Nonesuch #189

Today is Jeremy Piven's 41st birthday.

Here's to the guy that brought us PCU:

Droz: What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.

Droz: What's Your major?
Sanskrit Major: Sanskrit
Droz: Sanskrit. You are majoring in a 5000 year old dead language?
Sanskrit Major: Yeah



To the guy that has showed up in many John Cusack films including:

Say Anything
Mark: Give me my Firebird keys!

Grosse Pointe Blank
Paul: 10 years!

Serendipity
Dean: You're the shit!
[man next to him on plane looks over at him thinking he's talking to him]
Jonathan: [to the guy] That would be me, the shit.


One Crazy Summer:
(couldnt find a quote from him in this one) I think this is the only movie with both of them in it where Piven is not Cusack's best buddy.

and others.

Another great movie:

Singles
Doug Hughley: You're the only man I know who could mix Elvis Costello and Public Enemy!
[singing]
What's so funny about... peace, peace, peace... love and under... peace, peace. / Death Row, what does a brother know? peace, peace. / Yow, wow, wow, wow, wow, kapow! You're the King, man, you are the King!

Cupid
A great show that didnt last much more than half a season and from what I understand there are no plans for it to be released on DVD.

And I almost forgot Old School
Dean Pritchard: Actually, my name's not Cheese anymore. It's Gordon Pritchard.
Beanie: Oh yeah. Cheeeeeese. Yeah, didn't we lock you in a dumpster one time?
Dean Pritchard: Yea, I got out.

His parents, Joyce Piven and the late Byrne Piven, founded the Piven Theatre Workshop. Classically trained at his parent's theatre school in Evanston, IL, he formed a long lasting friendship with John Cusack, who trained with him. That alone makes him cool.