Joyce Piven, the co-founder of a highly influential acting studio in Evanston and the mother of well-known actors Jeremy and ...

Growing up in Chicago, Piven honed his comedic skills at Second City alongside legends like Chris Farley. His love for humor was fostered early on by his mother, Joyce Piven, a respected acting ...

It took me 15 years to make this film, and every year that I couldn't find the funds and they said ‘No,’ I got better at tap dancing because my mother, Joyce Piven, gave me this short story 15 ...

Piven’s parents, Byrne and Joyce, who also had a hand in the creation of the world-renowned comedy troupe Second City, taught acting with improv and theater games created by actor and educator ...

Piven family matriarch and esteemed director-teacher-actress Joyce Hiller Piven first read the story in The New Yorker and told her children about it. Jeremy Piven was promptly drawn to the role ...

Joyce Piven, the co-founder of the Piven Theatre in Evanston and the mother of actor Jeremy Piven, died on Sunday at the age of 94, her son announced. Jeremy Piven posted the announcement with ...