George Clooney has made a revelation that’s breaking hearts across Hollywood declaring that his days as a romantic leading man are over, according to a people.com report. The 63-year-old actor, once dubbed the “Sexiest Man Alive,” spilled the tea during a 60 Minutes interview on March 23, while promoting his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck.
“I’m not doing romantic films anymore,” Clooney quipped to correspondent Jon Wertheim. “That’s not my job. I’m not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men.” Cue the collective sigh from fans who swooned over him in classics like One Fine Day (1996) and Ticket to Paradise (2022).
Clooney’s career pivot comes as he steps into the spotlight of the Great White Way with the stage adaptation of his 2005 film, which he co-wrote with Grant Heslov. The play, recounting CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow’s takedown of Senator Joseph McCarthy, kicked off previews on March 12 and officially opens April 3. Swapping his on-screen role as producer Fred Friendly for Murrow’s shoes—originally portrayed by Oscar-nominee David Strathairn—Clooney is embracing a new challenge.
“There isn’t a single actor alive that wouldn’t have loved to have been on Broadway,” he admitted, flashing that signature charm.
The two-time Oscar winner reflected on his rom-com past with a shrug, acknowledging that while he’s flexed his dramatic chops, the heartthrob era feels like a distant memory.
“It was a big time for me,” he said of his early 2000s heyday, “but things are different now.” Even his wife, Amal Clooney—who reportedly adores One Fine Day—won’t see him gazing longingly from the stage.
“I’m putting her in the very, very, very back,” he joked about her seating arrangement.
Clooney’s Broadway baptism hasn’t come without introspection. When asked if he wished he’d tackled the stage earlier, he mused, “I don’t know that I could’ve. I didn’t do the work required to get there.”
Now, alongside co-stars like Glenn Fleshler and Ilana Glazer, he’s savouring the thrill.
“It’s trickier the older you get,” he added, “but why not?”
Tickets for Good Night, and Good Luck are up for grabs at goodnightgoodluckbroadway.com. For Clooney, this isn’t just a new chapter—it’s a whole new script.
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