Though Jesse Metcalfe made his TV heartthrob debut on ABC‘s Determined Housewives in 2004, he missed an opportunity to interrupt out that yr on HBO.
The actor not too long ago recounted “auditioning for Adrian Grenier‘s function” as film star Vincent Chase within the hit 6x Emmy-winning Doug Ellin collection Entourage, which ran for eight seasons from 2004 to 2011 earlier than culminating in a 2015 large display screen offshoot.
“I had an audition for Entourage, and I learn the pilot episode, and I used to be like, ‘That is silly,’ and I didn’t go to the audition,” he admitted to Individuals.
“Clearly, I had no thought what I used to be speaking about,” added Metcalfe. “That ended up being an iconic present that I completely love, and positively want I used to be part of.”
Entourage finally starred Grenier as Vincent, a newly-minted Hollywood star who migrates west from Queens, NY together with his brother Drama (Kevin Dillon), finest pal E (Kevin Connelly) and pal Turtle (Jerry Ferrara). The foursome acclimates to LA life with assist from Vincent’s agent Ari (Jeremy Piven).
Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly and Emmanuelle Chriqui in ‘Entourage’ (2015) (Warner Bros. Footage/Courtesy Everett Assortment)
The collection was a pre-The Studio hit that took frequent pictures on the business with assist from a laundry checklist of Hollywood cameos and visitor stars that embody Martin Scorsese, EP Mark Wahlberg, Tom Brady, Pharrell Williams, Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, James Cameron, LeBron James, Mandy Moore, Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, Bob Saget, David Arquette, Seth Inexperienced, Mike Tyson, Mark Cuban, George Takei, Kelsey Grammer, Liam Neeson, Armie Hammer and Emily Ratajkowski.
“I blew that one,” Metcalfe lamented. “Generally you gotta say no, however that was the flawed one. It taught me that I don’t know every part.”
The John Tucker Should Die star defined that he’s since grow to be “completely” extra “more likely to audition” for roles ever since that misjudgment. “I’ve been auditioning for what it looks like is every part recently,” stated Metcalfe.
