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Adrian Grenier Solves Mystery, Makes Documentary

Anyone who isn't living under a rock has heard of Adrian Grenier. He's the "it" boy on "Entourage," and everyone wants to be his friend.

Unfortunately, the one man anyone wants in their life has been absent from Grenier's for the last 18 years. His estranged father has always proved a mystery, so Grenier decided to do something about it.

What emerged from a seven-year search is the documentary "Shot in the Dark" about Grenier's search for a man he hardly knew. With friend Jon Davidson by his side and hardly any money in his bank account, he tracked his dad down.

The film made its debut at Toronto this week, and Grenier is proud of the project and happy to share. From the Reuters report:

I'm sort of a vehicle for a story. I think I am really a humble servant because I allowed myself to be vulnerable so that people might feel more comfortable or might discover things about their own history and family

18 years of absence didn't disappear when Grenier finally did find his father, but the two have started to forge a relationship. The film will air on HBO in June 2007, appropriately around Father's Day.

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