Jeremy Piven Biography (1965-)

Born July 26, 1965, in New York, NY; son of Byrne (an actor and cofounder ofPiven Theatre Workshop) and Joyce (an actress and cofounder of Piven TheatreWorkshop; maiden name, Hiller) Piven; brother of Shira Piven (an actress anddirector). Addresses: Agent: John Fogelman, William Morris Agency, 151El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Matt Luber, Nine Yards Entertainment, 8530 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Siri Garber, Platform Public Relations, 2666 North Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068; Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer and Associates, Inc., 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: July 26, 1965; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Spike, Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Ty, One Crazy Summer, Warner Bros., 1986
Lenny, Elvis Stories, 1989
Mark at the Gas and Sip, Say Anything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Kahn, White Palace, Universal, 1990
Second soldier, The Grifters, Miramax/Cineplex Odeon, 1990
Albert Lodge, There Goes the Neighborhood (also known as Paydirt), 1992
Candle seller, Bob Roberts, Paramount/Miramax, 1992
Doug Hughley, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
Patrolman, Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger (also knownas Voice of a Stranger), 1992
Steve Reeves, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
Nervous Quick-Mart clerk, Twenty Bucks, 1993
Ray Cochran, Judgment Night, Universal, 1993
Arnie, Twogether, 1994
Guy, Floundering, Strand Releasing, 1994
Herbert Hortz, Car 54, Where Are You?, Orion, 1994
James "Droz" Andrews, PCU (also known as PCU Pit Party), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Miles Mountjoy, The Ticket, 1994
Dr. Bob, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
Dr. Paul Higgins, Wavelength (also known as E=mc2), TridentReleasing, 1995
Mitchell, Miami Rhapsody, Buena Vista, 1995
Pete Walston, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Savoy Pictures, 1995
Jerry, Layin' Low, Curb Entertainment, 1996
Walter, Larger Than Life, United Artists, 1996
Harold McMurphy, Just Write, Curb Entertainment, 1997
Henry Castillo, Kiss the Girls (also known as Collector), Paramount, 1997
John, Livers Ain't Cheap (also known as The Real Thing), 1997
Paul Spericki, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
Billy Swan, Music from Another Room, Orion/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
Michael Berkow, Very Bad Things, PolyGram, 1998
Arnie, Family Man, MCA/Universal, 2000
Detective Steve Menteer, The Crew, Buena Vista, 2000
Thurston Clarque, Red Letters, New City Releasing, 2000
Chief warrant officer Cliff "Elvis" Wolcott, Black Hawk Down, Columbia, 2001
Dean Kansky, Serendipity, Miramax, 2001
Versace salesman, Rush Hour 2, New Line Cinema, 2001
Interviewer, Me and Daphne (short film), 2002

Scawldy, Highway, New Line Cinema, 2002
Dean Gordon Pritchard, Old School, DreamWorks, 2003
Lawrence Green, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Ross Giggins, Scary Movie 3, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003
Alan Weiss, Chasing Liberty, Warner Bros., 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Member of ensemble, Carol & Company, NBC, 1990-1991
Jerry Capen, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992-1993
Nathan Green, Pride & Joy, NBC, 1995, then ABC, 1995
Spence Kovak, Ellen, ABC, 1995-1998
Trevor Hale (Cupid), Cupid, ABC, 1998-1999
Voice, Disney's Hercules (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1998-1999
Ari Jacobs, Entourage, HBO, 2004-
Movies
Howard Richter, 12:01, Fox, 1993
Hank Schwartz, Don King: Only in America, HBO, 1997
Fred Shuster, Phoenix, HBO, 1998
Specials
Extreme Comedy, ABC, 1996
Episodic
Jack and Mike, ABC, 1987
Voices of Number Twelve and camera operator, "Baby Commercial/Little Dude," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 1991
Voices of mail boy and second lawyer, "Grandpa's Teeth/Momma Trauma," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 1991
Michael Barth, "The Pilot: Parts 1 & 2," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
Godfrey Nabott, "Love and Hope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
Godfrey Nabott, "Small Sacrifices," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996
Spence Kovak, "Drew Gets Married," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
Spence Kovak, "Vegas" (also known as "Vega$"), Grace under Fire (also known as Grace under Pressure), ABC, 1997
Spence Kovak, "Viva Las Ratings," Coach, ABC, 1997
Voice of Victor DeMann, "Ebony, Baby," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
Jerry Capen, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Nicholas, "Love Plus One," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
Voice of Brain Pod #57, "Star Crossed," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), UPN and syndicated, 2000
Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
Tyler, "The Lineman," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
Voice of Roland Gaines, "Mind Games: Parts 1 & 2," Spider-Man(animated), MTV, 2003
Himself, Cold Pizza, ESPN, 2003
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
Voices, All Grown Up (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
Appeared as a manic comedian in "The Raw and the Cooked," an unaired episode of Wonderland, ABC.
Pilots
Trevor Hale (Cupid), Cupid, ABC, 1998
Nick, Partners, CBS, 1999
John Russell, It's about This Guy, CBS, 2000
Ari Jacobs, Entourage, HBO, 2004
Television Producer
Series
Cupid, ABC, 1998-1999
Stage Appearances
Appeared in various productions, including productions at Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago, IL.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down," Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003
Audiobooks
Narrator (with Melissa Leo), 2nd Chance, by James Patterson and Andrew Gross, Time Warner AudioBooks, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 1995, p. 57; October 31, 2003,p. 29
FHM, December, 2000, p. 178
Movieline, May, 1996, p. 8
US Weekly, February, 1999, p. 68; September 25, 2000, p. 28

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