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American actor
Jerry Ferrara
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Jerry_Ferrera_2021.png/220px-Jerry_Ferrera_2021.png) Ferrara in 2021
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Born
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1979-11-25
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November 25, 1979
(age 44)
New York City, U.S.
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 2000?present
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Children
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Jerry Ferrara
(born November 25, 1979)
[2]
[3]
is an American actor known for his role as
Turtle
on the
HBO
comedy series
Entourage
, and starred on the
Starz
drama series
Power
as Joe Proctor.
Life and career
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Ferrara was born in
New York City
and grew up in
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
.
[3]
[4]
He is of Italian descent.
[5]
He graduated from
New Utrecht High School
.
[4]
Ferrara began studying theater in college, where he was inspired by a teacher to pursue a career in acting. An agent he met at a talent showcase encouraged him to move to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed his first role on
The King of Queens
. Other television parts soon followed. Jerry was then cast in the independent feature
Cross Bronx
, which premiered at the 2004
Tribeca Film Festival
.
[6]
In an interview about his breakout role on
Entourage
, Ferrara revealed that when he told his friends he had landed a major part in a television pilot, they asked, "How about you get a dog who becomes your best friend and you name him Awnold??"
[7]
Kevin Connolly
has said of his
Entourage
co-star that "Jerry's very domesticated. He's probably the most different from his character. He's like 180 degrees in the opposite direction."
[8]
Ferrara once made an appearance in character as Turtle for a
DirecTV
commercial. His dialogue was mixed with a clip from an
Entourage
episode for humorous effect.
Ferrara is also co-founder of Fat Sal's deli in
West Hollywood, California
.
[9]
In 2010, Ferrara dropped weight and lost 60 pounds with a new outlook on health and fitness.
[10]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/entourages-jerry-ferrara-wife-breanne-racano-welcome-2nd-baby/
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"Birthdays".
The Modesto Bee
.
The Associated Press
. November 25, 2021. p. 2A.
Actor Jerry Ferrara is 42.
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a
b
"Jerry Ferrara"
.
Allmovie
. Retrieved
November 5,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
Hamill, Dennis (April 16, 2007).
"Turtle's Bay"
.
Daily News
. Retrieved
February 20,
2019
.
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Q&A with Jerry Ferrara: Bringing Turtle Out of His 'Entourage' Shell
. Accessed October 7, 2009
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"Jerry Ferrara"
.
IMDb
.
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"Jerry Ferrara"
.
TV.com
. CBS Interactive. Archived from
the original
on November 7, 2008.
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"E is for Entourage: Kevin Connolly speaks"
.
CraveOnline
. Archived from
the original
on August 13, 2011
. Retrieved
September 28,
2011
.
- ^
"Fat Sal's deli menu"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on October 8, 2010
. Retrieved
September 15,
2010
.
- ^
"Entourage's Jerry Ferrara Sheds His Shell"
.
Men's Fitness
. May 27, 2014.
External links
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