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Entourage’s Jerry Ferrara Recalls Special Story Line With Jamie-Lynn Sigler

‘Entourage’ star Jerry Ferrara explained to Us Weekly exclusively why the Jamie-Lynn Sigler storyline was ‘special’ and the origin of Turtle’s name

Michael Kovac/Getty Images“I remember the joke was like, ‘There’s no way Turtle would ever be able to get a girl like Jamie-Lynn,’” Ferrara, 44, told Us Weekly exclusively ahead of the Entourage 20-year anniversary on Thursday, July 18. Ferrara played the role of Turtle, the best friend to Adrian Grenier ’s Vinny Chase, for all eight seasons of Entourage, which ran on HBO from 2004 to 2011. According to Ferarra, the show’s creator and showrunner Doug Ellin made the mystery around Turtle’s real name a “running joke” on set.

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