Though he made his breakthrough as a neurotic comedy writer on "The Larry Sanders Show" (HBO, 1992-98), actor Jeremy Piven was forever associated with the offensive, foul-mouthed, high-strung and fiercely loyal über-agent Ari Gold on the popular cable series, “Entourage” (HBO, 2004- ). Piven so epitomized the manic agent that people often mistook him for Gold in real life, while some even took verbatim one of his more memorable lines and asked him to "hug it out, b*tch!" in public. Prior to playing the role that made him a star, Piven cut his teeth on the stage, then racked up a long resume
