Jeremy Piven, Actor
From 2013 to 2016, he played the title role in the British television drama series Mr Selfridge, the semi-fictional story based on the life of Harry Selfridge, who founded the London department store Selfridge's. The show aired on the ITV network in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States. McKay was one of the writers for the film The Campaign , and produced the film Daddy's Home , the latter of which reunited The Other Guys stars Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and was directed by Sean Anders. McKay also rewrote the script for the Marvel Studios feature film Ant-Man, directed by Peyton Reed; McKay had initially been in talks to direct the film following Edgar Wright's departure, but opted not to out of respect for Wright. McKay also worked with Reed, Paul Rudd, Gabriel Ferrari & Andrew Barrer on Ant-Man and the Wasp to flesh out the story.
Filling the role of executive director Dana Gordon is Zimmer. Shauna Roberts, Vince’s publicist, tells him that she is his West Coast mother — albeit one with quite the potty mouth — and the talented Mazar brings the sassy character to life. In Entourage, Connolly played Eric "E" Murphy, who was Vince’s best friend and eventual manager. Piven portrayed the role of Ari Gold, Vince’s aggressive agent with the mouth of a sailor. Though Ferrara is more domesticated than his character, Entourage’s business mindset did carry over as he helped open Fat Sal’s Deli, a sandwich shop in Hollywood.
McKay encouraged his Second City friend Tina Fey to submit some of her scripts to Saturday Night Live, and she later succeeded him as head writer. Though McKay was never an actual SNL cast member, he did make several on-camera appearances over the years and had a recurring role as an obnoxious audience member "Keith" who would often shout insults at the celebrity hosts during their opening monologue. His soft-headed comedy-drama has the profundity and about the same wit level of one of those joke signs you see above bars, and often feels like it was scripted on a hangover after a two-day bender. Jeremy Piven plays Mick, prodigal real estate-developer son who returns to his old stomping ground of Darby Heights (based on Philadelphia’s Upper Darby) for his mother’s funeral. His feckless buddies, including jail-hopping brother Dougal , are still living their old boozy lives.
His parents are Byrne Piven (1929–2002) and Joyce Hiller Piven (née Goldstein), both of whom were actors and drama teachers. His elder sister is director Shira Piven, whom he has described as one of his first acting teachers; his brother-in-law is director Adam McKay. In 1999, he married Shira Piven, a film and television director.
Adlon, credited as Pamela Segall, played Rebecca, one of Lloyd's loyal friends from school. She went on to voice Bobby Hill on King of the Hill from 1997 to 2010, winning a Primetime Emmy for the role in 2002. She also voiced the character of Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy seriesRecessfrom 1997 to 2003. Adlon's other television credits include the role of Marcy Runkle on Californication and as Pamela on Louie, on which she also worked as a writer and producer. She currently stars as Sam Fox on the FX series Better Things, which she co-created, writes, directs and produces.
Piven appeared in the first Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. The production began preview performances on October 3, 2008, and opened on October 23, 2008; the play was due to run through February Jeremy Piven 22, 2009. After Piven missed several performances, on December 17, 2008, Piven's representation announced that due to an undisclosed illness, Piven would be ending his run in the play effective immediately.
Around the same time he sold a duplex penthouse in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood for $7.8 million. In 2017 he purchased what is today his primary residence, a $6.8 million home above Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Chicago native Jeremy Piven stars as fellow Midwesterner Harry Gordon Selfridge in Masterpiece’s new series Mr. Selfridge about the mercantile genius who showed early 20th-century London how to shop. Piven is also touring the country with his successful stand-up comedy show, flexing a comedic muscle that few actors have been able to transition over to.
Despite polarized reviews, Vice received eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, including the Best Picture and McKay's second nomination for Best Director, and won for Best Make-Up and Hairstyling. In addition to Eastbound & Down, McKay has produced the TV series Big Lake and Succession, whose pilot he directed, and the miniseries The Spoils of Babylon, and The Chris Gethard Show. He starred in the CBS show Friends with Better Lives, however, it was canceled after the first season.
