ARI GOLD (ENTOURAGE)

'Ariel A. "Ari" Gold' is a character on the comedy-drama television series ''Entourage''. He is played by Jeremy Piven.

Contents

Fictional biography

Inspiration

Ari-isms

Clients

Trivia

References

External links

Fictional biography

Ari Gold is Vince's agent and one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. A workaholic with a quick temper, constant sarcasm, frenetic physical presence, a public school education, an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a JD/MBA from the University of Michigan, Ari is one of the program's most popular characters. It is purported in Season 3 that Ari was a brother of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity in college. But despite being a powerful presence at the agency (Ari singlehandedly set out to destroy a former assistant turned rival agent for trying to steal Vincent), Ari acquiesces to his wife at home (whom we are led to believe has a large inheritance from her father), who is able to keep Ari in check. Ari and Eric Murphy are the primary influences in Vincent's life. But it is clear that Vincent trusts and follows Eric's advice much more than he does Ari's. This makes for a tense relationship between Eric and Ari. While neither one particularly likes the other, they realize that they are in a marriage of necessity and grow to become close comrades. Their personal and professional relationship shatters at the end of the Season 3 Part 1 finale when Eric and Vince fire Ari due to his risky business move that ends up costing Vince the role of Joey Ramone in a biographical film documenting The Ramones' rise and fall.
In the following episode, Ari had a friendly lunch with Vince and Eric, informing them that that his dream project, ''Medellin'' (the story of Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar), is now available, but Vince's new agent Amanda informs him that this is not the case. Later that night at Vince's birthday party, Ari and Amanda square off, but Ari backs off, knowing that he planted the seed of doubt in Vince's mind. Vince decides not to accept any new projects until he is certain that ''Medellin'' is off the table.
During the 17th episode of Season 3, "Return of the King," Ari informs Vince that ''Medellin'' has officially become available, and Ari tries his best to get the lead role for Vince, but because it is Yom Kippur, Ari has difficulty in doing so and the project is shut down. Vince, believing that Ari would've never let it happen, feels that Amanda let the deal fall through because of their relationship and that filming ''Medellin'' would keep him busy for six months. Either way, Amanda dropped Vince in every sense of the word, leading Vince to re-hire Ari. It was with Eric and Ari's help that the project was revived.
Towards the end of season two, we discover that the agency that Ari runs is actually owned by a man named Terrance who has emerged from retirement seemingly due to his desire to replace Ari as Vincent's agent. Immediately it becomes apparent that neither men have any real liking for each other and try to out muscle one another. However with Terrance being the boss, Ari soon realizes that the power he has gotten used to wielding is no longer in his possession. The conflict that arises between Ari and Terrance reaches a boiling point in season two, leading to Ari's termination following the exposure of a coup d'état being planned by Ari.
During Season 4 Ari tries hard to get Vincent a job, but struggles to do so as everyone won't give him a job without validating Medellin first. Eventually the Trailer for Medellin gets leaked, causing offers for roles to role in. The film they decide is comes from an adapation on a book Eric gave to Ari a year or two ago. It is seen as a potential blockbuster for Vincent, Ari goes to Dana Gordon to get him the role. However, the role is already filled, so Ari and Lloyd begin a game of sabotage to get Vincent the role. Successfully getting Vincent the role after Heath Ledger drops out. However, the director hired drops out also. Ari in a last minute despiration sells Dana Gordon the Dream Team: Actor - Vincent Chase, Producer- Eric Murphy and Director - Billy Walsh. Billy gets commissioned to write the script, but instead alters the movie completely. Ari then struggles to get the studio still interested in the new Project "SILO". Which according to his client Vincent Chase is a gold mine.
In the Season 4 season finale, Ari tries to sell Medellin before the screening, getting large offers, eventually the decision is made by the financer Rick Rubenstein. Who has accepted an offer from Yair Marx (2nd of 3 fiancers) to buy the film for $75 Million. After the screening the crowd at Cannes boos it, Marx drops his offer right then and there. Eventually Harvey Weingard, comes and buys the film for $1. But good news comes from Ari that Harvey will fix the film in a recut. As Shakespare in Love was a disaster also, and Harvey fixed it.

Inspiration

Ari's character is reportedly based on the real-life Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel^[1], who broke away from mega-agency ICM to form the Endeavor Talent Agency, which represents such stars as Vin Diesel and Larry David, both of whom are represented on the show by the fictional Ari Gold. Ari Emanuel also once represented Jeremy Piven himself. Real-life "Ari Gold" produced the CD of one of Adrian Grenier's (actor who portrays Vincent Chase) bands, The Honey Brothers, in 2003^[2].

