Jamie calls him to tell him not to come, because she doesn't want a long distance relationship with someone she loves after a prior heartbreak. Ferrara once made an appearance in character as Turtle for a DirecTV commercial. Turtle's last scene in the series is him boarding the private jet to Paris with the rest of the gang.

Ferrara said Entourage creator Doug Ellin granted his request that Turtle's real name be "Sal" in tribute to Sal Assante, a friend who died in 2002. Extravagant mansions, exotic cars, beautiful women and, equally important: fly kicks. [4], The Turtle character was based on Mark Wahlberg's real-life assistant, Donnie "Donkey" Carroll, who died on December 18, 2005 of an asthma attack, at age 39. He also was able to have four seats reserved in the back of a movie theater so the group could see Vince's new movie Aquaman by offering a copy of the video game adaption of the movie. Turtle returns in the movie, and takes an interest in female MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who agrees to go out with him if he lasts 30 seconds in a bout with her. Turtle thus becomes a millionaire. Turtle loves expensive cars, persuading Vince to lease a 2004 Rolls Royce Phantom in Season 1, and driving throughout the rest of the series a yellow 2003 Hummer H2 that was given to Dom as a severance package in Season 3. Loving the music, Turtle gets a track into Queens Boulevard and agrees to manage the promising musician, played by real life rapper Saigon. At the end of Season 3, Turtle is dating Kelly, the daughter of a body shop manager. He is played by Jerry Ferrara. His activities after this episode in terms of producing considerably diminish. As a rule, the first order of business was surrounding movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his boys with the finest of, well, everything. In Season 7, the Escalade Hybrid is replaced with a 2010 Cadillac Escalade Platinum. Jerry Ferrara, the actor that plays Turtle, was recently  gifted a pair of Fukijama styled Air Jordan 1 customs during the Shoe Palace's Melrose grand opening. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive.

Turtle's main choice of transportation were luxury SUVs in the series, including a 2002 Cadillac Escalade in the pilot episode, and a 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESVs. Turtle often finds the good in all bad situations and brings a relative calm to the group. Turtle begins to attend college in Season 6. Despite his troubles with Saigon, Turtle receives a moderate settlement of $40,000 from Saigon. Also in episode 2 of season 6 he tells an interviewer that he let Jamie call him Sal but she's the only one allowed. Jerry Ferrara, Actor: Entourage. In Season 6, for his 30th birthday, Vince gives Turtle a 2009 Ferrari California, and his girlfriend Jamie-Lynn Sigler buys him a 2009 Porsche 911 convertible, complete with "Turtle" personalized license plates. And while two or three characters may deliver a vast majority of the top Entourage quotes, the writers made sure to give a little love … He doesn't get a formal office until season four in Eric Murphy's "The Murphy Group" corporation.

Though the last name "Vacara" appeared on the TV quiz show Jeopardy!, which did not give a source, Ferrara says Sal's last name is Assante. During his 14 years working as Wahlberg's personal assistant, Carroll tried to launch a rap music career under the stage name Murda One. Turtle reveals that he sold all his stock in Avión, and when the company goes public, he laments that he has missed out on making a fortune. Inspiration. In season two, a CD is left in Eric's Maserati by two friends as a means of getting their rap demo tape into the hands of a music producer who has exactly the same car.

He is mainly seen wearing jerseys of New York athletes such as Allan Houston and Alex Rodriguez, and a baseball cap, usually the New York Yankees. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Despite his parasitic relationship with Vince, his loyalty and friendship temper his baser qualities, like working with Eric to protect Vince from a vindictive internet journalist. Turtle later promotes a tequila brand called Avión with his girlfriend Alex. In 2010, Ferrara dropped weight and lost 60 pounds with a new outlook on health and fitness. In Season 4, Turtle invests $20,000 in his cousin Ronnie's scheme to buy a dying Sandy Koufax's jersey, hoping that he will profit after Koufax dies. Written by Frazier Tharpe (@The_SummerMan), RELATED: A Complete Guide to Seinfeld's Sneakers, RELATED: A Complete Guide to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Sneakers, RELATED: A Complete Guide to Martin's Sneakers, A Complete Guide to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Sneakers.

This leaves Turtle uncertain as to his future in the tequila venture.