The perks and pressures of sudden stardom weigh heavily upon hot young actor Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) as the quasi-reality show Entourage begins its first season on HBO. Having skyrocketed to fame with his new picture Head On, Vince would be well advised to put his future in the hands of his harried, hardworking agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). Instead, Vince tends to let himself be swayed by the self-serving opinions of two of his pals from his old Queens neighborhood: his half-brother Drama (Kevin Dillon), who clearly hopes to coast to his own acting career on Vincents coattails, and his lifelong chum Turtle (Jerry Ferrara), who enjoys luxuriating in Vincents sumptuous lifestyle without having to do any of the heavy lifting himself. Conversely, Vincents friend Eric (Kevin Connolly) is not impressed by the trappings of celebrity, and is interested only in making sure that his friend doesnt screw up or ruin his life. In the course of season ones eight episodes, Ari expresses resentment that Vincent listens more to his pals than to him, though he must also curry favor with his clients entourage if he wants to keep his job; Vincent agonizes over his reviews, even the good ones; our hero has a wild time on a alk show hosted by his onetime nemesis Jimmy Kimmel; the boys of the entourage are given a jolt of reality when they meet a onetime popular actor who is now working as a caterer; Vince and company have hissy fits over script revisions that are unsuitable to his image (whatever that is); and in a crossover of sorts with another faux reality show, Vincent has a meeting with Larry David, the star/creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm. In addition to the aforementioned Jimmy Kimmel and Larry David, a number of big names appear in cameo roles during Entourages first season, beginning with the series executive producer/co-creator Mark Wahlberg, and continuing with Jessica Alba, David Faustino, Luke Wilson, Gary Busey, and Scarlett Johansson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide