Johnny "Drama" Chase
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| Entourage character | |
| Johnny Chase | |
|---|---|
| Hometown: | Queens, NY |
| Age: | Very late 30's |
| Known Relatives: | Vincent Chase (half brother) |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Significant Other: | Seeing Girl he met in France |
| Played by: | Kevin Dillon |
| Key Episode: | Entourage (Pilot) |
Jonathan "Drama" Chase is a character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage. He is played by Kevin Dillon.
Drama is Vincent Chase's older half-brother. He has been a C-list actor for the better part of his career, best known for his starring role as Tarvold in a cult television series, Viking Quest and is currently cast in Five Towns, which scored 16 million viewers on its premiere.
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[edit] Fictional biography
Season one reveals that Drama has not had a serious acting gig for three years. Instead, he is Vincent's chef and fitness consultant. He is a pompous, self-important individual who constantly brings up bit roles he has played over the years in such movies and television shows as Barbershop, Melrose Place[1], Nash Bridges, The Commish, A Different World, Pacific Blue, Full House, 227 and Beverly Hills 90210, as well as a national television commercial for herpes drug Valtrex,[2] and tries to give acting advice to his brother. He starred as Tarvold in the fictional science fiction series Viking Quest, which spawned his catchphrase "Victory!". He is always looking to capitalize on Vincent's success, which pays off with a supporting role in a film called Queens Boulevard, a bit part in another film, Medellin, and an appearance in a flashy Chinese commercial that Vincent does. He lives with Vincent, who finances most of his life. Although he occasionally finds his little brother's charity emasculating, he almost never turns it down. While it would seem that he is nothing more than a leech, Johnny cares deeply for his brother and the rest of the group, springing to their help when needed. In Season 2 Episode 4, it is revealed Johnny is a member of SAG union, as he asked a plastic surgeon if he accepted SAG insurance for his calves implants.
Johhny Drama landed a role as the "older Irish brother" in Five Towns, an Edward Burns television pilot;[3] Burns felt he owed Drama because Drama turned down a role in Burns' successful real-life film The Brothers McMullen, forcing Burns to play it himself. The pilot was picked up in the episode "The Resurrection". After the Five Towns pilot performed very well, Drama effectively resumed a successful career and bought out a $1.5 million condo. He was mistakenly offered a lead role in Rush Hour 3 by Brett Ratner when Ratner's assistant misread the credits in Drama's show and picked Drama instead of his younger co-star. Drama still however was able to coerce Ratner to give him a role as a French bus driver. During hiatus of Five Towns, Drama followed Eric, Vince, and Turtle to the Medellin set and successfully secured a role in the film as a military leader who infiltrates Escobar's compound in the movie's climax. However, before this, Drama stirs up trouble by claiming to have received a handjob from the film's lead actress, with whom director Billy Walsh was infatuated with. It is unclear whether this handjob actually occurred, as Turtle finds it unbelievable, coupled with Drama's tendency to exaggerate his macho image, particularly on camera. In the Season 4 season finale, Drama gets a girl finally, who is obsessed with his Viking Quest show as all people in France are still in love with the show and he is a large star there, as he was at Comic-Con. Drama increases his publicity in France by having sex with the girl he is in love with there, for three hours. In the end he and his girl stop after he sees a large crowd and his friends and brother cheer him on.
Drama claims to be Irish[4] and Chilean[5], and may be part Japanese[6]. In Gary's Desk, Drama along with Turtle and Vincent have their own offices in Eric's company "The Murphy Group".
[edit] Interests
Drama is a New York Mets fan. [7]. He also loves the Irish band U2; his motto for their concerts is "Floor level or bust"[8]. Drama has a taste for Jose Cuervo tequila [9].
[edit] Inspiration
Drama's character is based on Mark Wahlberg's cousin, Johnny Alves.[10] Alves was also often referred to as "Johnny Drama".[11] Drama's situation also reflects that of his portrayer, Kevin Dillon, whose career has been less successful than his older brother Matt Dillon's.
[edit] Relation to Vincent
Drama's exact relationship to Vincent is not clear. They are consistently referred to as brothers, but Turtle once emphasized that Johnny was Vince's half-brother and that Vincent thought Drama was his cousin until Vince was 14. On the HBO Entourage web site, Drama is also referred to as Vince's half-brother.[12]
Vince and Drama share the same last name, and they appear to have the same mother in the episode "Aquamom".[13] However, Drama calls Vincent's mother "your mom" in the episode "My Maserati Does 185".[14].
