Which famous actor attended high school with Jeremy Piven?

John Cusack attended high school with Jeremy Piven. Both went to Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois, where their friendship began before either became widely known as an actor.

Their connection also extended beyond the classroom. Cusack studied at the Piven Theatre Workshop, founded by Piven’s parents, Byrne and Joyce Piven, and the two later shared an apartment. That early theatrical connection helped establish a long-running professional and personal friendship.

The pair appeared together in several films, including Say Anything... (1989), The Grifters (1990), and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). Piven also played a character who was an old high-school friend of Cusack’s character in Grosse Pointe Blank, echoing their real-life history.

A common mix-up is to say they merely attended the same acting workshop. That is also true, but the trivia question specifically refers to Evanston Township High School. Cusack graduated from the school in 1984, while Piven was his slightly older schoolmate.