifth season. His critically acclaimed portrayal of super agent Ari Gold has garnered him two back-to-back Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Piven will next be seen starring in the feature film comedy The Goods and Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla. He was most recently seen on the big screen starring in the feature film The Kingdom and Smokin’ Aces. Prior to "Entourage," Piven was already well known to film and TV audiences. He’s starred in more than 40 films, including Old School, Serendipity, The Family Man and Very Bad Things. On television, Piven starred in "Cupid" and "The Larry Sanders Show." His credits also include the telefilm "Don King: Only in America." Piven was born in New York and raised in Chicago, where his parents founded the Piven Theatre Workshop. He is still very active with this theatre and returns to Chicago frequently to help keep his father’s dream alive. In 2004, Piven returned to his theatre acting roots when he starred in the Off-Broadway hit Fat Pig, a role which garnered him a Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance.

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