Adrian Grenier (born
July 10,
1976) is an
American actor,
musician and
director. He is best known for his lead role on the
HBO original series,
Entourage, as
Vincent Chase.
Biography
Early life
Grenier was raised in
Brooklyn,
New York by his mother, Karesse Grenier, a
real estate agent.
His mother met his father, John Dunbar (no relation to the
British artist, collector, and gallerist), in a
commune in the 1970s and the two were never married.
['ENTOURAGE' OF STAR'S '2 DADS'][Adrian Grenier Biography - Yahoo! Movies][Adrian Grenier Biography (1976-)] Grenier is of
Apache Native American, French, and Irish descent.
[Breakout Star: Adrian Grenier - Adrian Grenier : People.com] He attended
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and went to
Bard College where he studied
drama.
Career
In 1997, Grenier made his film debut in the independent drama
Arresting Gena. In 1999, he played opposite
Melissa Joan Hart in
Drive Me Crazy as well as in
Britney Spears' music video "
You Drive Me Crazy", and in 2001, starred in
James Toback's
Harvard Man. In 2002, Grenier made his directorial debut with the documentary,
Shot in the Dark. The documentary chronicles his years-long search for his father, with whom Grenier's mother broke up when Adrian was still a baby. Grenier and Dunbar remained estranged for 18 years, and in 2001, Adrian began work on the documentary in an attempt to forge a relationship with Dunbar. The two eventually reunited and maintain a warm relationship.
[Adrian Grenier Talks About Finding His Father - Adrian Grenier : People.com] HBO premiered the documentary on
June 3,
2007.
