The Entourage series has been off the air for almost three years now, but the guys are all ready to make a comeback by taking it to the big screen for the long-awaited Entourage movie. This summer flick, which is sure to impress has become one of the most anticipated television series to get the box office treatment, and with Vince, Eric, Johnny Drama, Turtle, and of course, Ari all in it, fans are sure to get their money’s worth. While we’ve watched all of the characters change immensely in the last decade, Turtle, played by Jerry Ferrara, seems to have transformed the most.

With Turtle being the hard-working manager on the show, Jerry, himself, was inspired to step his own game up in real life, dropping a lot of pounds, and landing some other huge roles on the big-screen. Even though he gained a new acting family through the success with his role on Think Like A Man, the 35-year-old got candid about the Entourage legacy in comparison during our interview. “It just may not get better than what we’ve had for 8 years,” he says of reuniting with the guys for the movie.

From his favorite hip-hop cameos on the series, to what it was like to get in the ring with Ronda Rousey, check out our exclusive interview with Jerry Ferrara on the following pages. –Lindsey India