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Adrian Grenier is a famous American film and television producer, director, musician, as well as an actor. To the public, Adrian Grenier is perhaps best known as Vincent Chase, a young Hollywood film star in a comedy-drama series called “Entourage”. Created by Doug Ellin, the series debuted on television screens in 2004 and finished its eight season run in 2011. Mark Wahlberg was one of the executive producers of the show and he largely contributed to the main theme of the show, which turned out to be loosely based on his personal experiences before he became a big Hollywood celebrity. “Entourage” mainly explored male to male friendships and placed characters in realistic situations of a modern-day Hollywood. In addition to Grenier, other main characters were portrayed by Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven and Jerry Ferrara. Over the years, the show also featured cameo appearances from Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Jessica Alba, Eminem, and Dennis Hopper to name a few. “Entourage” received high praise from the critics and went on to be nominated for 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, and 14 Golden Globe Awards. It also inspired the creation of an upcoming film based on the series called “Entourage”, which is scheduled to be released in 2015. In the movie, Adrian Grenier will reprise the role of Vince Chase.

Adrian Grenier Net Worth $15 Million

A famous actor, how rich is Adrian Grenier? According to sources, for his role in “Entourage” Grenier received a salary of $200 000 per episode. Meanwhile, Adrian Grenier’s net worth is estimated to be $15 million, most of which he accumulated due to his acting career.

Adrian Grenier was born in 1976, in New Mexico, US, however, he spent most of his childhood in New York, where he studied at the Fiorello H. La Guardia High School and upon graduation enrolled in Bard College. After leaving Bard College, Grenier decided to pursue a career in acting and shortly after that he made his movie debut in “Arresting Gena”. Prior to his big breakthrough with “Entourage”, Grenier also starred in “Drive Me Crazy”, a romantic comedy film in which he appeared alongside Melissa Joan Hart and Stephen Collins in the main roles, and “Harvard Man” with Sarah Michelle Gellar. After his success with “Entourage”, Adrian Grenier received more acting opportunities and appeared in such films as “The Devil Wears Prada” with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, as well as “Goodbye World” with Gaby Hoffman and Ben McKenzie, which was met with positive reviews during the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2013.

In addition to being an actor, Adrian Grenier is a well-known director and producer too. In 2002, he debuted with “Shot in the Dark”, a film which premiered during the Tribeca Film Festival. Grenier also directed a television series called “Alter Eco”, a documentary entitled “Teenage Paparazzo”, and produced a documentary film called “How to Make Money Selling Drugs”, which features interviews from such famous figures as 50 Cent, Rick Ross and Eminem.



