{"id":42509,"date":"2025-08-04T05:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/42509\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T05:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:03:10","slug":"jesse-metcalfe-regrets-skipping-entourage-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/42509\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Metcalfe Regrets Skipping ‘Entourage’ Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAlthough Jesse Metcalfe<\/a> made his TV heartthrob debut on ABC<\/a>\u2018s Desperate Housewives<\/a> in 2004, he missed a chance to break out that year on HBO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actor recently recounted passing up on \u201cauditioning for Adrian Grenier<\/a>\u2018s role\u201d as movie star Vincent Chase in the hit 6x Emmy-winning Doug Ellin<\/a> series Entourage<\/a>, which ran for eight seasons from 2004 to 2011 before culminating in a 2015 big screen offshoot.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI had an audition for Entourage, and I read the pilot episode, and I was like, \u2018This is stupid,\u2019 and I didn\u2019t go to the audition,\u201d he admitted to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cObviously, I had no idea what I was talking about,\u201d added Metcalfe. \u201cThat ended up being an iconic show that I absolutely love, and definitely wish I was a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEntourage ultimately starred Grenier as Vinny, a newly-minted Hollywood star who migrates west from Queens, NY with his brother Drama (Kevin Dillon), best friend E (Kevin Connelly) and pal Turtle (Jerry Ferrara). The foursome acclimates to LA life with help from Vincent\u2019s agent Ari (Jeremy Piven).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly and Emmanuelle Chriqui in \u2018Entourage\u2019 (2015) (Warner Bros. Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series was a pre-The Studio hit that took frequent shots at the industry with help from a laundry list of Hollywood cameos and guest stars that include 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 Green, Mike Tyson, Mark Cuban, George Takei, Kelsey Grammer, Liam Neeson, Armie Hammer and Emily Ratajkowski.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI blew that one,\u201d Metcalfe lamented. \u201cSometimes you gotta say no, but that was the wrong one. It taught me that I don\u2019t know everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe John Tucker Must Die star explained that he\u2019s since become \u201cabsolutely\u201d more \u201clikely to audition\u201d for roles ever since that misjudgment. \u201cI\u2019ve been auditioning for what it feels like is everything lately,\u201d said Metcalfe.<\/p>\n