Question: Who directed the 2006 American crime film starring an actor known for his portrayal of Ari Gold in the comedy series "Entourage"?

Context articles: Jeremy Piven
List of Entourage episodes
Even Money (film)
Lose Yourself (Entourage)
Adventures of Power
Entourage (film)
Kevin Dillon
Smokin' Aces
Bobby Cannavale
Ari Gold (filmmaker)

Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor and producer.
 He is known for his roles as Ari Gold in the comedy series "Entourage", for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards, and as Spence Kovak on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom "Ellen".
 He also starred in the British period drama "Mr Selfridge", which tells the story of the man who created the luxury English department store chain Selfridges.
"Entourage" is an American comedy-drama television series created for HBO by Doug Ellin, who also serves as an executive producer along with Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Dennis Biggs, Rob Weiss and Ally Musika.
 The series, loosely based on Wahlberg's own experiences of the film industry, follows Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), a New York born actor living in Los Angeles as he struggles with the ups and downs of a career in Hollywood.
 He is aided, and often hindered, by his entourage, which consists of his half-brother and struggling actor Johnny "Drama" Chase (Kevin Dillon), his childhood friend and manager Eric "E" Murphy (Kevin Connolly), his ruthless agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) and his other long-time friend Turtle (Jerry Ferrara).
 "Entourage" premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and aired its final episode on September 11, 2011.
 A total of 96 episodes were aired over eight seasons.
Even Money is a 2006 American crime film.
"Lose Yourself" is the seventh season finale of the American comedy-drama television series "Entourage".
 It originally aired on HBO in the United States on September 12, 2010.
 The episode mainly centers on Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), whose issues begin to intensify between his ex-girlfriend and his current girlfriend, Sasha Grey.
 Although riddled with similar issues, Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven), Eric Murphy (Kevin Connolly), and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) collaborate with each other in an attempt to orchestrate an intervention for Vince, only for things to get worse.
Adventures of Power is an American feature film written and directed by Ari Gold, starring Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern, Chiu Chi Ling, and Adrian Grenier and featuring Steven Williams, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Annie Golden and Nick Kroll, with a cameo performance by Rush drummer Neil Peart.
 The soundtrack includes original songs by Ethan Gold and hits by Rush, Mr. Mister, Judas Priest, Phil Collins, Dazz Band, Loverboy, Bow Wow Wow and Woody Guthrie.
 The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and made its European debut at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
 It was released theatrically in 2009 by Variance Films and on DVD/VOD by Phase 4 Films."
Entourage is a 2015 American comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Doug Ellin, and serves as a continuation of the HBO TV series of the same name.
 It stars the principal cast of the show, Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven, and follows actor Vincent Chase who goes overbudget on his directorial debut and must ask newly-appointed studio head Ari Gold for more money.
Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor.
 He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series "Entourage", Bunny in the war film "Platoon", and John Densmore in the musical biopic "The Doors".
 He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on "Entourage".
Smokin' Aces is a 2006 American crime film, written and directed by Joe Carnahan.
 It stars Jeremy Piven as a Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant and Ryan Reynolds as the FBI agent assigned to protect him.
 This film was the official debut of R&B singer Grammy-winner Alicia Keys as an actress and rapper Grammy-winner Common as an actor, and also starred Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Andy García, Ray Liotta, Chris Pine and Matthew Fox.
 The film is set in Lake Tahoe and was mainly filmed at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, called the "Nomad Casino".
Robert Cannavale ( ; ] ; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the crime drama series "Third Watch".
 Cannavale also had a recurring role on the NBC comedy series "Will & Grace" as Will Truman's long-term boyfriend Officer Vincent "Vince" D'Angelo, for which he won the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and portrayed Gyp Rosetti during the third season of the HBO drama series "Boardwalk Empire", for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
 In 2016, he starred in the HBO drama series "Vinyl", produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.
Ari Gold is an American filmmaker, actor and musician.
 His short film "Helicopter", about the aftermath of his mother's death, won him a Student Oscar.
 His feature debut "Adventures of Power" premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and made its European debut at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
 The film was released in North America by Variance Films/Phase 4 Films.
 Gold is the son of writer Herbert Gold.