Doug Ellin - Life and Career

Life and Career

Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York. Before producing and writing for Entourage, Ellin served as a staff writer for Life with Bonnie, which starred Bonnie Hunt. The series ran from 2003-2004. Ellin has also written screenplays for three films, Kissing a Fool, Phat Beach and The Waiter, which he also directed. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles from his native New York City, he worked as a stand-up comedian at such venues as The Improv and The Comedy Store. He is reported to be working on a new series for HBO that centers around hedge fund managers and their friends and colleagues. In a June, 2007 interview with TelevisionWeek, Ellin stated that the script/pilot will be written by the writers of Ocean's Thirteen, when they are done with their latest project. However, in a recent interview, Ellin revealed that the hedge fund show has been placed on hold. He stated in the same interview that he expects Entourage to last for a total of at least eight seasons. He has also spoken of a third project, which he has described as "Mary Tyler Moore 2009 with an Entourage edge".

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