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In this week’s episode of How U Livin J Piven, Ari Gold’s favorite frenemy E aka “The Pizza Boy” himself is in the studio! Kevin Connolly stops by for an epic 2 part interview covering everything you want to know. Past beefs, current endeavors, and of course ENTOURAGE.
He began his career at age six, appearing in television commercials, including the “Betcha bite a chip” campaign for Chips Ahoy!. In 1990, he landed his first film role, as Chickie in Rocky V. Two years later, Connolly was cast as Shaun Kelly in the film adaptation of Myron Levoy’s novel Alan & Naomi, and co-starred with Tobey Maguire in the short-lived Fox sitcom Great Scott!. His appearance in the series later earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series. He portrayed Dabney Coleman’s son in the comedy film The Beverly Hillbillies. Connolly continued guest-starring in television series including Wings, Getting By, and the medical drama ER.
Connolly’s best-known role is the character Eric Murphy, better known as “E”, on the 2004-2011 HBO show Entourage. E is the manager and best friend of Vincent Chase, who is played by Adrian Grenier. In 2009, Connolly was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for the role. Connolly reprised his role as Eric in the 2015 Entourage film adaptation.
In addition to television work, Connolly has appeared in several major motion pictures including Antwone Fisher, Secretariat, John Q., The Notebook and He’s Just Not That Into You.
