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Jeremy Piven : I Disappoint My Fans When They Learn I'm Not Ari Gold

Jeremy Piven became a household name when he took on the role of neurotic Hollywood agent Ari Gold in the hit HBO series “Entourage.”  But if you spot him in the street, don’t expect him to be as high-strung, angry or crazy as his television alter-ego.“I get a lot of ‘I’m an a**hole because of you. ‘ [Fans] grab you by the head and take pictures like you’re some weird bearded-lady a**hole in the circus,” Piven lamented to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “It’s weird, people expect me to be like Ari. Guys, they see me and it brings out that side of them, they think that that’s the appropriate way to greet me.“They think I’m being disrespectful by not [acting like Ari]. When you’re in people’s living rooms for eight years and you’re losing your mind, they’re going to think that you’re the guy that loses his mind. So when people meet me, it’s kind of a letdown.”And although Piven is likely to revive that infamous entertainment industry character in the very near future with an “Entourage” movie...

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