Jerry Ferrara

Jerry Ferrara (born November 25, 1979) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Turtle on the HBO comedy series Entourage, and starred on the Starz drama series Power as Joe Proctor.

Life and career Ferrara was born in New York City and grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He is of Italian descent.

He graduated from New Utrecht High School.

In an interview about his breakout role on Entourage, Ferrara revealed that when he told his friends he had landed a major part in a television pilot, they asked, "How about you get a dog who becomes your best friend and you name him Awnold??" Kevin Connolly has said of his Entourage co-star that "Jerry's very domesticated. He's probably the most different from his character. He's like 180 degrees in the opposite direction."

Ferrara once made an appearance in character as Turtle for a DirecTV commercial. His dialogue was mixed with a clip from an Entourage episode for humorous effect.

Ferrara is also co-founder of Fat Sal's deli in West Hollywood, California. He also appeared in Series 19, episode 12 of "Diners, Drive in's and Dives", representing Fat Sal's deli. In 2010, Ferrara dropped weight and lost 60 pounds with a new outlook on health and fitness.

Ferrara currently co-hosts Throwbacks with Matt Leinart.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The King of Queens Joey Episode: "Strike Too" That's Life Student #2 Episode: "The Tutor" City Guys Delivery boy Episode: "El-Brain" 2001 Maybe it's Me Episode: "The Magic CD Episode" 2001–2002 Grounded for Life Drew 2 episodes 2002 Leap of Faith Kid Episode: "Pilot" 2004 NYPD Blue Danny Fatty Puglisi Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang" 2004–2011 Entourage Salvatore "Turtle" Assante Main role; 96 episodesCo-wrote episodes: "Whiz Kid" and "The Big Bang"Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2009)Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2008)Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007)Nominated – Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Sidekick (2007)Nominated – Teen Choice Award TV Choice Chemistry (shared w/ Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, and Kevin Connolly) (2006) 2011 Vietnam in HD Raymond Torres Main role; 6 episodes 2015–2020 Power Joe Proctor Recurring (season 2)Series regular (seasons 3–6)