His extensive career in television also includes the satirical Larry Sanders Show. While appearing on a Season 3 episode of Will & Grace, Piven played Grace's ex-boyfriend, and as Debra Messing recalled to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live! "You know, I had to kiss a lot of boys on that show. And we were rehearsing, and the very first day of rehearsal, he shoved his tongue all the way down to my heart." Messing says she told Piven to take it easy, but he refused to listen. "I was like, 'You know, this is comedy. We don't really go that deep.' And every time he went for it." Not cool.
Filling the role of executive director Dana Gordon is Zimmer. Shauna Roberts, Vince’s publicist, tells him that she is his West Coast mother — albeit one with quite the potty mouth — and the talented Mazar brings the sassy character to life. In Entourage, Connolly played Eric "E" Murphy, who was Vince’s best friend and eventual manager. Piven portrayed the role of Ari Gold, Vince’s aggressive agent with the mouth of a sailor. Though Ferrara is more domesticated than his character, Entourage’s business mindset did carry over as he helped open Fat Sal’s Deli, a sandwich shop in Hollywood.
McKay encouraged his Second City friend Tina Fey to submit some of her scripts to Saturday Night Live, and she later succeeded him as head writer. Though McKay was never an actual SNL cast member, he did make several on-camera appearances over the years and had a recurring role as an obnoxious audience member "Keith" who would often shout insults at the celebrity hosts during their opening monologue. His soft-headed comedy-drama has the profundity and about the same wit level of one of those joke signs you see above bars, and often feels like it was scripted on a hangover after a two-day bender. Jeremy Piven plays Mick, prodigal real estate-developer son who returns to his old stomping ground of Darby Heights (based on Philadelphia’s Upper Darby) for his mother’s funeral. His feckless buddies, including jail-hopping brother Dougal , are still living their old boozy lives.
His parents are Byrne Piven (1929–2002) and Joyce Hiller Piven (née Goldstein), both of whom were actors and drama teachers. His elder sister is director Shira Piven, whom he has described as one of his first acting teachers; his brother-in-law is director Adam McKay. In 1999, he married Shira Piven, a film and television director.
Adlon, credited as Pamela Segall, played Rebecca, one of Lloyd's loyal friends from school. She went on to voice Bobby Hill on King of the Hill from 1997 to 2010, winning a Primetime Emmy for the role in 2002. She also voiced the character of Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy seriesRecessfrom 1997 to 2003. Adlon's other television credits include the role of Marcy Runkle on Californication and as Pamela on Louie, on which she also worked as a writer and producer. She currently stars as Sam Fox on the FX series Better Things, which she co-created, writes, directs and produces.
Piven appeared in the first Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. The production began preview performances on October 3, 2008, and opened on October 23, 2008; the play was due to run through February Jeremy Piven 22, 2009. After Piven missed several performances, on December 17, 2008, Piven's representation announced that due to an undisclosed illness, Piven would be ending his run in the play effective immediately.
Around the same time he sold a duplex penthouse in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood for $7.8 million. In 2017 he purchased what is today his primary residence, a $6.8 million home above Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Chicago native Jeremy Piven stars as fellow Midwesterner Harry Gordon Selfridge in Masterpiece’s new series Mr. Selfridge about the mercantile genius who showed early 20th-century London how to shop. Piven is also touring the country with his successful stand-up comedy show, flexing a comedic muscle that few actors have been able to transition over to.
Despite polarized reviews, Vice received eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, including the Best Picture and McKay's second nomination for Best Director, and won for Best Make-Up and Hairstyling. In addition to Eastbound & Down, McKay has produced the TV series Big Lake and Succession, whose pilot he directed, and the miniseries The Spoils of Babylon, and The Chris Gethard Show. He starred in the CBS show Friends with Better Lives, however, it was canceled after the first season.
His extensive career in television also includes the satirical Larry Sanders Show. While appearing on a Season 3 episode of Will & Grace, Piven played Grace's ex-boyfriend, and as Debra Messing recalled to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live! "You know, I had to kiss a lot of boys on that show. And we were rehearsing, and the very first day of rehearsal, he shoved his tongue all the way down to my heart." Messing says she told Piven to take it easy, but he refused to listen. "I was like, 'You know, this is comedy. We don't really go that deep.' And every time he went for it." Not cool.
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