50 Fun Facts About Entourage

On which network did Entourage premiere in July 2004?

HBO ran the show for eight seasons and 96 episodes, and the story did not stop there: a 2015 feature film picks up only days after the final episode.

What is the Entourage series finale called?

The End has Vince announce that he will marry Sophia in Paris, while the others rally round Eric and Ari makes a last move to save his marriage.

Who created and largely wrote Entourage?

Doug Ellin was the show's head writer and gave himself small on-screen parts along the way; he went on to write, direct and produce the 2015 film.

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

Mark Wahlberg has said the idea came when an assistant asked to film him and his friends; he once had six of them living in his apartment, and the show's characters were drawn from that circle.

What one-word battle cry is Johnny Drama's signature catchphrase in Entourage?

'Victory!' comes from the cult TV series that once made him a minor star; he bellows it for years afterwards, and it is the last word of his speech when he finally wins an award.

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

Queens is where all four grew up together; in the very first episode they are already arguing over whether to fly back east for their ten-year high-school reunion.

Who plays movie star Vincent Chase in Entourage?

Adrian Grenier's Vince rides a roller-coaster: a record-breaking blockbuster, then a flop that goes straight to DVD, then a comeback, with the same friends on the payroll throughout.

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

Kevin Connolly's E starts out as an unofficial manager; tired of being known as 'Vince's guy', he demands a proper title in the first-season finale and becomes Vince's official manager on commission.

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

Kevin Dillon is the less famous brother of film star Matt Dillon, so the part of an actor living in a sibling's shadow was close to home; it brought him three Emmy nominations.

Who plays Turtle in Entourage?

Jerry Ferrara's Turtle begins as the driver happily living on Vince's coattails and ends the series as a businessman cashing in his stake in a tequila company.

What is Turtle's real first name?

Salvatore goes unspoken for four seasons; in the fifth he finally gives it, shortened to 'Sal', to the actress he has just started dating, and later says she is the only one allowed to use it.

Which band's song 'Superhero' plays over Entourage's opening credits?

Jane's Addiction recorded 'Superhero' for Strays, their first studio album in 13 years; it was not the album's lead single, yet it became widely known as the show's theme.

Ari Emanuel, the real agent who inspired Entourage's Ari Gold, co-founded which talent agency?

Endeavor was started in 1995 by Emanuel and fellow agents who broke away from a bigger firm; in 2009 it merged with the William Morris Agency, a Hollywood institution founded in 1898.

Which Entourage actor won three straight Supporting Actor Emmys from 2006 to 2008?

Jeremy Piven won all three for his foul-mouthed agent; castmate Kevin Dillon was nominated three times in the very same category and never took one home.

Who plays Ari's long-suffering assistant Lloyd?

Rex Lee's Lloyd absorbs years of insults before Ari promotes him to agent and then to head of television; in the 2015 film it is Ari who gives him away at his wedding.

What is the only name Entourage gives its super-agent's wife for most of the show's run?

Mrs. Ari is all the scripts call her for season after season; her first name, Melissa, is not spoken until the final stretch of the show, by which time the marriage is in trouble.

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

Emmanuelle Chriqui's Sloan is the daughter of Ari's old boss; after years of break-ups she and E reunite in the 2015 film when their baby girl is born.

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

Malcolm McDowell's Terrance sacks Ari for plotting against him; four seasons later he comes back asking Ari to buy the agency, and Ari celebrates by firing old rivals with a paintball gun.

Which Entourage publicist is played by Debi Mazar?

Shauna steps in when Vince runs short of money in season five: on her advice, the film star makes a paid appearance at a teenager's sweet-sixteen party to stave off bankruptcy.

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

Head On, co-starring Jessica Alba, is the hit that makes Vince bankable; he follows it by turning down a studio action film to make a small independent drama instead.

Which loose-cannon director does E clash with over Vince's art-house film in Entourage's first season?

Billy Walsh wrecks his own career with a public outburst after Medellin, then turns up years later clean and sober and dreams up the cartoon that gives Drama his own show.

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

Aquaman opens just as a series of Los Angeles blackouts threatens its box-office numbers, and it still posts the biggest opening weekend in the show's version of movie history.

Which singer plays herself in Entourage as Vince's ex and his superhero-film co-star?

Mandy Moore plays a version of herself who is engaged when she is cast opposite her old flame; the romance flares up again, she goes back to her fiancé, and a crushed Vince almost quits the film.

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

Pablo Escobar was the role Vince chased for two seasons; the finished film is jeered at Cannes, sold to a producer for a single dollar and sent straight to DVD.

