Entourage Creator Doug Ellin: How A “Terrible Idea” Became A Cultural Phenomenon

About this episode

Doug Ellin discusses the untold story behind HBO’s Entourage and its cultural impact.

Doug Ellin is the creator, writer, director and executive producer behind HBO’s Entourage, the hit series that ran for eight seasons and later became a feature film. Today on the show we discuss the untold story behind Entourage, why the show became so much bigger than Hollywood, the friendship dynamic that made people feel like they were part of the crew, the cultural shift that changed how people look back on the series, the hidden pressure that comes with fame and success, what it really takes to survive rejection in Hollywood and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Doug Bopst

Guest: Doug Ellin

Topics covered

• Hollywood
• cultural phenomenon
• friendship dynamics
• fame
• rejection
• success

Keywords

• Entourage
• Doug Ellin
• HBO
• Hollywood
• fame
• success
• rejection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

Books & works: Entourage

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