Jeremy Piven

Artist Bio

A household name for his 2x Golden Globe and 3x Emmy Award-winning performance‬ playing the fast-talking, acerbic Hollywood agent ‘Ari Gold’ in the HBO series‬ Entourage‬‭ , actor, comedian, and podcast host‬‭ Jeremy‬‭ Piven‬‭ also achieved significant‬ success playing the title role in the British/PBS television drama series‬‭ Mr Selfridge‬‭ , the‬ semi-fictional story based on the life of Harry Selfridge, who founded the London‬ department store Selfridge’s. Piven has also appeared in numerous successful films,‬ including‬‭ Grosse Pointe Blank‬‭ ,‬‭ Singles‬‭ ,‬‭ Very Bad Things‬‭ ,‬‭ The Family Man‬‭ ,‬‭ Black Hawk‬ Down‬‭ ,‬‭ The Kingdom‬‭ ,‬‭ Heat‬‭ ,‬‭ PCU‬‭ ,‬‭ Old School‬‭ ,‬‭ Rock N Rolla‬‭ ,‬‭ Serendipity‬‭ ,‬‭ Smokin’ Aces‬‭ ,‬ and‬‭ Runaway Jury‬‭.‬

‭Piven appears as Joel Lapchick the man responsible for helping Nat “Sweetwater”‬ Clifton break the color barrier in the NBA in 1950 in the movie‬‭ Sweetwater,‬‭ which‬ dropped on Angel Studios on September 26‬‭ th‬, soon to‬‭ be available VOD. His next film,‬ The‬‭ Performance‬‭ , is an adaptation of an Arthur Miller‬‭ work due out in theaters at the‬ end of 2024.‬

He was recently seen in the feature film‬‭ Last Call‬‭ opposite Oscar winner Bruce Dern‬ and‬‭ Orange is the New Black‬‭ star Taryn Manning. Other‬‭ recent and upcoming films‬ include‬‭ American Night‬‭ opposite Oscar nominee Emile‬‭ Hirsch, Jonathan Rhys Meyers,‬ which screened at the Venice Film Festival, period drama film‬‭ The Walk‬‭ opposite Justin‬ Chatwin and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, and‬‭ The‬‭ System‬‭ which teamed him up‬ again with Terrence Howard and Tyrese Gibson.‬

Piven also released the popular podcast “How U Livin’ J Piven,” where he interviewed‬ influential guests such as Jamie Foxx, Tiffany Haddish, Common, Mark Cuban and UFC‬ stars Rashad Evans and Jorge Masvidal, in an intimate and in depth format that‬ showcased his dynamic personality in a never-before-seen way. The show is available‬ wherever you get your podcasts.‬ Piven now tours the country with his successful stand-up comedy show, flexing a‬ comedic muscle that few actors have been able to transition over to. The tour will see‬ him across the entire continental U.S. and also take him internationally to the U.K. and‬ beyond.‬

GENRE

  • Comedy