Actor Jeremy Piven to Host 8/3 WWE Raw

It's been recently announced that actor Jeremy Piven (Entourage) will have the honor of guest hosting Raw on August 3rd, 2009. Piven has an upcoming movie promotion as well for "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" in which he plays Don Ready, a used-car liquidator, who is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn a 4th of July sale into a profitable event. The movie hits theaters on August 14, 2009. Piven is best known for his role on Entourage as the agent Ari Gold.

According to PWInsider.com, the guest hosts will continue for some time, as it appears many celebs have contacted WWE to be part of the show:

As I noted earlier this week on my Elite Hotline, don't expect the Raw celebrity guest hosts to fizzle out anytime soon. WWE has been contacted by a number of celebrity
fans who want to get in on the act as well as film and TV projects looking to use the guest host role to promote themselves, which is how Jeremy Piven ended up the host of Raw for 8/3.

The good news is that Piven can act, as he's wonthe "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" Emmy for the HBO comedy Entourage three straight years now. Based on the way he plays his Entourage agent, sarcastic and scheming Ari Gold, it could be a pretty entertaining show for fans. Next week, July 27th, we'll see NBA All-star and recent Cleveland Cavalier, Shaquille O'Neal as guest host for Raw starting at 9PM EST on USA.