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Joey Fatone may have added Entourage to his tv credit, he solely advised Hollywood Life. While selling his newest partnership with Skrewball Whiskey, the unique peanut butter whiskey, the NSYNC band member, 47, confessed he’d return in time to return a telephone name that he acquired concerning the HBO collection.
“I would have called [producer] Mark Wahlberg back when he told me he had this project about him and his friends, and that I remind him of one of his friends,” Joey defined to Hollywood Life. “He asked if I would like to read the script. I said ‘yes,’ never followed up and then two years later: Entourage [came out].”
As for what character Mark had requested him to play? “It was the part of Turtle,” Joey revealed. Actor Jerry Ferrara ended up enjoying the character alongside his fellow forged members, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly and Kevin Dillon.
Joey, nevertheless, has been seen in numerous movies and TV reveals all through his profitable profession. Among his most well-known credit embody the character Angelo within the My Big Fat Greek Wedding motion pictures and an episode of Hannah Montana as Joey Vitolo.
Nowadays, the Brooklyn native is taking the music scene by storm. Earlier this 12 months, he reunited together with his fellow NSYNC members — Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass — on stage. Despite not having carried out collectively in years, Joey stated they weren’t nervous.
“It was easy,” he gushed. “We all talked about how we were going to do it the day before we walked through it. Then, that night, was simple.”
In addition to performing a few of their largest hits that evening, the boy band additionally collaborated on the observe “Paradise” on Justin’s new album, Everything I Thought I Was.
“When we all get together, we all fall right into place,” Joey famous.
Additionally, Joey will tour with AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys this summer time. The expertise, Joey teased, will “take people away from everyday life.”
As for Joey’s new partnership with Skrewball, the “It’s Gonne Be Me” artist famous that the whiskey has “become a staple in [his] home bar.”
“I feel like my career post-NSYNC has been a banner for screwing the norm,” he stated concerning the partnership. He then defined how he’s gearing up for horse racing season in Kentucky. “I start by celebrating at the hotel with my manager (he’s been going every year too). We get ready by eating McDonalds breakfast, getting dressed and having a shot of something. … Favorite race day cocktail pre-Skrewball was a whiskey and coke. Since discovering the peanut butter flavored smoothness, you already know what’s in the cup!”