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Jamie "Ari" Gold

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  1. ltquick ltquick is offline

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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 12:39pm)

    The Ari Gold character from Entourage may be based on the ME chipleader. From ESPN:

    Among media types at the Rio Hotel where the World Series is playing out, he is called Jamie "Ari'' Gold, a reference to the brash, fast-talking, potty-mouthed agent character Ari Gold portrayed by Jeremy Piven on HBO's smash series "Entourage.''

    They say it jokingly. Turns out, it might be true.

    "Entertainment Weekly put out a story that that character was originally called 'Jamie Gold,' but they changed it for legal reasons,'' he said. "I actually went to college with the creator of the show [Doug Ellin], so it's not far-fetched that it would be true. I have no idea. I've never asked him. He and I haven't spoken since college. But people keep telling me that character was written about me.''
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 12:41pm) in reply to ltquick

    Reminds me of this thread i once read called http://www.pocketfives.com/54E051A9-...E1A75B334.aspx
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:17pm) in reply to TheMayor

    After the all-in disc incident with Eric Molina, Gold was overheard asking Molina if he wanted to "hug it out, bitch?" So the rumors may be true.
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:21pm) in reply to ltquick

    lol that's a pretty cool story if it's true. ESPN will definitely try to make a story of it, I'm betting. on yesterday's shows they said they're airing the main event in 2 weeks? what about all the other WSOP events? Will they air them afterwards? I guess it'll be cool to see the main event right away but they better air the other stuff. I want to see hellmuth and madsen with their bracelets and bax in the razz event.
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:25pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    I'm all for this if he calls someone a 'cunt muscle' on national TV.
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:25pm) in reply to Xmas32

    I dunno if ESPN will make the mistake of airing a Razz tourney again, there's too many suicide prone people that have ESPN.
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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:33pm) in reply to Xmas32

    Ari's character is reportedly based on the real-life Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel, who broke away from mega-agency ICM to form The Endeavor 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 Grenier's bands, The Honey Brothers, in 2003

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    Aug 9th, 2006 (8/9/2006 1:42pm) in reply to ltquick

    am I the only one who thought this thread would be comparing him to lucksakari?
     
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