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- Vincent Chase (Mark Wahlberg) Entourage was inspired by Wahlberg's arrival in Hollywood in the Nineties, but other stars shaped Chase too.
- Turtle (Donnie Carroll) Donnie "Donkey" Carroll was Wahlberg's childhood friend and occasional assistant. "The similarities really end at the name and the wardrobe," says Entourage creator Doug Ellin.
- Johnny Drama (Johnny Alves) Unrelated Wahlberg "cousin" and musician-actor Johnny "Drama" Alves has the outsize personality of Kevin Dillon's C-list stud.
- E. (Eric Weinstein) A former junkie, Weinstein met Wahlberg consulting for The Basketball Diaries, then became his assistant.
- Is Ari Gold Based on A Real person?
- Where Did The Name Vincent Chase Come from?
- Why Was Vincent Chase's First Blockbuster Movie called Aquaman?
- Who Does Mark Wahlberg Credit with The Idea For Entourage?
- Is The Miller Gold Agency Based on A Real Talent Agency?
Yes. Jeremy Piven portrays Vince's agent, Ari Gold, on the Entourage TV show and in the movie. Ari is based on Mark Wahlberg's real-life agent, Ari Emanuel, who began repping Mark in 1999 (VanityFair.com). The real Ari shares similar personality traits with Jeremy Piven's character. Ari Emanuel demonstrated these traits at the initial pitch meeting...
While some Entourage character names are similar to the names of the real-life counterparts who inspired them (e.g., Ari Gold and Ari Emanuel), "Vincent Chase" is noticeably different than "Mark Wahlberg." It has been reported that the character is named after the legendary Hollywood acting teacher Vincent Chase, who Mark Wahlberg became friends wi...
Aquaman is a watery nod to Mark Wahlberg's experience with his first major blockbuster, 2000's The Perfect Storm, directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
"My assistant wanted to film my friends around me, because he just thought it was hilarious," Wahlberg told The New York Times in 2004. In order to have more flexibility in the storylines and to steer clear of Wahlberg's violent past (he served a month-and-a-half in prison as a teenager for trying to steal a Vietnamese man's beer and assaulting him...
Yes. Entourage's Miller Gold Agency (MGA), which was co-founded by Ari Gold and his former mentor, Barbara Miller (Beverly D'Angelo), is based on the real-life talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME), which was formed by the merger of the William Morris Agency and the Endeavor Agency in 2009. The agency's co-CEO is Ari Emanuel, who was Mark Wah...
According to Mark Wahlberg, Entourage was initially conceived when his assistant asked if he could film Wahlberg and his friends, calling them "hilarious." Other reports credit Eric Weinstein, a long-time friend of Wahlberg, with the idea of filming the actor's group of friends.
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May 19, 2022 · Alves was also an extra in a Marky Mark workout video. Eric (or “E”) is based on Wahlberg’s buddy Eric Weinstein, an actor the Boston native became close with on the set of The Basketball Diaries. Ari Gold is modeled after Wahlberg’s real-life manager Ari Emanuel., and Turtle…well, Carroll summed up just how close to reality the ...
Mar 27, 2021 · The truth is, though, he absolutely is a real person. Piven’s Ari Gold is based on Ari Emanuel, Wahlberg’s actual agent in Hollywood since 1999. The TV character and the real-life version of ...
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May 11, 2022 · However, Entourage figures like Johnny Drama (based on Johnny Alves) and Turtle (Donnie Carroll) aren't highlighted in Wahl Street, though the real "E" (Eric Weinstein) does briefly appear. The first episode also features Wahlberg's friends from his former music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, choreographer Anthony "Ace" Thomas, and DJ ...
Sep 11, 2021 · The character is based on Mark Wahlberg's friend — and "Entourage" executive producer — Eric Weinstein. As the series progresses, E takes on more clients and starts his own talent agency.