Ari-isms

★ "Let's hug it out, bitch." ^[3]

★ "$4000 a month? That's what I pay my dog walker!"

★ "Lloyd!"

★ "You feelin' the love?"

★ "This is the emergency line, this is the bat-line."

★ "Only daddy speaks that way."

★ "Got milf?"

★ "You want JoJo the dog-faced bitch-boy, call Josh Weinfuck, the lightweight pen-stealing fuck face."

★ "I parted the Red Sea for you, E. Don't piss on the sand!"

★ "Fuck the phones Lloyd! Unless Carmen Electra calls for an emergency titty fuck, don't answer!"

★ "You can have it, if you want to live in Agoura fucking Hills, and go to group therapy. But if you want a Beverly Hills Mansion, and you want a country club membership, and you want nine weeks a year in a tuscan villa, then I'm going to need to take a call when it comes in at noon on a mother fucking Wednesday."

★ "Tell her that I still have the pictures from Cancun. Tell her that I am going to start a website. I'm going to take a full page ad out in the L.A. Times advertising it. Tell her it will be called I'mAHollywoodExecutiveWhore.com and no password or fee will be required. Tell her I want a fucking call back!"

★ "I paid two grand for these seats! I'll get out there and launch a three if I want!"

★ "Shut your mouth, do not say a word, or you will just end up being gangbanged by a bunch of cholos. Just relax. It's Hollywood baby. Everyone strays sometimes."

★ "Shoot yourself in the head with a large caliber bullet."

★ "I don't know who blew who, but Wicks got a crush on your boy Vince"

★ "I dont care if it's a porn shoot in which he's being gang raped by a gaggle of silverback apes, if there are cameras rolling, everybody wins!!!"

★ "Spill it! I'll swallow a Cyanide tablet if they capture me." ^[4]

★ "Lloyd, just go grab your best dress and know that your love of cock is a huge asset to this company"

★ "We said Starbucks, Eric. I distinctly remember because I fucked the counter girl"

★ "They drive like that in Tianaman Square bitch?"

★ "Anyone that puts Gwyneth's head in a box is okay with me"

Clients

List of Ari Gold's clients, as told in the series:

★ Eva Longoria

★ Lindsay Lohan

★ Larry David

★ Vin Diesel

★ Richard Kelly

★ Richard Schiff

★ M. Night Shyamalan

★ James Woods

★ Hugh Jackman

★ Jessica Biel

★ Mary J. Blige (former client)

★ Gary Busey (former client)

★ Gwyneth Paltrow (former client)

★ Sydney Pollack (former client)
Clients that are fictional:

★ Vincent Chase

★ Johnny "Drama" Chase - really represent by Lloyd

★ Justine Chapin

★ Nick Rubenstein

★ Jimmy Withaker

★ Billy Walsh (former client)
It is also revealed that one of his clients starred in Ocean's Eleven.
Clients trying to sign:

★ Sarah Silverman

★ Jessica Alba

Trivia

★ Ari owns among many other mobile phones a Treo 650 and a Vertu mobile handset. In season 4, Ari owns the BlackBerry 8800 and a Motorola KRZR.

★ Ari is known to drive high-end luxury vehicles which represent status symbols of powerful and well-respected individuals in Los Angeles County. In season one, Ari drives a 2005 BMW 745i. In season two, he drives a silver 2005 Mercedes S65 AMG. In season 3 (parts one and two), he drives a black 2007 BMW 750i. In season 4, he drives a 2008 Lexus LS 600H (hybrid).

★ Aris owns a set of Callaway Fusion golf clubs, and $900 shoes.

★ Ari has an Israeli background.

★ During one issue of MAD Magazine Ari is renamed Acrid in a parody of ''Entourage'' and is said to be based on both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

★ His wife can be seen driving a Range Rover.

★ Ari's wife is never named, and is referred to in the credits as "Ari's wife" or "Mrs. Ari."

References

1. "Showrunner added to Wahlberg's 'Entourage'" by Michael Fleming, Variety August 21, 2003 retrieved August 23, 2006.
2. Honey 4 U: The Honey Brothers at Amazon.com.
3. An episode of The Office US has one of its characters, Michael Scott, use the phrase, having referred to Entourage earlier in the episode.
4. "Oh, Mandy".

External links

★ Ari Gold Official MySpace

★ Ari Gold Official HBO web page

★ Entourage Official HBO web page

★ Entourage Official MySpace

★ Medellin Official web page