Full Name Adrian Grenier
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth July 10, 1976
Place Of Birth Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Height 6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession Actor, Film Producer, Musician, Television producer, Film director
Education Bard College, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Nationality American
Parents John Dunbar, Karesse Grenier
Nicknames Adrian S. Grenier
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/AdrianGrenierOfficial
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IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004978
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007), PRISM Awards Performance in a Comedy Series (2011-2012), Teen Choice Award (2006,2007, 2009)
Movies “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), “Entourage” (2004-2011), “Drive Me Crazy” (1999), “Teenage Paparazzo” (2010), “Harvard Man” (2002)
TV Shows Entourage, Vietnam in HD, Alter Eco
Quote
1 Because when you go out, and you have fun, basically you’re performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi. And when you perform and create this story, they’re chuffed – they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out.
2 I have a bunch of concepts and ideas that I want to do but I have also been growing my production company in general and looking to branch out of projects that I am directing and producing.
3 I think anybody who’s famous has to deal with their fame in their own way, and I dealt with it by making a film about a kid who’s looking out into the world of celebrity obsession.
4 I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing.
5 Well, obviously I’m not Mark Wahlberg – I have much better abs and I look much better in a pair of Calvin Kleins but when I saw Mark Wahlberg interacting with the world, I realised that his stardom was sort of a result of the movies he had done and the publicity that he had got and the work that he did.
6 Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.
7 Secondly, love and relationships are complicated. No one could ever get it right in a four-line sentence.
8 Tabloids can be fun. I see stuff sometimes and have a good laugh.
9 What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.
10 You ask any actor – they’ll tell you they’d rather shoot on location because you don’t have to invent the energy, the energy is there.
11 I don’t shop. I haven’t shopped in about four years.
12 I have always chosen roles that I believed in – not ones that I thought might further my career.
13 I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.
14 I want to show people that environmentalism can be fun!
15 I was rebellious.
16 It’s enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.
17 My only ambition when I came to Hollywood was to pay my rent.
18 Being performers, that’s what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.
19 Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much – then they get used to it.
20 Certainly, if it had been anything other than an HBO show I’d probably still be in Mexico now with a Mexican wife and kids.
21 I’m one with New York and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there’s no escaping it. We’re like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I’ll die.
Fact
1 Attended the famous NYC “FAME” high school Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where he studied Drama.
2 Has been in a movie directed by Ari Gold (Adventures of Power (2008)) and in a series with a character named Ari Gold (Entourage (2004)).
3 Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Manhattan, New York.
4 He was raised by his mother, Karesse Grenier, a New York City real estate agent. Growing up, he didn’t know who his father was. His parents met while living in a commune, and split up soon after Adrian’s birth. The documentary Shot in the Dark (2002) covers Adrian’s search to find out who his father was, meet and get to know him. Also involved in the film, as both producer and on-camera interviewer, was Adrian’s friend Jonathan Davidson.
5 Attended the Fieldston Summer Performing Arts Institute
6 Played a member of the entourage of the movie star character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Celebrity (1998). Later, he starred in the TV series Entourage (2004), in which he played a movie star with an entourage of his own.
7 His father, John Miles Dunbar, was born in Ohio, and has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry. His mother, Karesse Grenier, was born in New Mexico, to a family of Mexican descent (Spanish, with some Indigenous), as well as a smaller amount of French ancestry. The word “Grenier” is the equivalent of “attic” in French.
8 Cousin of actor Evan Ferrante.
9 Drummer for the band The Honey Brothers.
10 Plays piano, guitar and drums.
11 Nylon Magazine’s “Future John Travolta” in 2001.
12 Former lead singer of the band ‘Kid Friendly.’
13 Met Bringing Rain (2003) director Noah Buschel through a mutual ex- girlfriend.
14 Was a stone-cold hippie bongo drum player while attending Bard College.
15 Trained at Bard College and with Nancy Hillman.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Southern Fury 2017 post-production JP
Public Affairs 2017 post-production
Miles from Tomorrowland 2015-2016 TV Series Captain Joe / Goon
Marauders 2016 Wells
Trash Fire 2016 Owen
Sex, Death and Bowling 2015 Sean McAllister
Entourage 2015 Vince
Goodbye World 2013 James Palmer
True Bromance 2011 Casa-Bro-Va
Entourage 2004-2011 TV Series Vincent Chase
Water Pressures 2011 Video Narrator
Adventures of Power 2008 Dallas Houston
Off Hour 2007 Short Bruno
The Devil Wears Prada 2006 Nate
Across the Hall 2005 Short Julian
A Perfect Fit 2005 John
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits – My Prerogative 2004 Video Chase Hammond (segment “[You Drive Me] Crazy”)
Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding 2004 Michael
Anything Else 2003 Ray Polito
Bringing Rain 2003 Clay Askins
Freshening Up 2002 TV Short Noah
Hart’s War 2002 Pvt. Daniel E. Abrams
Love in the Time of Money 2002 Nick
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 Teen in Van
Harvard Man 2001 Alan Jensen
Cecil B. DeMented 2000 Lyle
Drive Me Crazy 1999 Chase Hammond
Britney Spears: (You Drive Me) Crazy 1999 Video short Barman (uncredited)
Fishes Outta Water 1998
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole 1998 Sebastian Cole
Celebrity 1998 Darrow Entourage
Arresting Gena 1997 Kabush
Hurricane Streets 1997 Punk

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Awakening 2017 executive producer pre-production
The Survivor’s Guide to Prison 2017 Documentary producer post-production
Finding 52 2016 Documentary executive producer / producer post-production
Catching the Sun 2015 Documentary executive producer
How to Make Money Selling Drugs 2012 Documentary executive producer
Young Farmers 2011 Video documentary short executive producer
The Reluctant Good Knight 2011 TV Movie executive producer
Don’t Quit Your Daydream 2010 Documentary producer
Compromise 2010 Short executive producer
Teenage Paparazzo 2010 Documentary producer
Waiting for the Light to Change 2009 Documentary executive producer
Alter Eco 2008 TV Series executive producer – 9 episodes
Across the Hall 2005 Short associate producer
Shot in the Dark 2002 Documentary producer

