Biography
Piven so epitomized the manic agent that people often mistook him for Gold in real life, while some even took verbatim one of his more memorable lines and asked him to "hug it out, b*tch!" in public. Prior to playing the role that made him a star, Piven cut his teeth on the stage, then racked up a long résumé full of television and film roles with "Say Anything" (1989) opposite childhood friend John Cusack, and "Judgment Night" (1993). He had …
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Career Milestones
| Acted as a child in his parents theater company The Piven Theatre Workshop | ||
| Co-founder (with childhood pal John Cusack) of New Criminals theater group | ||
| Joined the Second City National Touring Company | ||
| Raised in Evanston, IL | ||
1986 | Made feature acting debut in "Lucas" | |
1987 | TV acting debut in an episode of "Jack and Mike" | |
1989 | Appeared as a regular in the variety series, "Carol & Company" (NBC) starring Carol Burnett | |
1989 | First film with Cusack, "Say Anything" | |
1992 | Appeared as a regular on HBO sitcom, "The Larry Sanders Show" | |
1993 | First substantial film role, "Judgment Night" | |
1993 | TV-movie debut, "12:01" (Fox) | |
1994 | Had starring role in the feature comedy "PCU" | |
1995 | Joined cast of the sitcom "Ellen" (ABC), playing the title character's cousin | |
1997 | Once again teamed with Cusack in "Grosse Point Blank" | |
1998 | Cast in featured role of a man who accidentally kills a prostitute during a bachelor party in "Very Bad Things" | |
1998 | Played the title role on the ABC series "Cupid" | |
2000 | Had supporting role in "Family Man" | |
2001 | Hired to replace Frank Whaley on the FX black comedy series "Bad News, Mr. Swenson"; left project due to family issues | |
2001 | Teamed on screen with John Cusack as best friends in "Serendipity" | |
2003 | Cast as Dean Gordon Pritchard in Todd Phillips' comedy "Old School," also starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn | |
2003 | Once again teamed on screen with longtime friend John Cusack in "Runaway Jury," based on a John Grisham novel | |
2004 | Cast as Ari, the ruthless high power agent on the HBO series "Entourage," produced by Mark Wahlberg; earned Golden Globe (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), Emmy (2005) and SAG (2007, 2008, 2009) nominations for Supporting and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |
2004 | Played a secret service agent in the comedy "Chasing Liberty" | |
2005 | Cast opposite Al Pacino in the sports gambling drama "Two for the Money" | |
2006 | Cast as powered Hollywood agent throwing his son the ultimate Bar Mitzvah in the comedy "Keeping Up with the Steins" | |
2007 | Cast in the Peter Berg directed "The Kingdom" | |
2007 | Co-starred in the action-comedy "Smokin' Aces" directed by Joe Carnahan | |
2008 | Made Broadway debut in a NYC production of David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow"; ended his run early due to a condition caused by a high mercury count | |
2009 | Played a used-car liquidator in "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" | |
2011 | Co-starred in Mark Pellington's "I Melt with You" | |
2011 | Landed a featured role in "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D" | |
2012 | Voiced Black Bellamy in the animated adventure "Pirates! Band of Misfits" | |
Awards
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Entourage |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Entourage |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Entourage |