Actor, director and musician ‘Adrian Grenier’ is famous for his role as Vincent Chase in Entourage, the original series telecasted on HBO. Adrian was born on 10 July, 1976 at Brooklyn in New Mexico, U.S.
Grenier was brought up by his real-estate agent mother, Karesse Grenier. Adrian’s mother met his British gallerist, artist and collector father, John Dunbar, in 1970 in a commune. However the couple never formally married each other. The descent of European and Apache Native American Grenier studied in Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art. After sharpening skills at high school in Performing Arts, Adrian went to the Bard College to study drama.
Grenier’s made his debut performance in Hannah Weyer directed drama ‘Arresting Gena’ in 1997. In the year 1999 Adrian acted in the romantic comedy Drive Me Crazy opposite to Melissa Joan Hart and also appeared in the music video ‘You Drive Me Crazy’ featuring Britney Spears. In 2001, Adrian starred in Harvard Man, a feature film directed and written by James Toback. In the subsequent year i.e. 2002, Adrian got his first directorial debut when he made the documentary, ‘Shot in the Dark’. This documentary featured the long term search of Adrian for his own father, with whom his mother separated when he was still a child. For about 18 years, Grenier and John remained estranged. So in 2001, Adrian started work on this documentary in a hope to develop a relationship with John. The two as a result reunited and now they both share a warm and happy relationship. This documentary was premiered on 3rd June, 2007 on HBO.
In 2004, the lead role in Entourage brought Adrian noteworthy success which he always deserved. In 2006, he acted in comedy-drama film ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, opposite to Anne Hathaway. In August 2007, Adrian was reported to be busy with a documentary which will reflect the relationship between media and the celebrities.
On 2nd June, 2008, Alter Eco, Adrian’s new show, was premiered on television network Planet Green run by Discovery Communications. Adrian and his Green expert team, in this show emphasizes on the steps that can be taken to become more environment friendly.
Besides being a filmmaker and an actor, Adrian is also a talented musician who professionally plays drums, guitar, piano and the French horn. Adrian is also the lead singer and drummer in two famous New York bands ‘Kid Friendly’ and ‘The Honey Brothers’ respectively.
In 2005, Adrian began dating model Melissa Keller but their relationship ended after a period of two years. In August 2007, Adrian was rumored to be linked with model, actress and socialite Paris Hilton when he was spotted at her home while directing his documentary about paparazzi in Malibu. However, Adrian denied it on comedy radio talk show The Howard Stern Show. In 2008, Adrian started dating with actress Isabel Lucas. But they soon broke in August 2008 when Lucas was found to be involved in a car accident with actor and director Shia LeBeouf.