Director

Title Year Status Character
Teenage Paparazzo 2010 Documentary
Euthanasia 2006 Short
Shot in the Dark 2002 Documentary

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Teenage Paparazzo 2010 Documentary
Euthanasia 2006 Short

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Entourage 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Spoken Mirrors grateful thanks post-production

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010 TV Special Himself – Audience
90210 2010 TV Series Himself – The Honey Brothers
Moving Pictures Live! 2010 TV Series Himself
Teenage Paparazzo 2010 Documentary Himself – Narrator
Fashion News Live 2009 TV Series Himself
Crafty 2009 TV Series Himself
Entourage Uncovered 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself
2008 Vail Film Festival Awards 2008 Short Himself
Courting Condi 2008 Himself
E! Live from the Red Carpet 2008 TV Series Himself
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 TV Special Himself
Alter Eco 2008 TV Series Himself
Stars of the 2008 Vail Film Festival 2008 Video short Himself
Festival Updates 2008 TV Series Himself (2008)
Reinventando Hollywood 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself
Howard Stern on Demand 2007 TV Series Himself
The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards 2007 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2007 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Comic Relief 2006 2006 TV Special documentary Himself
The Insider 2005 TV Series Himself
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
ESPY Awards 2005 TV Special Himself
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch 2005 TV Series Himself
The Ultimate Fighter 2005 TV Series Himself
California Entertainment Weekly 2005 TV Series Himself, Producer, Director, Musician
Shot in the Dark 2002 Documentary Himself
Making the Video 1999 TV Series documentary Himself
Access Hollywood Live 2016 TV Series Himself
World Animal News 2015 TV Series Himself
Unity 2015 Documentary Narrator (voice)
Wahlburgers 2015 TV Series Himself
Made in Hollywood 2015 TV Series Himself
Fox and Friends 2015 TV Series Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2007-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Himself
The View 2005-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Entertainment Tonight 2007-2015 TV Series Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2005-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Today 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
WWE Raw 2015 TV Series Himself
2015 Billboard Music Awards 2015 TV Special Himself – Presneter
The Voice 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2011-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Big Vision Creatives Powered by ABC News 2015 TV Series Himself
Larry King Now 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards 2015 TV Special Himself
The IMDb Studio 2015 TV Series short Himself
2014 MTV Movie Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Presenter
Global Citizen Festival 2013 TV Movie Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Playboy Morning Show 2013 TV Series Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012-2013 TV Series Himself
Revolution with Brian Solis 2013 TV Series Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2010-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Hour 2012 TV Series Himself – Guest
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2012 TV Series documentary Himself
Extra Virgin 2011 TV Series Himself
Vietnam in HD 2011 TV Series documentary Barry Romo
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards 2011 TV Special Himself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
The Marilyn Denis Show 2011 TV Series Himself
Lopez Tonight 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
Conan 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
The World According to Paris 2011 TV Series Himself
Hollywood Sunset: A Tribute to Entourage 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself
Revenge of the Electric Car 2011 Documentary Himself – Actor & Activist
Rachael Ray 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Himself
Extra 2015 TV Series Himself / Himrself
As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM 2015 Documentary Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2010 Audience Choice Award New Hampshire Film Festival Documentary Teenage Paparazzo (2010)
2008 Blue Sky Tribute Award Vail Film Festival
2007 Short Film Award New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Best Actor Off Hour (2007)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 Prism Award Prism Awards Performance in a Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2011 Prism Award Prism Awards Performance in a Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2010 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2009 Astra Award Astra Awards Favourite International Personality or Actor Entourage (2004)
2009 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2009 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Male Entourage (2004)
2008 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2008 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2007 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Entourage (2004)
2007 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Entourage (2004)
2006 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards TV – Choice Chemistry Entourage (2004)
2006 Jury Award Tribeca Film Festival Best Narrative Short Euthanasia (2006)

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