Actor Jerry Ferrara admits it was “onerous to not geek out” whereas appearing alongside Jamie-Lynn Sigler on Entourage.
“I bear in mind the joke was like, ‘There’s no method Turtle would ever be capable of get a lady like Jamie-Lynn,’” Ferrara, 44, instructed Us Weekly solely forward of the Entourage 20-year anniversary on Thursday, July 18. “I felt like that was only a humorous joke as a result of that’s what Entourage is. It’s these extremes. Guys shouldn’t be in these circumstances.”
Ferrara performed the position of Turtle, the perfect good friend to Adrian Grenier’s Vinny Chase, for all eight seasons of Entourage, which ran on HBO from 2004 to 2011. Through the present’s early years, Turtle was the gang’s comedic spine — who at all times went for girls method out of his league. Through the present’s fifth season, Turtle sits subsequent to Sigler on an airplane and the 2 hit it off. Their in-air hookup turns into a minor plot line earlier than Turtle begin’s relationship Sigler. (Ferrara and Sigler additionally dated off digital camera as nicely.)
“I knew her somewhat bit from over time. I met her in New York, after which she was dwelling in L.A. so we weren’t like finest mates,” Ferrara instructed Us about his relationship with Sigler. “We knew one another, so we had been comfy already. She’s such an excellent actress and was so right down to play this heightened model of herself.”
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Entourage was famously filled with superstar cameos in every episode. Ferrara famous that those that “at all times labored nicely” had been stars who “had been prepared to both poke enjoyable at themselves or simply play this ridiculous model.”
Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara in “Entourage” HBO
Sigler “was down for all of it,” he recalled. “It was superior. Sopranos is my favourite present.”
And sure, he and Sigler are nonetheless in contact as we speak — because of social media.
For Entourage followers, Turtle’s relationship with Sigler was a significant turning level for the character. It additionally allowed viewers to study his identify for the primary time. Up till season 5, Ferrara was solely known as “Turtle” on display. Nevertheless, he disclosed to Sigler that his authorities identify was Sal.
In accordance with Ferarra, the present’s creator and showrunner Doug Ellin made the thriller round Turtle’s actual identify a “operating joke” on set.
“I used to ask him proper round season 2 or 3. I’m like, ‘Hey, what’s Turtle’s actual identify, we ever gonna say?’ And he’s like, ‘We’ll do it season 7,’ or no matter he stated,” Ferrara recalled to Us. “I don’t suppose he thought we’d ever get to a season 7.”
When it got here time for Turtle’s actual identify to be disclosed, Ellin did “one of many coolest issues” for Ferrara.
Jerry Ferrara and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in “Entourage” HBO
“I’ll love the man endlessly for it,” the actor instructed Us. “One among my finest mates rising up again in Brooklyn was named Sal. He handed away at a really younger age at 23 years outdated. … Entourage wasn’t the form of present the place you needed to detach to turn out to be this different particular person. In my opinion, was enjoying a model of my finest good friend Sal.”
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Ferrara’s late good friend was somebody who had “this love of life,” he instructed Us. “He didn’t care what sort of bother we obtained in so long as we had enjoyable. That’s what I at all times felt like Turtle was.”
Ellin knew this about Ferrara.
“He by no means instructed me he was doing the episode [when] turtle will get a reputation. I simply obtained the script someday,” the actor recalled. “I’m studying the script and I obtained to that half, and I froze. I dropped the script, and I misplaced my breath as a result of he did that with out me actually asking and never even telling me. To at the present time. that’s like essentially the most particular factor to me and my mates that we grew up with.”
This allowed for a full circle second with the Sigler story line.
“[It was] actually particular that it got here together with her character,” he concluded. “That’s essentially the most weak factor he confirmed her, so I assumed that was actually cool.”
With reporting by Sarah Jones
