Entourage (TV series)

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Modèle:Infobox Television Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. Doug Ellin, Mark Wahlberg, and Stephen Levinson serve as the show's executive producers, and the show's premise is loosely based on Wahlberg's experiences as an up-and-coming movie star.<ref> Gilbert , Matthew

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Characters

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Main characters

Name	Actor	Role
Vincent Chase	Adrian Grenier	The young up and coming actor, loosely based on a young Mark Wahlberg.
Eric "E" Murphy	Kevin Connolly	Vince's best friend and manager.
Johnny "Drama" Chase	Kevin Dillon	Vince's older brother, personal chef, and trainer. Johnny is a has-been actor, who was in the fictional show Viking Quest as a young man. A role in the new fictional hit show 'Five Towns' has begun to resurrect his fame. This character is based on Mark Wahlberg's cousin Johnny "Drama" Alves.
Turtle	Jerry Ferrara	Another of Vince's old friends from childhood. Turtle's official role is as Vince's driver and assistant, though his value as such is often brought into question. This character is based on Mark Wahlberg's former gopher Donnie aka Donkey.
Ari Gold	Jeremy Piven	Vince's abrasive but lovable agent. Based on Super-Talent Agent and Endeavor Talent Agency Founder Ari Emanuel.
Mrs. Gold	Perrey Reeves	Wife to Ari Gold, Mrs. Ari became a series regular in season four. She was a soap actress who left her career at her prime at the age 25 to start a family with Ari Gold.

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Supporting characters

Name	Actor	Role
Shauna Roberts	Debi Mazar	Vince's loyal, yet hot tempered publicist. Was a regular in Seasons 2 & 3.
Lloyd	Rex Lee	Ari's much maligned assistant. An openly gay Asian American, his ethnicity and sexual orientation often help in fueling Ari's venomous barbs; Ari however actually sometimes shows deep love for Lloyd because he has proven himself as his best and most loyal assistant.
Billy Walsh	Rhys Coiro	A pretentious independent film director who directed Vince in Queens Boulevard and Medellin. Set to direct Vince in a film he wrote, Silo.

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Recurring characters

Main article: List of recurring characters in Entourage

Entourage features many recurring characters. Sometimes these characters are played by celebrities such as Malcolm McDowell as Terrance McQuewick, Martin Landau as Bob Ryan, and Mandy Moore and Gary Busey as themselves.

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Guests and cameos

Main article: List of celebrities appearing on Entourage

Entourage typically has at least one celebrity guest per episode. Their appearances range from short cameos (such as the ones by Scarlett Johansson and Larry David) to minor supporting roles (such as Anna Faris).

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Episodes

Main article: List of Entourage episodes

The first episode was simply titled "Entourage" and aired on July 18, 2004, and has since produced 4 seasons with 54 episodes. HBO has renewed the series for a fifth season, with new episodes slated to air in June of 2008.<ref> HBO Gives 'Entourage' Return 'Flight'

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In recent interview with Rex Lee, he states that the Writers Guild of America strike may affect the projection of the show for its air date in June 2008, and also because in June/July the actors guild's contract expires. In Early December 2007, Adrien Greiner stated there is a chance Entourage may not return due to the writer's strike. As this is common during the last writers strike in which 4-5 popular shows were cancelled.

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Awards and nominations

Entourage has been nominated for the following awards:

2008 Golden Globes
- Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Kevin Dillon)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven)

2007 Emmys
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven) - WON
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Kevin Dillon)
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Martin Landau as Bob Ryan)
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Julian Farino for One Day in the Valley)
- Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special (One Day in the Valley) - WON

2007 British Academy Television Awards
- Best International Programme - WON

2007 Golden Globes
- Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven)

2006 Emmys
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven) - WON
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Dan Attias for Oh, Mandy)
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Julian Farino for The Sundance Kids)
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Doug Ellin for Exodus)

2006 Golden Globes
- Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven)

2005 Emmys
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven)
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (David Frankel for Entourage (Pilot))