Table of Biography
Doug Ellin is a famous screenwriter, film director, and producer from the United States. Doug Ellin is widely known as the creator of the HBO television series Entourage. Moreover, Ellin also acted as executive producer, director, head writer, and supporting actor for the series, as well as writing, directing, and producing the 2015 film adaptation.
Early Life and Childhood
Doug Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on 6 April 1968. His full name is Douglas Reed Ellin. He is 55 years old with the zodiac sign Aries. Ellin holds an American nationality and belongs to the Jewish ethnicity.
Regarding his family background, he is the son of Marvin Ellin (Father) and June Florence Ellin (Mother). Besides that, Ellin has not shared any information concerning his parent’s profession or siblings.
Doug Ellin – Education
Speaking of his educational background, he completed his secondary education at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York. Following that, Doug enrolled at a renowned university to further his education.
Career and Professional Life
Talking about his career, Ellin worked as a staff writer for Life with Bonnie, which starred Bonnie Hunt, before producing and writing for Entourage. The show aired in 2003 and 2004.
Additionally, Ellin wrote the screenplays for the movies Phat Beach and Kissing a Fool. As a stand-up comedian, he relocated to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, where he quickly secured a position in the mail room at New Line Cinema.
Caption: Doug Ellin directing a film source: Rotten Tomatoes.
He was the director of the indie comedy Phat Beach in 1996. An extremely low budget was used to make the movie, which Ellin has described as “probably the worst movie ever made”.
Two years later, David Schwimmer—who was by then well-known from his appearance on the fourth season of Friends—starred in Ellin’s second independent comedy film, Kissing a Fool.
Moreover, His breakthrough performance was in Entourage in 2004. Ellin signed an eight-figure deal with HBO to continue creating television after the show ran for eight seasons.
Ellin is also a member of the Greenwich International Film Festival board of directors. In 2015, he wrote and directed the Entourage movie.
Furthermore, Action Park Media established and produced the “Victory!” podcast, of which Ellin is currently a co-host.
Net Worth 2024
Doug Ellin has earned a huge amount of money through his hard work and brilliance. His estimated net worth is approximately $40 million as of 2024. However, Ellin has yet to be a part of brand endorsements.
Personal Life
Regarding his love life, Doug Ellin is currently single and unmarried. previously, he tied the wedding knot with Andrea Adler in September 2017. Adler works as a journalist, sportscaster, and television personality in the United States. In April 2018, the couple filed for divorce.
Caption: Doug Ellin with Melissa Dana Hecht source: Page Six.
Moreover, Maddie Diehl and Doug had a romantic relationship in 2014, however, they broke up in March 2016.
Furthermore, in 1996, he wed Melissa Dana Hecht. Together, the couple has two kids. Nevertheless, they separated in 2009 after 13 years of marriage.
Body Measurements
Doug Ellin is handsome undoubtedly. He has a decent height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m/178 cm) while his weight is unknown. In addition, Ellin has a brown pair of eyes and black hair colour.
Doug Ellin – Social Media
He is active on his Instagram account @mrdougellin with 146.1K followers. He also has 50.8K followers on Twitter. Besides that, is not active on any other social media sites including Facebook.