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Remember Adrian Grenier? He's a farmer now.

When you think about Adrian Grenier, there are likely three specific characters that come to mind.

There's Chase. Melissa Joan Hart's love interest in Drive Me Crazy.

There's Vincent. The smooth-talking, charismatic, fictional Hollywood movie star who dominated screens in Entourage.

And then there's Nate. Anne Hathaway's on-screen boyfriend (who was a bit of a d**khead) in The Devil Wears Prada.

But there's another side to Adrian Grenier.

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In fact, these days, Adrian Grenier's life looks very different.

In a 2021 interview with Austin Life magazine, Grenier shared that he has traded in life in Los Angeles to pursue a quieter life on a self-sufficient farm in Texas.

Yep, Adrian Grenier is officially a farmer. 

According to the publication, Grenier's farm is located roughly 45 minutes out of Austin, Texas.

"I bought a place in Austin five years ago, and a year ago I decided to move here permanently," Grenier told Austin Life. 

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"I had friends here, I ran a business here, and liked the pace. Austin is cosmopolitan without being snooty; it’s earthy. People are smart and successful but they don’t flaunt it."

It also happened to be the place he wanted to become a dad.

"I was flying high for many years, two decades in Hollywood and growing up in New York, but I live a much more grounded life now," Grenier, now 47, said during a February 2024 interview on Today with Hoda and Jenna. "I decided I was going to live closer to nature and to commit to my wife and have a family and have a child, which I'm so excited about."

Grenier and his partner Jordan Roemmele have a baby boy, born in June 2023.

"I don't know if my body can contain the love [I have for my son,]" he said. "It's so expansive. I feel like I'm going to burst. I'm just so in love with this kid. He's just absolutely beautiful and I'm so proud of him already and all he does is poop."

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But although the move has been a major change in Grenier's life, the actor doesn't miss anything about his old life as in Tinseltown.

"I don't miss anything about that world," he shared with Austin Life.

"Listen, if you go on Instagram long enough, you're going to find some FOMO somewhere, but everyone is just pretending they're living their best life," he added.

"Certainly, there are lots of shiny memories that I crave, but I've done too much work not to recognise that I'm here for something bigger than going to nightclubs. I want more now. I want different now."

Adrian Grenier wa 27 years old when he had his first big break in Hollywood.

Melissa Joan Hart as Nicole and Adrian Grenier as Chase in Drive Me Crazy. Image: 20th Century Fox. 

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After appearing alongside Melissa Joan Hart in Drive Me Crazy in 1999, the actor's career ultimately took off in 2004 when he landed the role of Vincent Chase in comedy-drama series Entourage.

Grenier appeared in the series for eight seasons alongside Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven, accumulating multiple Emmy wins along the way.

During those seven years, Grenier landed the role of Nate in The Devil Wears Prada alongside Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt.

Adrian Grenier as Nate and Anne Hathaway as Andy in The Devil Wears Prada. Image: 20th Century Fox. 

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Adrian Grenier as Vincent Chase in Entourage. Image: HBO. 

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Although Grenier returned to the role of Vincent Chase once again for the Entourage movie in 2015, the actor's credits largely slowed down after the HBO series ended in 2011.

After his time on Entourage, Grenier struggled to shake his Vincent Chase image. In fact, Grenier struggled to separate himself from the role.

"It's funny because what people don't know is I too wish that I was Vince," Grenier told Page Six

"I'm not, I play the character. At the end of the day, I go home and I'm me. I share that fantasy as well – have a lifestyle with no consequences? Sounds great!"

Although Grenier has largely stepped away from acting to focus on his farm, he is not counting out acting.

"I'm only really taking roles that are aligned with my dharma and that I can be proud of because I want my kid to watch whatever I do and be proud of his dad," he told Today.

This article was originally published on September 1, 2021 and has been updated.

Feature Image: Instagram.

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