Henry to make cameo appearance in 'Entourage' movie

Former France international Thierry Henry pictured with the cast of popular TV series Entourage

London, Dec 28 (IANS) Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry will make his big screen debut in 2015 with a short cameo appearance in the "Entourage" movie. According to Daily Mail, the Frenchman will play a small part in the film adaptation of the popular US television series "Entourage".

Henry enjoys a short exchange with character Ari Gold, who is played by Jeremy Piven, while the former footballer is out walking his dog. Piven praised Henry for his role in the film.

"@ThierryHenry your cameo kills my man, thanks for being such a pro/legend," tweeted Piven.

Henry replied to the actor via Twitter: "Thank you my friend. Loved every millisecond of my 2 seconds!"

Henry also tweeted a picture of himself and the cast with a text reading: "Quits football... joins an Entourage" and wrote: "Ha ha looking forward to the movie guys."

Pictures emerged earlier this year of Henry posing with cast members Piven and Adrian Grenier as well as "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin thought to be from the sets of the new movie.

Ha ha looking forward to the movie guys. #EntourageMovie pic.twitter.com/2cOICDhCYg

— Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) December 23, 2014