HBO Kicks Off Second Season of Its Hit Comedy Series 'ENTOURAGE' With Miami Bash

HBO Kicks Off Second Season of Its Hit Comedy Series 'ENTOURAGE' With Miami Bash

Cast Members Are Scheduled To Attend Private Screening Party at Ola Steak

MIAMI, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HBO Entertainment is set to kick off the second season of its hit comedy series ENTOURAGE the way only Miami knows how ... with a hot invitation-only screening party at celebrity Chef Douglas Rodriguez's new restaurant Ola Steak, at Village of Merrick Park, on Thursday, June 23. The event, co-sponsored by Island Breeze by Bacardi(R), promises to be the party of the summer, with a special sneak preview of a new episode from the series and cast members scheduled to attend.

From executive producer Mark Wahlberg, the hit comedy series ENTOURAGE launched its second season with the episode entitled "The System" on SUNDAY, JUNE 5 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, to be followed by other episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.

Drawing on the experiences of industry insiders, ENTOURAGE explores the world of Vince, a sexy young movie star whose career is just taking off. To share the fun of the ride and keep him grounded, Vince looks to Eric, Drama and Turtle, his longtime pals from Queens. Together, they experience the highs and lows of life in the fast lane of Hollywood, where the stakes are higher, and the money and temptations greater, than ever before.

Returning regulars on ENTOURAGE include Kevin Connolly ("The Notebook") as Eric, who's learning the rules of Hollywood as he tries to help Vince make the right choices; Adrian Grenier ("The Adventures of Sebastian Cole") as Vince, who slips easily into stardom; Kevin Dillon ("Platoon") as Vince's half- brother Drama, whose own acting aspirations have been eclipsed by Vince's success; Jerry Ferrara ("Cross Bronx") as Turtle, the least experienced of the group, who's always up for a good time; and Jeremy Piven ("Old School") plays Ari, Vince's aggressive, high-powered agent, who clashes with Eric over his client's decisions. Debi Mazar ("Be Cool") returns as a regular this season as Vince's fast-talking publicist Shauna.

Also back in recurring roles on ENTOURAGE this season are Samaire Armstrong ("The O.C.") as Ari's assistant Emily, Monica Keena ("Undeclared") as Eric's ex-girlfriend Kristen and actor Gary Busey as himself.

Other celebrities making cameo appearances as themselves this season include Anthony Anderson, Bono, Peter Dinklage, Nicole Eggert, Hugh Hefner, Ralph Macchio, Danny Masterson, Mandy Moore, Chris Penn, Jaime Pressly, Amanda Peet, Pauly Shore, basketball star Lamar Odom, Bob Saget and director James Cameron.

ENTOURAGE is created by Doug Ellin; executive produced by Mark Wahlberg, Doug Ellin, Stephen Levinson and Larry Charles; co-executive producer, Chris Henchy; producers, Mark Greenberg, Wayne Carmona, Rob Weiss, Janace Tashjian; supervising producer, Julian Farino; co-producer, Brian Burns.

Source: HBO

CONTACT: Carmen Argamasilla of HBO, +1-305-446-6695, or +1-305-491-3051, or argama@comcast.net

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