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Tex, A-Rod film 'Entourage' cameos

Published Jun. 9, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez filmed cameos for the hit TV show "Entourage" at Yankee Stadium this week, the New York Post reported Friday.

Both Yankees play themselves on the HBO show, where the story depicts them as investors in Queens Italian restaurant Don Peppe, which Jerry Ferrara's character, Turtle, attempts to bring to Hollywood.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Teixeira had one line during the Wednesday shoot, and it took him an hour and 20 takes to get the footage the directors needed.

"It was fun," Teixeira said. "I've never done anything like that."

The Post reported last month that "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin had written in cameos for Rodriguez, Teixeira and Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire for the show's eighth and final season.

Last weekend, Teixeira upstaged a shoot at the Equinox gym in West Hollywood when he stopped by to visit Ellin.

A spy said gym-goers seemed unfazed by the rolling cameras and appearances by cast members Kevin Dillon and Rex Lee — until the Yankee first baseman popped in.

"Everyone's neck craned to see Mark," a witness said. "The shoot became more about the Yankee visiting LA rather than the production."

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