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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jeremy Piven picked up his third Emmy for Best Supporting Actor at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys.
In the first award of the night, Piven won for playing Hollywood agent Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage."
"I just got off a plane from New York in which I am doing a play and the good people at 'Entourage' make me feel like I'm doing a play every week," Piven said as he accepted the honor.
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After a joke he made about thinking of giving up acting for roofing fell flat, Piven took the opportunity to make a barb at the expense of the five Emmy hosts - Ryan Seacrest, Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Jeff Probst and Howie Mandel, who opened the show with a lengthy presentation.
"What if I just kept talking for 12 minutes, what would happen? That was the opening," he said as the audience gave a loud applause.
But Piven also expressed his gratitude for the award before leaving the stage.
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"These are strange times for all of us. To be a working actor is a wonderful gift. None of this is lost on me," he said.
Backstage speaking with reporters after his Emmy win, Piven said he thought the opening skit was a gag.
"I thought we were being punk'd as an audience," Piven noted.
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Andyactors are stupid.report abuseposted September 23, 2008 4:40 AM PDT
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Pamela Gthe mouth strikes again. someone should tell him that no one cares what he thinks. he's arrogant, always has been, and i can't think of one good reason why he would have such an inflated ego.report abuseposted September 22, 2008 2:32 PM PDT
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LiusYour nice. Txreport abuseposted September 22, 2008 9:45 AM PDT
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LiusYour nice. Txreport abuseposted September 22, 2008 9:45 AM PDT
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VixsterI pressed fast forward on my remote, so I missed the Unfunny joke from Piven's own lips. The show opening was strange but no stranger than last year's show opening. At least this time there was no shananagins, just dullsville.report abuseposted September 22, 2008 8:44 AM PDT
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Spear KSuch a cuttie. His photos were seen at milllionaire persoanals site ******W e a l t h y R o m a n c e . c o m*****last week. It is said he is already in relationship with a young beautiful woman on that site now. ?☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆report abuseposted September 22, 2008 1:47 AM PDT
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LAOh please. No one cares. Not really. Let's give ourselves an award. Let's play dress-up (again!).report abuseposted September 22, 2008 1:05 AM PDT
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