STAGE TUBE: Jeremy Piven On His Sudden Broadway Exit To Parade

Jeremy Piven is known to tv viewers as Ari Gold, the manic agent on HBO's hit Entourage. He will next be seen on the big screen as Don Ready in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Piven spoke with Parade.com's JeAnne Wolf about the attention he got for leaving Broadway due to mercury poisoning.

Piven speaks about dropping out of the Broadway play SPEED-THE-PLOW last year. Piven was forced to step down from 'PLOW' in December, citing severe fatigue. He later revealed he had been diagnosed with toxic mercury poisoning due to his love of sushi. You can watch the clip right here on STAGE TUBE.

His shocking departure left the production scrambling to find a last-minute replacement in the form of actors Norbert Leo Butz and William H. Macy. The producers took their complaint to the Actors Equity Association, claiming Piven's exit jeopardised show earnings.

Jeremy Piven has been fish-free for 10 months, according to a recent interview with PEOPLE. The actor proudly states, "I haven't had a piece of fish since the doctor told me to lower my blood mercury level... so, it's been almost 10 months now." The Entourage actor claims his life has been changed since he eliminated seafood from his diet, which motivated him to make changes to other aspects of his life.