Biography
His bohemian attitude and exotic good looks helped Adrian Grenier stand out among his peers, even if his passivity in climbing the ladder of stardom may have limited his career trajectory. Starting out in indie fare like "Hurricane Streets" (1997) and "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" (1998), Grenier romanced mainstream moviegoers - and Melissa Joan Hart - in the teen comedy "Drive Me Crazy" (1999), but had less success sweeping Anne Hathaway …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Brooklyn, New York | ||
1997 | Made feature debut in the independent drama "Arresting Gena" | |
1997 | Played a street punk in Morgan J Freeman's "Hurricane Streets" (released in the United States in 1998) | |
1998 | Comprised part of the entourage of Leonardo DiCaprio's superstar Brandon Darrow in "Celebrity" | |
1999 | Played Chase Hammond, the edgy boy-next-door Melissa Joan Hart's Nicole cleans up and makes her dream date in the teen comedy "Drive Me Crazy" | |
1999 | Starred in "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole", playing the eponymous young man who, among other trials, must deal with his stepfather's impending sex reassignment surgery | |
2000 | Featured in John Waters' Hollywood satire "Cecil B Demented" | |
2001 | Starred in James Toback's "Harvard Man" as a college student who gets mixed up in gambling and drugs | |
2002 | Helmed the documentary, "Shot in the Dark,' which chronicles his search for John Dunbar, his father that he had not seen in 18 years and knew little about; premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (aired June 2007 on HBO) | |
2003 | Featured in the Woody Allen comedy "Anything Else" starring Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci | |
2004 | Cast in the lead role as film star Vince Chase in the HBO series "Entourage" executive produced by Mark Wahlberg | |
2006 | Co-starred in the feature adaptation of "The Devil Wears Prada," with Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep | |
2006 | Produced "Euthanasia" a short film, which premeired at Sundance | |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |