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George Clooney admits to impersonating Bill Clinton in elaborate pranks
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George Clooney is doubling down on his repute as one in every of Hollywood’s greatest pranksters and divulges that one in every of his previous methods was to impersonate former President Invoice Clinton.
Throughout a efficiency at Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, the Oscar-winning actor, 64, shared that one joke concerned the usage of pretend presidential stationery.
The dialog began when Jason pressed him a few long-circulating rumor that he had as soon as written pretend Clinton letters to A-list actors.
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Clooney revealed that one in every of his previous methods was to impersonate former President Invoice Clinton. (Getty Photos)
“So no, Jimmy Kimmel gave me a stack of stationery with a presidential seal and Invoice Clinton’s identify on it,” Clooney defined. “And I’d ship notes from Invoice Clinton to all these actors, I’d signal it – and I’d discover a film that wasn’t an incredible film, and I’d write, ‘I liked you on this film.’”
Based on Clooney, it wasn’t only a one-time joke.
“I’d write these notes and ship them out. I despatched them [them] to about 30 completely different actors. I assure a few of them are framed in a few of their houses – assured,” he added, prompting loud laughter from each Kelce brothers. Clooney admitted that he pulls stunts like this “typically,” and the Clinton prank was just the start.
The actor revealed that Kimmel as soon as gave him one other set of faux stationery designed to seem like it belonged to his ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ co-star Brad Pitt.
Clooney recalled being given a voluminous e-book of dialect CDs – with accents starting from Irish to French – and realized it was the proper setup for a brand new Hollywood hoax.
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Clooney beforehand pulled off a prank involving Brad Pitt. (Getty Photos)
This time he fooled Meryl Streep.
“Somebody despatched me a e-book of dialects on CDs the place you need to use an Irish accent or a French accent,” he stated. ‘There is a man who teaches [accents]. And I had an enormous e-book. I do not know why I had it, somebody despatched it to me.”
Clooney then began pulling off a prank involving Pitt and Streep.
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For years, Streep puzzled why Pitt would ship her such a weird present, based on Clooney. (Kristina Bumphrey/Selection by way of Getty Photos)
“And so I make a remark of Brad Pitt’s [signature] and I am sending it to Meryl Streep. And I say, ‘Expensive Meryl, from Brad – this man helped me with my accent within the film ‘Troy,’ and I assumed perhaps you may use it,” Clooney revealed. “And I despatched her this e-book with Brad Pitt accents.”
For years, Streep silently puzzled why Pitt would ship her such a weird present — till Clooney lastly got here clear.
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“Like, 4 years later I see her and I am telling this story, and he or she’s like, ‘Oh my God, I used to be questioning why the hell he is sending me [this book]’ he burst out. ‘It is so horrible. We have achieved loads of horrible issues to one another. He did horrible issues to me, man, so it is all popping out.”
Travis Kelce revealed throughout the podcast that his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift was clean, with out arguments. (Getty Photos)
In the meantime, on the identical episode of the ‘New Heights’ podcast, Clooney opened up about his marriage to Amal Clooney – claiming they’ve by no means had a battle in additional than a decade collectively. Clooney referenced his drama-free marriage, prompting Travis to interject with a query about their long-term relationship.
“You declare that you simply and your spouse have not had a battle in ten years. Are you mendacity?’ Travis requested, smiling. “No, I am not mendacity,” Clooney replied playfully, earlier than turning the highlight again on the NFL tight finish. “Travis, ought to we ask you an identical query?”
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Travis laughed as he revealed that his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift was going simply as easily.
“Properly, it is solely been two and a half years, and also you’re proper. “I’ve by no means had a battle, by no means,” he stated.