George Clooney had a heartwarming reunion with former ER costar Noah Wyle on the AARP Motion pictures for Grownups Awards on Saturday, January 10.
Wyle, 54, was chosen to current his longtime buddy Clooney, 64, with the Finest Actor (Motion pictures) Award for Jay Kelly on the Beverly Wilshire Lodge in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter shared footage of the previous ER castmates sharing a hug as Clooney walked on stage to choose up his award.
As he stepped as much as the microphone, Clooney made a joke in regards to the age necessities for profitable an award from the AARP. (The AARP Motion pictures for Grownups Awards are given to actors 50 years and older.)
“Effectively, thanks! Thanks to the AARP,” Clooney started. “I’ve to say, Motion pictures for Grownups simply means, you understand, outdated folks.”
He then quipped. “I noticed now that the one manner I used to be going to win something is that Timothée Chalamet is just too god-damned younger! Put that in your pipe, Mr. Timothée!”
With Chalamet, 30, positively out of the operating for AARP Motion pictures for Grownups Awards, Clooney triumphed within the Finest Actor (Motion pictures) race over Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After One other), Joel Edgerton (Prepare Desires), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) and Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine).
It was a giant night time for each former ER solid members as Wyle gained the Finest Actor (TV) Award earlier within the present for his gripping portrayal of Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on The Pitt. Wyle was nominated in opposition to Walton Goggins of The White Lotus, Stephen Graham (Adolescence), Gradual Horses star Gary Oldman and The Final of Us’ Pedro Pascal.
Clooney was chosen to current Wyle with the award. From the rostrum, he joked that AARP ought to create a “sexiest man alive” checklist for folks over 50.
“I’d nominate Noah Wyle as the primary man,” Clooney declared.
Noah Wylie and George Clooney in 1996. Vince Bucci/AFP through Getty Photos
Wyle just lately hinted at an awards season reunion with Clooney whereas he was chatting with Entry Hollywood on Wednesday, January 7, on the Los Angeles premiere of The Pitt season 2. (The second season of the medical drama launched on Thursday, January 8, on HBO Max.)
“We’re truly going to be reunited the night time earlier than [the Golden Globes] as we give one another AARP Awards,” Wyle mentioned with fun. “I feel [that] speaks extra of the take a look at of time.”
Wyle was requested the way it felt to have cast such a detailed friendship with Clooney within the years since they labored collectively on ER. (Clooney performed Dr. Doug Ross on ER from 1994 to 1999 whereas Wyle portrayed Dr. John Carter from 1994 till 2005.)
“I feel [Clooney] is numerous the place I realized my perpetual gratitude,” the Pitt star defined. “He’s by no means, ever forgotten the place he comes from and he’s by no means taken something he has without any consideration.”
Wyle went on, “Anytime you’re round [Clooney], you’ll be able to nonetheless see the passion for the work, for the storytelling, hasn’t diminished over time. Once I consider the 2 of us nonetheless doing what we like to do 30 years later, it’s like, they ain’t caught us but!”
Clooney heaped his personal reward on Wyle final summer season when he instructed Late Night time With Seth Meyers that Wyle’s present medical drama, The Pitt, is “so good.”
“I’ve to say, we’ve been actually pricey buddies since [ER] — since we did the pilot of the present,” Clooney added. “He’s simply essentially the most honorable, gifted younger man, [which] I get to say as a result of I’m an outdated man. I can’t be happier for his success on the present. The present is only a stunning present, and he does only a nice job with it.”
Wanting again on their ER years, Clooney remembered that he usually struggled to recollect the medical jargon in his dialogue, whereas Wyle “by no means had bother.”
“He all the time may do it, and I hated him for that,” Clooney teased.
The Pitt shares connective tissue with ER past Wyle’s involvement. The five-time Emmy Award-winning collection was created by R. Scott Gemmill, a former supervising producer and author on ER.
The Pitt season 2 is streaming now on HBO Max.
