Posted on 06/09/2006 9:42:41 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde
Jeremy Piven is not a cutthroat superagent. He's not married and he hasn't just been ousted from a high-powered Hollywood firm.
In other words, he's nothing like Ari, the character he plays on HBO's "Entourage," which returns Sunday night for its third season.
Piven does have plenty in common with the show, which follows up-and-coming actor Vince Chase and his entourage of New York pals as Ari and other Hollywood forces shape his future. As real-life actors, each cast member brings personal experiences to "Entourage," Piven says.
"It's not a documentary, but there are certain energies out there in this arena that are, to lesser and greater extents, what we're showing," he says. "We're all coming from a place where we have some serious references so I think that lends some authenticity to it."
Piven, 40, spent part of a rare afternoon off talking with The Associated Press -- quite Ari-esque: on his cell, juggling calls -- about life in Hollywood and the flawed characters he loves to play.
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This Sunday?
The show is almost better on DVD than on actual tv. Seeing several episodes at once is great.
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