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Theater News Flash: Television and Movie Star Famous for Playing Assholes Is Really an Asshole
Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Noted fuckhead Jeremy Piven backed out of a New York production of Speed-the-Plow two months early, claiming he was suffering from elevated mercury levels due to eating too much sushi. Not to doubt the perennially douchey star, but people have witnessed Piven pulling his classic all-night partying routine before and after his claims of mercury poisoning, and he also complained very loudly about being bored all during the show.
Plow playwright David Mamet said, of Piven's leaving the show early, "So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer." One of the investors in the play said "We didn't have star insurance, but we should have had asshole insurance." And yesterday, one of Piven's costars directly addressed the audience about the matter as soon as the play ended, and an audience member reported to Defamer:
’He said, I’m sure you’ve read the headlines about the silliness in our show.’ Then he said, Today was the first time I really enjoyed playing this show.’ I hope you weren’t expecting a big TV star.” It was pretty emotional.
Turns out, maybe he's not acting at all:
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well he did do this...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806103/
...which was very un-asshole-ish and pretty damn good if you watch it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806103/
...which was very un-asshole-ish and pretty damn good if you watch it.
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Piven may be an asshole, and he may have made up the symptoms and idea by stealing from Stephanie Miller, but Miller really was suffering from this condition. Hell, I'd be eating tuna twice a day if it wasn't for the mercury. It is great diet protein.
Link for article about Miller's problem. (she's apparently way better now)
http://foodmuseum.typepad.com/food_museu…
Link for article about Miller's problem. (she's apparently way better now)
http://foodmuseum.typepad.com/food_museu…
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I worked for SAG in LA for a few years and most of the people that play assholes in movies and on TV ... are really assholes in real life and aren't "acting" at all. Sad but true. It's like, "Wow, you could have been a douchebag cop in the 70's or just PLAY a douchebag cop in the 70's on TV for millions MORE ... you're BRILLIANT!" But still a douchebag.
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@2. Wow. I'm shocked that people apparently liked that show. I hadn't paid much attention to Piven until I happened to catch part of it and came away with the impression that he was the most enormous douchebag on the planet. Really. It was nothing but pretentious bullshit and it made me truly hate him...
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Film, television and stage acting require Very VERY different skill sets. Piven couldn't hack the commitment and eight-performance work week of a long theatre run, pure and simple.
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According to PAGE SIX:
"Plenty of folks think Jeremy Piven is lying about his supposed mercury poisoning, but Fisher Stevens isn't one of them. "I believe him. His numbers are off the charts," Stevens, who suffered from mercury poisoning this year, told Page Six. Stevens says that while he was producing his upcoming Sundance entry, "The Cove," a documentary about the slaughter of mercury-loaded dolphins in the Far East, he ate fish four or five times a week. "I started feeling really sluggish and had no energy. It turns out the larger the fish, the higher the levels. I only eat small fish now." The movie's director, Louie Psihoyos, was also poisoned."
"Plenty of folks think Jeremy Piven is lying about his supposed mercury poisoning, but Fisher Stevens isn't one of them. "I believe him. His numbers are off the charts," Stevens, who suffered from mercury poisoning this year, told Page Six. Stevens says that while he was producing his upcoming Sundance entry, "The Cove," a documentary about the slaughter of mercury-loaded dolphins in the Far East, he ate fish four or five times a week. "I started feeling really sluggish and had no energy. It turns out the larger the fish, the higher the levels. I only eat small fish now." The movie's director, Louie Psihoyos, was also poisoned."
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This coming from the failed actor-turned pseudo journalist, 'Paul Constant'. When you do something worthwhile, then we will talk.
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@ 13: WTF? Surely you *must* be talking about Bizzaro Paul, otherwise known as Jeremy Piven?
If not, WTF? Failed actor-- Paul couldn't Hamlet his way out of a death scene. And I think he prefers it that way.
Oh and Piven. TOTAL Prick. Known it for years. His 'character' on Entourage is total non-acting. You can tell when someone on an ensemble show is playing themselves; it's just too smooth.
If not, WTF? Failed actor-- Paul couldn't Hamlet his way out of a death scene. And I think he prefers it that way.
Oh and Piven. TOTAL Prick. Known it for years. His 'character' on Entourage is total non-acting. You can tell when someone on an ensemble show is playing themselves; it's just too smooth.
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PLEASE. This guy is a total jerkoff. I know the woman he played opposite on stage in "Fat Pig" and the stories would make you shudder.
Overgrown fratboy with a sense of entitlement. Leave stage acting to those who want it, jackass.
Overgrown fratboy with a sense of entitlement. Leave stage acting to those who want it, jackass.
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@13: I've seriously never acted in my life, and I've never had any aspirations to act. But my parents are ashamed of me. Thanks for noticing.
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