Photo: HBOWe feature all kinds of people on this blog – drug dealers, prostitutes, even academic economists – but readers are always complaining that we don’t have any movie stars. Today that changes.
Below we are soliciting your questions for Adrian Grenier, the actor who plays Vincent Chase on HBO’s Entourage and has appeared in The Devil Wears Prada and other films. Grenier also makes documentary films – Shot in the Dark (2002), which chronicled his search for his estranged father, and Teenage Paparazzo, which premieres on HBO on Sept. 27. (The Sleb Suit, meanwhile, is already available.)
Teenage Paparazzo is a film about the paparazzi industry, yes, but it is also a film about the price of fame; it focuses on Grenier’s intriguing relationship with a 15-year-old paparazzo named Austin Visschedyk. I saw the film a few months ago at the Gen Art Film Festival, and thought it was quite good. Visschedyk is a fantastic character; as a celeb himself, Grenier is in a good position to assess the state of fame; and the film also features trenchant commentary from folks like Mark Crispin Miller.
The best indication that Grenier has good taste as a filmmaker: even though he interviewed me for a couple hours for this film, he left it all on the cutting-room floor. That said, I very much enjoyed speaking with him; he’s got a curiosity about the world that I find uncommon among entertainers.
Grenier has agreed to field your questions about paparazzi, fame and the lot, so leave your questions in the comments section below and, as always, we’ll post his answers in short course. I am guessing you might throw a few Entourage questions at him as well, e.g.: Was that really you jumping out of that plane, or a stunt double?
and 
. You can also watch it on 
How easy or difficult is it to avoid media scrutiny as a celebrity? Do many of the trainwrecks we see on shows like TMZ or in the tabloids actually crave attention, or is it just that difficult to avoid? It seems like there are thousands of actors we never hear about unless they have a new project coming out (which is just fine with me).
Do you ultimately blame the general public – the readers of tabloids – for being responsible for the intrusions of privacy by the paparazzi?
Hi Adrian. Firstly, great season again congratulations…I believe since mid 2000s a very few T.V shows have created interesting “Male” characters that inspired many of us(as audience). Such as Nip/Tuck, Californication, Entourage and lately Mad Men.
Specifically with your own role and character in entourage, you were one of these and I think a very unique one, really representing one of our own generation (Considering myself too, 29-30),…
How do you feel about this ? being one of these important and actors that represent rare/inspiring characters…
Just wanted to let you know as a 50 year old male who grew up in NYC, I love your show. The more things change the more they stay the same. Guys will be guys,
Hi Adrian
There are some celebrities that you always see in the magazines, but other seemingly just as popular celebs are rarely seen. How do they stay out of the limelight? Why do you think there is such a difference in L.A. versus N.Y. when it comes to paparazzi?
Thanks! Also, I’m a big fan of Entourage!
If given the the choice between increasing your fame, decreasing your fame and leaving it unchanged, would you choose to be more famous than you currently are or less famous? If being famous carried no monetary reward, would your answer change?
I’m beginning to fear next in line is Paris Hilton.
Since it is a scripted TV show, Entourage is essentially a fiction. Based on your experiences in Hollywood, do you consider Entourage to be reality or fantasy? And will Vince ever wake up and decide he just wants a normal anonymous life?