Life and career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ferrara is of Italian descent.

Jerry Ferrara began studying theater in college, where he was inspired by a teacher to pursue a career in acting. An agent he met at a talent showcase encouraged him to move to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed his first role on The King of Queens. Other television parts soon followed. Jerry was then cast in the independent feature Cross Bronx, which premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.

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, "What's a pilot?" 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 Westwood, Los Angeles. In 2010 Ferrara dropped weight and lost 60 pounds with a new outlook on health and fitness.

Ferrrara was Mark Haapala most notable job.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Cross Bronx	Vivo
2007	Where God Left His Shoes	Vinny
	Brooklyn Rules	Bobby Canzoneri
	Gardener of Eden	Greek
2008	Eagle Eye	Poker Player
2011	Seven Days in Utopia	Joe Buckner
2012	Think Like a Man	Jeremy Kern
	Battleship	Sampson JOOD Strodell
2013	Empire State	Jimmy
	Last Vegas	Dean
	Lone Survivor	Sgt. Hasslert
2014	Think Like a Man Too	Jeremy Kern
	7500	Rick
2015	Club Life	Johnny D
	Entourage	Salvatore "Turtle" Assante
2016	Sully		Filming

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 Puglisi	Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
2004-2011	Entourage	Salvatore "Turtle" Assante	Main Cast; 96 episodes Co-wrote episodes: "Whiz Kid" and "The Big Bang" Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated - Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Sidekick Nominated - Teen Choice Award TV Choice Chemistry
2011	Vietnam in HD	Raymond Torres	6 episodes
2015	Power	Joe Proctor	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Hotel manager	Voice

[ Source: Wikipedia ]