A Hollywood tale

I had a had a chat with Ireland legend Damien Duff during the last international break about Subbutteo, Florence and the Machine and, I’m not ashamed to say, one of my favourite TV shows, Entourage.

The HBO sitcom – which revolves around a young film actor and his friends in Hollywood – is peppered every year with plenty of celebrity cameos and the world of sport (look out for LeBron in the season finale later this year) is always well represented.

So here, in case the Duffer is browsing his favourite blog in a Dublin hotel today ahead of the Italy game on Saturday, is my top five sports star walk-ons on Entourage.

Phil Mickelson: Lefty turns up in a four ball with a studio exec and Ari. He’s not as wooden as you might expect. I can’t find the footage but there’s a pic above.

Michael Phelps: here’s the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it debut on the show. The Irish Examiner deputy sports editor told me that the crew just happened to bump into the Olympic hero in New York and he was more than keen to try his hand at acting.