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Byrne Piven
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Born
September 24
,
1929
·
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
February 18
,
2002
·
Evanston, Illinois, USA
(lung cancer)
Birth name
Bernard Piven
Nickname
The Mountain
Height
6′ (1.83 m)
Mini Bio
Byrne Piven was born on September 24, 1929 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for
Being John Malkovich (1999)
,
Very Bad Things (1998)
and
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
. He was married to
Joyce Hiller Piven
. He died on February 18, 2002 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Family
Spouse
Joyce Hiller Piven
(August 22, 1954 - February 18, 2002) (his death, 2 children)
Children
Jeremy Piven
Shira Piven
Parents
Samuel Piven
Katie Balaban
Trivia
Father of
Jeremy Piven
and
Shira Piven
During its 30 years, the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, a Chicago suburb, has shaped the work of stage and film actors including
John Cusack
,
Joan Cusack
and
Ann Cusack
;
Lili Taylor
;
Aidan Quinn
; and his two children,
Shira Piven
and
Jeremy Piven
.
Co-director with his wife
Joyce Hiller Piven
of Piven Theater Workshop, a Chicago-area school whose alumni include
Jeremy Piven
,
John Cusack
,
Joan Cusack
,
Ann Cusack
,
Aidan Quinn
, and
Rosanna Arquette
, among others.
He was awarded the 1979
Joseph Jefferson
Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Man in 605", at the Performance Community/Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago, Illinois.
Grandfather of
Pearl McKay
and
Lili Rose McKay
.
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