Jeremy Piven
Stand-up comedian · Malibu, CA

Jeremy Piven

Who Jeremy Piven is

Jeremy Piven is an actor and stand-up comedian best known for playing the Hollywood agent Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage (2004–2011), a role that won him three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. Born in Manhattan and raised in Evanston, Illinois, where he trained at his parents' Piven Theatre Workshop, he also played the title role in Mr Selfridge (2013–2016) and appeared in films including Grosse Pointe Blank, Old School and Black Hawk Down. He tours as a stand-up comedian in clubs and theaters in the U.S., the U.K. and beyond, and hosts the podcast How U Livin'.

At a glance

Born
1965
Based in
Malibu, CA
Podcasts
How U Livin'
On screen
Entourage, Mr Selfridge, The Larry Sanders Show and 6 more
Next on stage
6 November 2026 — Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY
Official site
jeremy-piven.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Jeremy Piven

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1965Born
  2. 1992The Larry Sanders Show (Jerry Capen, HBO, 1992–1998) On screen
  3. 1997Grosse Pointe Blank (Paul Spericki, film, 1997) On screen
  4. 2001Black Hawk Down (CW4 Clifton 'Elvis' Wolcott, film, 2001) On screen
  5. 2003Old School (Dean Gordon 'Cheese' Pritchard, film, 2003) On screen
  6. 2004Entourage (Ari Gold, HBO, 2004–2011) On screen
  7. 2007Saturday Night Live (host, 2007) On screen
  8. 2013Mr Selfridge (Harry Gordon Selfridge, ITV and PBS, 2013–2016) On screen
  9. 2023Sweetwater (Joe Lapchick, film, 2023) On screen

Questions about Jeremy Piven

Where is Jeremy Piven performing next?

Friday 6 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Jeremy Piven presented by New York Comedy Festival) at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY, then 7 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What podcast do they host?

How U Livin'.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Entourage, Mr Selfridge, The Larry Sanders Show, Ellen, Saturday Night Live and Grosse Pointe Blank, among 9 credits.

Where are they based?

Malibu, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1965.

Who are some comedians like them?

Andrew Dice Clay (also in Entourage), Carol Leifer (also in The Larry Sanders Show), Dana Carvey (also in The Larry Sanders Show), Janeane Garofalo (also in The Larry Sanders Show) and Jon Stewart (also in The Larry Sanders Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026