Jeremy Piven is a Shmuck

In an article titled "Is Jeremy Piven the Biggest Jerk in Hollywood," Page Six Magazine gives a brief glimpse into the psyche of Jeremy Piven just a few months before he left the Broadway producers of Speed the Plow high and dry after claiming he ate too much sushi. (Really, Pervy? Really?)

If nothing else, Piven proves he's an a-hole with no interest in having a sustainable career. No one wants to deal with these kinds of antics.

For example…

“'This isn’t my first time on the merry-go-round,’ he shot at a staffer who asked that he pose for a traditional headshot and make eye contact with the camera. ‘You want mediocre? I can give you mediocre.’ He mocked the crew by grinning like he was posing for a DMV shot. An hour later, Jeremy didn’t want to give mediocre anymore. He popped his collar. He ducked under the photographer so that the camera would catch him at a height-enhancing angle. Letting out a guttural moan, he ripped the sleeves off a $350 Giorgio Armani shirt."

He consistently showed up late for call time and complained that he was too exhausted to perform. Says a Broadway producing vet, "The play is 90 minutes long, and there are eight performances a week. He was making a good paycheck for 16 hours of work a week. I’d like to see him tell autoworkers he was too tired [to work].”

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—Sasha Perl-Raver