Jerry Ferrara

Jerry Ferrara Biography

Jerry Ferrara (born November 25, 1979) is an American actor best known for his work as "Turtle" on the HBO comedy series Entourage.

Life and career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ferrara attended New Utrecht High School. Ferrara is of Italian descent.

Jerry 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.

In an interview about his breakout role on the show, Ferrara revealed that when he told his friends he had landed a major part in a television pilot, they asked, "What's a pilot?" 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."

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 Westwood, Los Angeles. In 2009-2010 Ferrara dropped weight with a new outlook on health and fitness. Ferrara is said to have lost weight by trading "burgers and fries for tofu, fresh organic fruit and vegetables."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Cross Bronx	Vivo
2007	Where God Left His Shoes	Vinny
	Brooklyn Rules	Bobby Canzoneri
	Gardener of Eden	Greek
2008	Eagle Eye	Poker Player
2011	Seven Days in Utopia	Joe Buckner
2012	Think Like a Man	Jeremy
2012	Battleship	Sampson JOOD Strodell
2013	Empire State	Jimmy
	7500		Completed
	Last Vegas		Completed
	Lone Survivor	Sgt. Hasslert	Completed
2014	Think Like a Man Too	Jeremy	Post-production
2014	The Life		Filming
TBA	The Entourage Movie	Turtle	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The King of Queens	Joey
	That's Life	Student
	City Guys	Delivery boy	Guest Star
2001	Maybe it's Me
2001"2002	Grounded for Life	Drew	2 episodes
2002	Leap of Faith	Kid
2004	NYPD Blue	Danny Puglisi
2004"2011	Entourage	Turtle	Co-wrote episodes: "Whiz Kid" and "The Big Bang" Nominated " Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2009) Nominated " Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2008) Nominated " Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007) Nominated " Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Sidekick (2007) Nominated " Teen Choice Award TV " Choice Chemistry (with Adrien Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, and Kevin Connolly) (2006)
2011	Vietnam in HD	Raymond Torres	6 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Hotel manager	Voice

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