The Godfather of Pickleball: Doug Ellin on Creating Entourage & His Pickleball Obsession | S1 E9

Doug Ellin, the creator of one of the greatest TV shows in history, Entourage, joins the Pickleballers crew for one of the most entertaining episodes to date. Doug goes into his career before Entourage, how the show became a cultural phenomenon, how he became perhaps the biggest pickleball lover in America, and so much more. Doug is directly responsible for the boom of pickleball in Southern California and has played a huge role in introducing tons of celebrities, athletes, and pros to the sport. Add us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/pickleballers https://instagram.com/thekitchenpickleball https://instagram.com/roscoebellamy https://instagram.com/jpaulthechef 00:00 – Meet The Godfather of Pickleball 02:56 – Doug’s career before Hollywood 04:56 – How a short film led to Showtime 06:58 – Almost directed The Parent Trap at 22 08:04 – Film school and making The Pitch 10:00 – Working with David Schwimmer & John Cryer 11:04 – His first feature films and big breaks 12:23 – From Hollywood high to movie jail 13:12 – The birth of Entourage 14:27 – Building the world of Vince & E 15:56 – Casting, rewrites, and HBO drama 18:05 – How Entourage became a hit 20:00 – The hard work behind Entourage 22:25 – Directors, mistakes, and lucky breaks 25:32 – The moment Doug knew it worked 28:43 – How Entourage took over pop culture 30:06 – Leaving Entourage and the toll it took 31:20 – The Entourage movie 35:25 – Doug discovers pickleball with Phil Mickelson 37:31 – Early days with Anna Leigh Waters 39:11 – Trying to buy into pickleball early 41:12 – How the game outgrew him 43:42 – Pickleball changed forever during COVID 45:53 – Anna Leigh Waters’ swagger at 13 47:04 – The Marty Fish showdown 49:03 – Doug’s take on Robbie Bellamy’s game 50:57 – Can power beat pickleball IQ? 52:15 – Doug’s dream pickleball games 53:36 – Doug needs a new hip… then watch out 54:22 – What Doug loves about today’s game 56:06 – Should smack talk be legal? 58:01 – The great bagel argument game 1:01:01 – Pickleball as a multigenerational bond 1:02:38 – From Drew Brees to backyard games 1:03:32 – Could Doug win a PPA match with Ben Johns? 1:04:22 – Doug’s favorite pros to watch 1:06:05 – What makes pickleball special 1:06:44 – If Doug made a pickleball movie… 1:08:16 – Final words from the pickleball godfather #Pickleball #Podcast #DougEllin #Entourage #AnnaLeighWaters #ProPickleball #CelebrityPickleball #Pickleballers #MLP #PPA #Hollywood #PickleballPodcast #SportsPodcast Source: The Kitchen - A Pickleball Community

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