Entourage

Doug Ellin shot on actual Los Angeles locations: real restaurants, real clubs, real agencies, Sunset Strip itself. Real industry figures played themselves: Mark Wahlberg, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese. Adrian Grenier plays Vincent Chase, a Queens kid who became a movie star. Jeremy Piven plays his agent Ari Gold, sourced from real agent Ari Emanuel. Loosely based on Wahlberg's early Hollywood years; Wahlberg exec produced. Ninety-six episodes across eight seasons.