George Segal joins HBO's "Entourage"

By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - George Segal will guest-star as a veteran Hollywood manager in several episodes of HBO's comedy series "Entourage."

His larger-than-life character will mentor up-and-coming industry player Eric (Kevin Connolly), one of the show's four main characters.

Segal, who starred as a fashion magazine editor on NBC's "Just Shoot Me!," received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in 1966's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Other actors set for recurring roles on the upcoming sixth season of "Entourage" include Jami Gertz, Autumn Reeser and Alexis Dziena.

(Editing by Dean Goodman at Reuters)