‘Entourage’ Turns 20: 15 Minor Stars Who Are Famous Now
Twenty years ago, on July 18, 2004, HBO viewers met up-and-coming actor Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his trio of hangers-on, Eric Murphy (Kevin Connolly), Salvatore “Turtle” Assante (Jerry Ferrara), and Johnny “Drama” Chase (Kevin Dillon) — plus Vinnie’s high-strung agent, Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) — on the series premiere of Entourage.
For eight seasons (followed by a feature film adaptation), the bro-tastic comedy-drama offered a behind-the-velvet-ropes look at the vagaries of Hollywood stardom, inspired by executive producer Mark Wahlberg’s rise to fame. And while many celebrities played themselves — including Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, and Wahlberg — many others guest-starred on Entourage before they were cameo-level famous.
Here, for example, are 15 Entourage guest stars who might just have entourages of their own nowadays.
Constance Zimmer
Before she starred in House of Cards and UnReal, Zimmer appeared in 21 episodes of Entourage, playing movie executive Dana Gordon.
Dania Ramirez & Scott Caan
Both headliners of Alert: Missing Persons Unit recurred on Entourage. Ramirez played Alex, a girlfriend of Turtle’s, in nine episodes; Caan played manager Scott Lavin in 19 installments.
Carla Gugino
Gugino, recently a star of The Fall of the House of Usher and The Girls on the Bus, recurred in 12 episodes of the show, playing agent Amanda Daniels.
Leighton Meester
Before her Gossip Girl breakout, Meester made the first of her three Entourage appearances, playing Justine Chapin, a pop singer and love interest of Vince’s.
Ryan Eggold
During his first two of three Entourage appearances, this New Amsterdam star played an unnamed cast mate of Drama’s. In the third, he played himself.
Gal Gadot
Now the Wonder Woman of the big screen, Gadot played Lisa, a date of Vince’s, in the Season 6 episode “Amongst Friends.”
Ken Jeong & Yvette Nicole Brown
These two Community costars had bit parts in Entourage: Jeong played a coffee shop manager in Season 3’s “The Release,” and Brown played a Daily Variety ad sales rep in Season 4’s “Gary’s Desk.”
Joey King
King, a star of The Act and the Kissing Booth movies, was 7 when she appeared in Season 3’s “Gotcha!,” playing the daughter of MMA star Chuck Liddell.
Yara Shahidi
Chrissy Metz
Metz’s screen debut was the second-season episode “The Sundance Kids,” in which the future This Is Us star played “Counter Girl,” a Titanic obsessive who bothers James Cameron.
Brian Tee
When shoe designer Fukijama (Dante Basco) showed up — in Season 3’s “What About Bob?” — this Chicago Med alum (and occasional Chicago Med director) played a member of his entourage.
Bella Thorne
Before her Disney Channel stardom, this Shake It Up alum played an unnamed kid in Season 3’s “I Wanna Be Sedated.”
Sofía Vergara
Now a household name thanks to Modern Family and Griselda, Vergara played “Village Girl” in Season 4’s “Welcome to the Jungle.”
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Scott Caan's most famous roles were before Entourage