Backstage at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Jeremy Piven: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Entourage's Ari Gold
Jeremy Piven just added another statue to his trophy chest tonight with a third win for his role as the ornery Ari Gold on HBO’s Entourage. That puts the native New Yorker one step closer to a tie with five-time winner Don Knotts--and apparently that’s all Piven can think about.
“There isn’t a moment that goes by that I don’t think ‘When am I going to take Don Knotts down?’ It is my mantra before I go to sleep and when I wake up,” he joked backstage.
The serial-jokester couldn’t help but poke a little fun at this year’s five reality hosts, too, saying, “I thought we were being Punk'd as an audience. I was confused. You know, like in the movie The Producers, ‘Springtime for Hitler.’”
All kidding aside, Piven turned teary-eyed at the mention of his late father. While on stage, he lifted his Emmy up in the air as a tribute, something he’s done at past ceremonies. “I was talking to my mother before I came here and she was saying ‘Just raise it up to him.’”
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