Born
July 10, 1976 (1976-07-10) (age 33)
New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation
Actor, Musician, Director
Years active
since 1997
Height
5' 10
Trivia
Trained at Bard College and with Nancy Hillman.
Was a stone-cold hippie bongo drum player while attending Bard College.
Appeared in Britney Spears' music video "You Drive Me Crazy" alongside actress Melissa Joan Hart.
Met Bringing Rain (2003) director Noah Buschel through a mutual ex- girlfriend.
Former lead singer of the band 'Kid Friendly.'
Nylon Magazine's "Future John Travolta" in 2001.
Plays piano, guitar and drums.
Drummer for the band The Honey Brothers.
Cousin of actor Evan Ferrante.
Of Native American and Irish parentage.
Is of French heritage, as testified by his name, roughly the equivalent of Barnes (referring to a grain site).
Played a member of the entourage of the movie star character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Celebrity (1998). He currently stars in the TV series "Entourage" (2004), in which he plays a movie star with an entourage of his own.
Attended the Fieldston Summer Performing Arts Institute
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.
Biography
Adrian Grenier received critical acclaim for his dynamic performance in the independent film THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE. Most recently, he was seen in Woody Allen's ANYTHING ELSE and LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Adrian also appeared in Gregory Hoblit's HART'S WAR and CECIL B. DEMENTED, written and directed by John Waters. Other credits include roles in CELEBRITY, DRIVE ME CRAZY and HARVARD MAN.
A filmmaker in his own right, Adrian has written and directed several short films and a documentary, SHOT IN THE DARK. Also a gifted self-taught musician, he attended Manhattan's prestigious LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and the Performing Arts. |
