The Envelope | by tomoneil | Thu, May 14
Thu, May 14
While Harris came to fame on TV's "Doogie Howser, M.D." in his teens, he then spent most of his twenties carving out a niche for himself in the theater. He starred on Broadway and regionally to much success in productions of Tony-winning tuners like "Cabaret" and "Rent." Then four years ago, H...
Related News
source: Gawker
Warning: Jeremy Piven has resumed eating fish. All Broadway shows are doomed.
Published Thu, Oct 1
Hard-Boiled or Sunny-Side Up: The Divisive but Satisfying 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards
source: memles (WordPress)
This is, of course, not to say that the actual winners of the Emmys didn’t have their problems this year. There’s no universe where I feel that Neil Patrick Harris and Rainn Wilson should have lost to Jon Cryer for his work on Two and a Half Men, a victory which provided some comedy for Harris bu...
Published Sun, Sep 20
Jeremy Piven's Will Repeat His Mercury Poisoning Story Until You Think It's True
source: Gawker
He's sticking by his story why he couldn't continue doing eight shows a week of Speed the Plow, and a arbitrator recently cleared him of any wrong-doing in leaving the Broadway show two months early. Because every celebrity becomes a crusader for the disease he suffers from, Piven is now fi...
Published Wed, Sep 2
Jeremy Piven wins with arbitrator but loses with awards voters 
source: The Envelope
Jeremy Piven avoided a large payout after an arbitrator ruled Thursday he did not break his contract when he abruptly dropped out of the hit Broadway revival of "Speed-the-Plow" last December. Piven said he left because of fatigue brought on by high levels of mercury in his bloodstream. An...
Published Fri, Aug 28
Shelly Palmer: Jeremy Piven Cleared of Fishy Allegations: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer August 28th, 2009 
source: Huffington Post
After a lengthy legal battle, an arbitrator has ruled that Jeremy Piven did not breach his contract when he left the Broadway production of Speed the Plow. The controversial case came to after Piven abruptly left the production, claiming he had mercury poisoning from his fish heavy diet. P...
Published Fri, Aug 28
Jeremy Piven Wins Arbitration Against Producers 
source: Oh No They Didn't!
An arbitrator ruled that the actor – who abruptly left the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow after suffering from mercury poisoning – did not breach contractual obligations or any personal agreements with the producers of the play for leaving.
Published Thu, Aug 27
Jeremy Piven Celebrates Victory Over Evil Mercury-Loving Broadway Producers 
source: Gawker
The arbitrator in the case of sushi-loving Jeremy Piven versus the Broadway producers of Speed-the-Plow ruled today that the producers could not prove their breach of contract suit against the star. But they still think they were right. With his mercury in retrograde, Piven is thrilled.
Published Thu, Aug 27
Jeremy Piven: I Haven't Had Fish In 11 Months, I Feel Like A Different Person 
source: Huffington Post
Longtime mercury poisoning sufferer and alarmist Jeremy Piven is answering questions from his fans all around the world! It was one of the great joys of my life to be on Broadway and to do his words. It's a very funny line, and you would expect nothing less from David Mamet. On the joys of not eat...
Published Thu, Aug 20
From The Envelope:
browse all top blog and news sources...
browse all photos...