Ally Musika

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Ally Musika (born April 26, 1979 Baltimore, MD) is a writer and executive producer of the HBO television series Entourage. [1] In a documentary entitled Entourage, Season 8 - A Look Back, Doug Ellin said Musika wrote "every other word" of the show "for the last six years". [2] She had begun on the show as Ellin's assistant. [3]

Her acting debut, as the character Lily on Entourage, was in Season 5, Episode 2: “Unlike a Virgin".

In 2010 she was reported to be working on a "femme-themed project" for HBO. [4] In 2015 it was reported she was working with Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson on another HBO show. [5]

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References

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  2. Season 8 - a Look Back 2011 Home Box Office
  3. http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/playing-around/entourage-the-boys-get-ready-to-say-goodbye%5B%5D
  4. Cynthia Littleton, :Doug Ellin reups with HBO", Variety 29 April 2010. accessed 25 Jan 2014
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2015). "'Entourage' Trio Ally Musika, Stephen Levinson & Mark Wahlberg Team With DJ Jude Angelini For HBO Comedy".