TV series
How to Make It in America
Overview
Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of Cam's cousin Rene, who is trying to market his own high-energy drink, and their well-connected friend Domingo, the burgeoning entrepreneurs set out to make it big, encountering obstacles along the way that will require all their ingenuity to overcome.
Details
- First air date
- 2010-02-14
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- HBO
- Production
- Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bryan Greenberg as Ben Epstein
- Victor Rasuk as Cameron 'Cam' Calderon
- Lake Bell as Rachel Chapman
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as David 'Kappo' Kaplan
- Kid Cudi as Domingo Brown
- Luis Guzmán as Rene Calderon
- Edgar Garcia as Eddie
- Tuffy Questell as Jabar
- Shannyn Sossamon as Gingy Wu
- Nick Chinlund as Yosi
- Andrea Navedo as Debbie Dominguez
- Nicole LaLiberte as Lulu
Creators and crew
- Ian Edelman - Creator
- Mark Wahlberg - Executive Producer
- Jada Miranda - Executive Producer
- Rob Weiss - Executive Producer
- Stephen Levinson - Executive Producer
- Julian Farino - Executive Producer
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