Drama is at least 9 years older than Vince, but claims he is 31. [15]
[edit] Relationship history
[edit] Relationships prior to the show
- Drama had a relationship with a girl named Stacy LaRosa ([1]), mentioned in the episode Oh, Mandy. Drama seemed to break up with her prior to Valentines Day so he didn’t have to buy her a present.
- Drama was married at one time, for 9 days. The marriage was annulled.[16]
[edit] Relationships during the show
- In the first season, Drama had a fling with a Muscular Chick ([2]) in the episode Date Night. He ended this relationship because she was too tough for him and he felt emasculated.
- In season 2, Drama had a relationship with Vanessa Angel ([3]), in the episode I Love You Too. It is unclear how long the relationship lasted.
- In season 3, Drama fooled around with a female dog owner in the episode Dog Day Afternoon. Although the relationship didn’t last because of Turtle, Drama was unable to see the girl in the future.([4]).
- In the 4th season, Drama found a new girlfriend at the Cannes Festival, Jacqueline (French Girl) ([5]), and had sex with her on the beach for three hours. It is rumored that Drama will be dating Jacqueline during the fifth season.
[edit] Fictional filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 227 | Building Inspector (Guest star) | |
| 1989 | A Different World | Drunk Fat Guy (Guest star) | |
| 1989 | Booker | Dead Body (Guest star) | |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | Singing Felon (Guest star) | |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Mute Clerk (Guest star) | |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Eddie, Donna's Stalker (Guest star) | |
| 1991 | Point Break | Stoned Surfer #5 (uncredited) | First movie role. |
| 1992 | Full House | Uncle Jesse's Tough-Guy Nephew (Guest star) | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Dead Body (Guest star) | (Kevin Dillon actually guest-starred in three episodes of this series as a police officer). |
| 1993 | Melrose Place | Guest Lead (Guest star) | |
| 1993 | Amongst Friends | Kid in Trunk | |
| 1994 | Friends | Joey Tribbiani (unaired pilot) | Was originally cast as Joey, but was replaced by Matt LeBlanc. |
| 1994 | The Commish | Bulimic Pedophile (Guest star) | |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Officer Ross Harper (Recurring Guest star) | |
| 1997 | Viking Quest | Tarvold | First lead role. Co-starred with Vanessa Angel. |
| 1998 | Kissing a Fool | Cubs Fan | |
| 1999 | Nash Bridges | Retarded Brother (Guest star) | "Season 3, Episode 7" (Actual Airdate: 31 October 1997) |
| 2002 | Barbershop | Customer (Uncredited) | Scenes were cut out. |
| 2004 | Law & Order: SVU | Dead Body (Guest star) | |
| 2004 | Head On | Thug | Co-starred with his half-brother Vince. |
| 2005 | Queens Boulevard | Bookie | Co-starred with his half-brother Vince. |
| 2005 | Chinese Energy Drink Commercial (Television Commercial) | Un-named role | Brief cameo with his half-brother Vince. |
| 2007-present | Five Towns | The Older Brother | Co-stars with Edward Burns as his younger brother. |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | French Bus Driver | |
| 2007 | Medellin | Army General | Co-starred with his half-brother Vincent Chase. He portrayed a U.S. soldier that infiltrated Pablo Escobar's secret Columbian Compound. |
[edit] References
- ^ Drama mentioned this in the episode "Aquamansion".
- ^ Drama mentioned this in the episode "Chinatown".
- ^ Drama mentioned this in the episode "The Release".
- ^ This was mentioned in the episode I Love You Too
- ^ Drama mentions having "some Chilean blood" in the episiode The Sundance Kids
- ^ In the episode Chinatown, Vince mentioned that he has a Japanese grandfather. It is possible that Drama shares this grandfather.
- ^ This was mentioned in Manic Monday
- ^ This was mentioned in the episode I Love You Too
- ^ This was mentioned in the episode Aquamansion
- ^ Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Debi Mazar. Entourage - The Complete Second Season [DVD]. United States: HBO Home Video.
- ^ mentioned by Mark Wahlberg on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 12, 2007.
- ^ HBO web site
- ^ Drama, to Mrs. Chase: "Always hugs him first. I am your first born, y'know."
- ^ Vincent: "all the Chase men have great legs." Drama: "you got your mom's calves, I got Dad's."
- ^ Vince mentioned that the first concert he went to was a U2 gig when he was 7, and Drama drove him there in the episode "I Love You Too". Upon hearing this, Turtle asks how old Drama really is, and he responds "31"
- ^ Drama mentioned this in the episode "Talk Show".
[edit] External links
- Johnny "Drama" Chase Official MySpace
- Johnny "Drama" Chase Official HBO web page
- Entourage Official HBO web page
- Entourage Official MySpace
- Drama's resume, from Entertainment Weekly
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