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I'm one of these people who would rather show you than tell you through the performance.

Jeremy Piven

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Jeremy Piven
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 26
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Jeremy Samuel Piven
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The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.
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Unless an entire row of people got up in the middle of a performance and left the theater in disgust, I felt as though I hadn't done my job.
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