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, who also serves as an executive producer along with

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. The series, loosely based on Wahlberg's own experiences of the film industry, follows

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), his childhood friend and manager Eric "E" Murphy ( Kevin Connolly), his ruthless agent Ari Gold (

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) and his other long-time friend

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). ''Entourage'' premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004, and aired its final episode on September 11, 2011. A total of 96 episodes were aired over eight seasons. On June 3, 2015, a feature-length film of the same name was released by

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, and continued the narrative following the series finale.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2004)

Season 2 (2005)

Season 3 (2006–07)

Season 4 (2007)

Season 5 (2008)

Season 6 (2009)

Season 7 (2010)

Season 8 (2011)

Film (2015)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Entourage Lists of American sitcom episodes Lists of American comedy-drama television series episodes