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

Warner Bros. chief Alan Gray takes a missed breakfast meeting personally: he fires Vince, hands the sequel to Jake Gyllenhaal, and is still blocking Vince's projects two seasons later.

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

The Ramones film would have cast Vince as Joey Ramone, but Ari mocks its elderly producer once too often; the humiliated Bob Ryan sells the script behind their backs, and losing it gets Ari fired.

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

Carla Gugino's Amanda takes over when Ari is fired, steers Vince toward a different film and falls for him; when he wrongly accuses her of sabotage, she drops him as client and boyfriend.

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

Viking Quest is years behind him, but it turns out to be huge overseas: when the gang reach the Cannes festival, Drama is treated as a star and turns his old fame into a romance.

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

Five Towns becomes a hit and Drama's first steady success in years; by season six the actor who used to beg for auditions is the one auditioning actresses to play opposite him.

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

An animated comedy about apes gives Drama a show of his own, but when co-star Andrew Dice Clay walks out over pay, Drama tries to win him back and ends up going on strike in solidarity.

Which Sopranos actress plays herself as Turtle's girlfriend?

Jamie-Lynn Sigler meets him in first class on a flight, and the gang flatly refuse to believe his story; the romance turns out to be real and lasts until she takes a job 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?

Mark Cuban, then the Dallas Mavericks' owner and playing himself, puts up the money after hearing the pitch, but Turtle's going to him over the head of his Mexican boss causes trouble first.

In season two Turtle briefly manages which rapper?

Saigon enters the story by stealing the gang's Maserati, mistaking it for a record executive's car; Turtle hears his demo, becomes his manager, and is later bought out by an earlier manager.

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

A Sbarro pizzeria was where he worked as night manager; in Hollywood, asked what he did before, he prefers to say that he 'managed an Italian restaurant'.

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

The Great Gatsby comes out of a rejection: Gus Van Sant turns Vince down but passes his footage to Scorsese, who rings to offer the lead while Vince is back in New York and out of work.

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

Stellan Skarsgård's Verner is a German auteur who hands most of Vince's lines to co-star Jason Patric, tells him he cannot act and finally fires him; the studio then shuts the whole film down.

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

Enzo Ferrari is the part that crowns Vince's comeback: he has to pass a driving test to play it, and then the shoot is pushed back twelve weeks, leaving him idle for most of the season.

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

Sasha Grey plays a fictional version of herself; Vince fights to get her a part in his next film, and in the season finale the romance ends in a row while his friends attempt an intervention over his drug use.

Which rapper beats up Vince at a hotel party in Entourage's seventh-season finale?

Eminem is hosting a private party in the hotel when a high, belligerent Vince refuses to leave and picks a fight; the season ends with its star bloodied and bruised in hospital.

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

Bobby Flay plays himself as the new man in her life; tipped off by Lloyd, Ari starts snooping on her, then gets even by taking an old flame, now a studio head, to dinner at the chef's own restaurant.

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

George Segal's Murray is Sloan's godfather, which is how E lands the job; a season later E joins a resentful colleague in a coup and takes the old man's firm away from him.

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

Scott Caan, son of film star James Caan, plays the abrasive colleague who first resents E and then recruits him for a takeover; the two names finish side by side on the Murphy Lavin Group.

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

He burns part of the house on the night Vince comes home from rehab: a smoke he flicks away starts a fire at the mansion, and the gang spend the following episodes living in a hotel.

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

Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys owner playing himself, backs the plan until tapes of Ari's office tirades are leaked to the press; the scandal sinks the deal and then starts to sink his marriage.

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

Hyde runs millions over budget, and the Texan backers' son refuses more money unless Drama's scenes are cut; released as Vince made it, the film becomes a worldwide hit.

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

Billy Bob Thornton's billionaire Texan puts up the money and sends his twenty-something son to Hollywood to watch over it; the son, played by Haley Joel Osment, promptly demands that Drama be cut.

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

Emily Ratajkowski plays a version of herself; the financier's son is infatuated with her, and his demands to recut the film turn out to be plain jealousy, which Ari exposes in front of his father.

Unlike Vince's hit, the Entourage film grossed about how much worldwide?

$49 million was the real film's worldwide take, about two-thirds of it in North America; on screen, Vince's directing debut takes $450 million, roughly nine times as much.

At the climax of the Entourage film, which award does Drama win for his supporting role?

A Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor goes to the very performance the film's backers had demanded be cut; stunned, Drama stands silent at the podium before he finds his voice.