November 25, 1979 (1979-11-25) (age 28)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Jerry Ferrara Trivia -
Claims to be a die-hard New York Knick fan (as can be seen from the Knicks jersey he's always wearing on Entourage).
Attended Abraham Lincoln High School.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Jerry currently resides in Los Angeles.
Was a guest at Kevin Dillon's wedding to Jane Stuart.
His favorite episode of "Entourage" (2004) is "The Sundance Kids" (#2.7).
Was working at a Boston Market in L.A. when he was hired as "Turtle" on the HBO show "Entourage".
Jerry Ferrara Detailed Biography -
Jerry Ferrara (b. November 25, 1979, Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American actor. He attended New Utrecht High School. Ferrara is best known for his work as Turtle on the HBO comedy series Entourage, which revolves around a rich, young actor and his friends.
In an interview about his breakout role on the show, Ferrara said that he told his friends he had received a role in a television pilot and they asked, "What's that?" Kevin Connolly 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's character is "Turtle", the entourage's unofficial driver and resident gopher/tag-along who smokes marijuana. Through Entourage's four season history, Turtle has gained substantial substance and storyline attention as a character. He briefly managed rapper Saigon in Seasons 2 and 3.
Recently Ferrara appeared as "Turtle" for a DirecTV commercial (his dialog is mixed with a clip from an Entourage episode).
