ENTOURAGE (TV SERIES)

'''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.^[1] The theme song is called "Superhero" performed by Jane's Addiction. A 1965 Lincoln Continental Convertible is the car used in the opening credits.

Contents

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Recurring characters

Guests and cameos

Episodes

International broadcasters

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Characters

Main characters

Image	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.
	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.
	Ari Gold	Jeremy Piven	Vince's abrasive but lovable agent.
	Mrs. Ari	Perrey Reeves	Wife to Ari Gold, Mrs. Ari became a series regular in season four. She was a soap actress, quitting at the prime of her career at age 26 to start a family with Ari Gold.

Supporting characters

Image	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 current assistant. Is openly homosexual, much to Ari's chagrin.
	Billy Walsh	Rhys Coiro	A pretentious independent film director who directed Vince in Queens Boulevard and Medellin. Set to direct Vince in film he writes, Silo.

Recurring characters

Main articles: 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.

Guests and cameos

Main articles: List of celebrities appearing on Entourage

''Entourage'' typically has at least one celebrity guest per episode.

Episodes

Main articles: 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 the episodes slated to air in June 2008 and will have 14 episodes in the season.^[2]

International broadcasters

''Entourage'' is aired on the following stations around the world.
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| Albania|| ||Digi+||2007
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| Australia|| ||Arena||January 1 2006
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| Belgium|| ||PlugTV||2006
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| Brazil|| ||HBO||2005
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| Bulgaria||Антураж (Entourage)||Fox life||March, 2007
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| Canada|| ||Movie Central, The Movie Network,and Bravo!||
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| Denmark|| ||Canal+ and TV3+ (Viasat)||
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| Finland|| ||SubTV||January 18 2007
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| France|| ||TPS Star||April 22 2006
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| Hungary|| ||HBO||May 23 2006
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| India|| ||HBO Asia||July 15 2007
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| Ireland|| ||RTÉ2||April 16 2007
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| Israel|| ||HBO On Demand (HOT) and YesSTARS 3||
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| Italy|| ||Jimmy|
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|Latin America|| ||HBO Latin America and HBO Plus||
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| Malaysia|| ||HBO||
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| Netherlands|| ||Nederland 3||January 6 2007
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| New Zealand|| ||TV2||November 24 2005
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| Norway|| ||Canal+ and TV3 (norge)||January 19 2007
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| Peru|| ||HBO Plus||
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| Philippines|| ||HBO Asia||
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| Poland||Ekipa||HBO||March 1 2007
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| Romania|| ||HBO||
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| Serbia|| Svita ||HBO Adria||
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| South Africa|| ||go|| 6 April 2007
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| Spain||Séquito, El||Canal+ and La Sexta||
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| Sweden|| ||Canal+ and SVT||October 4 2006
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| Taiwan||Superstar In My House||HBO Asia and HBO Signature||July 30 2006
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| Thailand|| ||HBO Asia||
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| Turkey|| ||ComedyMax||
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| United Kingdom|| ||ITV2||September 10 2006
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| United States|| ||HBO||July 18 2004
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| Vietnam|| ||HBO Asia||
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| Arab World|| ||Super Comedy
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Awards and nominations

''Entourage'' has been nominated for the following awards:

★ '2007 Emmys'

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★ Outstanding Comedy Series

★
★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven)

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★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Kevin Dillon)

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★ Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Martin Landau as Bob Ryan)

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★ Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

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★ Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Julian Farino for One Day in the Valley)

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★ Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special (One Day in the Valley)

★ '2007 British Academy Television Awards

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★ Best International Programme - 'WON'

★ '2007 Golden Globes'

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★ Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

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★ Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven)

★ '2006 Emmys'

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★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven) - 'WON'

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★ Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Dan Attias for Oh, Mandy)

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★ Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Julian Farino for The Sundance Kids)

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★ Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Doug Ellin for Exodus)

★ '2006 Golden Globes'

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★ Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

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★ Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven)

★ '2005 Emmys'

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★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Jeremy Piven)

★
★ Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

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★ Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (David Frankel for Entourage (Pilot))

★ '2005 Golden Globes'

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★ Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

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★ Best Television Supporting Actor (Jeremy Piven)

References

1. Flunkies go to Hollywood in HBO's 'Entourage'
2. HBO Gives 'Entourage' Return 'Flight'


★ New York Newsday blog - Lets Blog It Out

★ New York Times TimesTalks podcast with creator and writer Doug Ellin

External links

★

★ '''Entourage Fodder'''

★ EntourageWiki

★ Entourage Forums

★ Entourage Fansite

★ ''Entourage'' on TV Squad

★ Entourage Official MySpace

★ Exclusive weekly podcast interviews with Doug Ellin at TVWeek.com