50 Fun Facts About Entourage

On which network did Entourage premiere in July 2004?

It ran eight seasons and ended on September 11, 2011.

How many seasons of Entourage aired on HBO?

The finale aired on September 11, 2011; the film sequel followed in 2015.

Who created and largely wrote Entourage?

He also wrote and directed the 2015 film.

Entourage's premise is loosely based on the early Hollywood years of which executive producer?

His assistant reportedly asked if he could film Wahlberg and his friends, calling them 'hilarious'.

What is the name of the young movie star at the centre of Entourage?

Adrian Grenier plays him; his first breakout film is Head On.

Which New York City borough are Vince and his friends from?

Only actors with ties to New York were cast, to strengthen the bond.

Who plays the movie star at the centre of the show?

The other three play E, Turtle and Drama.

Who plays Vince's manager and best friend Eric 'E' Murphy?

He was Golden Globe nominated in 2009 alongside Jeremy Piven.

Who plays Vince's older half-brother, Johnny 'Drama' Chase?

He is the real-life younger brother of Matt Dillon.

Who plays Turtle?

The character was based on Wahlberg's former gofer Donnie 'Donkey' Carroll.

What is Turtle's real first name?

He reveals it as 'Sal' to Jamie-Lynn Sigler in season five.

Which agent does Jeremy Piven play?

Piven won three straight Emmys for the role from 2006 to 2008.

Ari Gold is based on which real Hollywood super-agent?

Emanuel, Wahlberg's real agent, co-founded Endeavor; his brother Rahm became mayor of Chicago.

How many consecutive Emmys did Jeremy Piven win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy?

He won in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and added a Golden Globe in 2008.

Who plays Ari's long-suffering assistant Lloyd?

Lloyd eventually makes agent and, by the end, heads the TV department.

Ari's wife is known for most of the series only as what?

Bobby Flay finally calls her Melissa in season eight.

Which actress plays E's on-and-off girlfriend Sloan?

Sloan is the daughter of Ari's old boss Terrance McQuewick.

Who plays Terrance McQuewick, the agency boss who fires Ari?

Ari later buys out his agency in season six.

Which publicist does Debi Mazar play?

Her appearances dropped in season three because of her pregnancy.

What was the title of Vince's first hit film, shown in season one?

He had previously filmed a Mentos commercial and a scene with Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember.

Which indie director, played by Rhys Coiro, clashes with E on Vince's second film?

He returns years later as an ordained minister who creates Johnny's Bananas.

Which superhero does Vince play in season two, directed by James Cameron?

The fictional film's opening weekend becomes the biggest in movie history.

Which singer plays Vince's ex and his superhero-film co-star in season two?

She was engaged at the time, and eventually went back to her fiancé.

Medellin, Vince's passion project, is a biopic of which figure?

The finished film goes straight to DVD and tops worst-of-the-year lists.

Which studio fires Vince when Medellin clashes with the superhero sequel?

Studio head Alan Gray later drops dead arguing with Ari after a round of golf.

Which punk band's biopic does E discover in washed-up producer Bob Ryan's home?

Martin Landau played Ryan; Vince would have been Joey Ramone.

Who plays Amanda Daniels, the agent who briefly represents and dates Vince?

Ari later blocks her from running Warner Bros. by getting Dana Gordon the job.

What is the name of the cult series that made Drama a C-list star as Tarvold?

Its catchphrase-ready fans keep haunting him years later.

Which Edward Burns TV series revives Drama's career in season three?

Burns felt he owed Drama, who had once turned down a role in The Brothers McMullen.

What is Johnny's Bananas, Drama's show in season eight?

Andrew Dice Clay co-stars until he walks off over money; Billy Walsh created it.

Which Sopranos actress plays herself as Turtle's girlfriend?

They meet on a plane in season five; she leaves him for a role in New Zealand.

Turtle becomes the face of which tequila brand in season seven?

Mark Cuban invests $5 million after Turtle pitches him.

Which billionaire gives Turtle the money for the tequila factory?

Bob Odenkirk plays his business partner Ken Austin.

In season two Turtle briefly manages which rapper?

He is forcibly bought out by the rapper's original manager the next season.

Where was E working before Vince asked him to move to Los Angeles?

He was the night manager; Vince later pays him a ten percent commission.

Which Scorsese project puts Vince back on the A-list in season five?

It is a re-envisioning set on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Which Swedish actor plays Verner Vollstedt, the director who fires Vince from Smoke Jumpers?

Production is halted and the boys head back to New York.

In season six Vince prepares to star in a biopic of which carmaker?

Frank Darabont is attached to direct, and the season ends with Vince and Drama flying to Rome.

Which adult-film star plays herself as Vince's girlfriend in season seven?

Vince's spiral includes Vicodin, a Harley and a fight at Eminem's party.

Which rapper beats up Vince at a hotel party at the end of season seven?

Police then find cocaine in Vince's sweater at the hospital.

Which celebrity chef does Ari's estranged wife date in season eight?

Ari retaliates by seeing studio head Dana Gordon.

Which veteran actor plays manager Murray Berenson, whom E works for in season six?

Berenson is Sloan's godfather, which later complicates E's takeover.

Who plays Lavin, E's rival-turned-partner?

Their firm becomes the Murphy Lavin Group in season eight.

How does Turtle force the gang into a hotel in season eight?

A tossed joint lands on the drapes.

Which sports team owner was Ari negotiating with to bring an NFL team to Los Angeles?

Leaked tapes of his rants sent to Deadline Hollywood derail the deal.

In the 2015 film, what is the title of Vince's directorial debut?

It runs $15 million over budget and then grosses over $450 million in the story.

Who plays Texan co-financier Larsen McCredle in the Entourage film?

Haley Joel Osment plays his son Travis, who wants Drama cut from the film.

Which model is Vince secretly dating in the film, angering Travis McCredle?

Ari uses the information to unpick Travis's objections in the boardroom.

How much did the Entourage film gross worldwide?

Against a production cost of $27 to 39 million, it was called a box office disappointment.

At the film's climax, Drama wins which award for Hyde?

Ari, having resigned for a share of the grosses, watches from the audience.