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Piven also starred as the river boat captain in the Uncle Ben's rice commercials in the 1970s, and had many television appearances, including Miami Vice, Magnum PI and Frasier. He died of lung cancer in Evanston, Illinois. [4] His son is actor Jeremy Piven.
His parents are Byrne Piven (1929–2002) and Joyce Hiller Piven (née Goldstein), both of whom were actors and drama teachers. [1] [8] [9] His elder sister is director Shira Piven, whom he has described as one of his first acting teachers; his brother-in-law is director Adam McKay. [10]
Byrne Piven passed away in 2002 and the Piven Theatre Workshop now continues under the leadership of Artistic Director Jennifer Green. “Byrne and Joyce Piven are among Chicago theatre’s brightest lights, and The Piven Workshop one of the city’s most important cultural resources.”
And the Piven legacy continues to thrive—not only through the Workshop and its renowned Young People’s Company, but also through Joyce and Byrne’s two children: Emmy-winning actor Jeremy Piven, who is most famous for his role as the Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the HBO series “Entourage,” and actor/writer/director Shira Piven, who also ...
Feb 23, 2002 · Byrne Piven, an actor and director whose work as a teacher of theater influenced generations of Chicago-area actors, including John Cusack and his sister Joan, has died. He was 72.
Feb 25, 2002 · Byrne Piven, an actor, director and teacher who influenced generations of performers, including his son, the television and movie actor Jeremy Piven, died on Feb. 18 in Evanston, Ill. He...
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Feb 2, 2016 · The final season of Mr Selfridge is on ITV now. As Jeremy Piven returns to our screens as the founder of one of London’s most iconic stores in ‘Mr Selfridge’, he tells us why a career in acting was always on the cards.
