Chicago Native son, Jeremy Piven is doing his first ever Comedy Special at home in Chicago. A household name for his 2x Golden Globe and 3x Emmy Award-winning performance playing the fast-talking, acerbic Hollywood agent ‘Ari Gold’ in the HBO series Entourage. Actor, comedian, and podcast host Jeremy Piven also achieved significant success playing the title role in the highly-acclaimed British/PBS television drama series Mr Selfridge, the semi-fictional story based on the life of Harry Selfridge, who founded the London department store Selfridge's. Piven has also appeared in numerous successful films, including Grosse Pointe Blank, Singles, Very Bad Things, The Family Man, Black Hawk Down, The Kingdom, Heat, PCU, Old School, Rock N Rolla, Serendipity, Smokin' Aces, and Runaway Jury.
He was recently seen in the feature film Last Call opposite Oscar winner Bruce Dern and Orange is the New Black star Taryn Manning. Other recent and upcoming films include American Night opposite Oscar nominee Emile Hirsch, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which screened at the Venice Film Festival, period drama film The Walk opposite Justin Chatwin and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, and The System which teamed him up again with Terrence Howard and Tyrese Gibson. He is also set to star in the horror thriller film I Am Your Driver and psychological thriller Past Life, directed by Simeon Halligan.
Piven is now touring the globe with his successful stand-up comedy show, flexing a comedic muscle that few actors have been able to transition over to, He is so thrilled to be returning to his first love standup. He started off in the incredible improv/standup scene in Chicago and is bringing it full circle with this incredible homecoming Special. You don't want miss seeing him live at the historic Vic this Friday!