{"id":327676,"date":"2025-12-05T19:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/327676\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:51:17","slug":"george-clooney-admits-to-impersonating-bill-clinton-in-elaborate-pranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/327676\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney admits to impersonating Bill Clinton in elaborate pranks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/george-clooney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">George Clooney<\/a> is doubling down on his reputation as one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest pranksters, revealing that one of his past tricks involved impersonating former President Bill Clinton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">During an appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlNa5J3Paz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;New Heights&#8221;<\/a> podcast, the Oscar-winning actor, 64, shared that one prank involved using fake presidential stationery.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation began with Jason pressing him on a long-circulating rumor that he once wrote fake Clinton letters to A-list actors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/george-clooney-claims-hes-never-argument-wife-10-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GEORGE CLOONEY CLAIMS HE&#8217;S NEVER HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH WIFE OF 11 YEARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/george-clooney-bill-clinton.jpg\" alt=\"Split photo of George Clooney at an event in London; former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaking onstage at the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Clooney revealed that one of his past tricks involved impersonating former President Bill Clinton. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, no \u2014 Jimmy Kimmel gave me a stack of stationery with a presidential seal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bill Clinton&#8217;s<\/a> name on it,&#8221; Clooney explained. &#8220;And I would send notes to all these actors from Bill Clinton, I&#8217;d sign it \u2014 and I&#8217;d find a movie that wasn&#8217;t a great film, and I&#8217;d write, \u2018I loved you in this film.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Clooney, it wasn\u2019t just a one-time prank.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d write these notes, and I&#8217;d send them. I sent [them] to, like, 30 different actors. I guarantee you some of them are framed in some of their homes \u2014 guaranteed,&#8221; he added, prompting roaring laughter from both Kelce brothers. Clooney admitted he pulls these kinds of stunts &#8220;a lot,&#8221; and the Clinton prank was only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The actor revealed Kimmel once supplied him with another set of fake stationery designed to look like it belonged to his &#8220;Ocean\u2019s Eleven&#8221; co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/brad-pitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brad Pitt<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clooney recalled being sent a bulky book of dialect CDs \u2014 with accents ranging from Irish to French \u2014 and realized it was the perfect setup for another Hollywood hoax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/george-clooney-makes-dramatic-return-signature-silver-fox-status-2025-tony-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GEORGE CLOONEY MAKES DRAMATIC RETURN TO HIS SIGNATURE SILVER FOX STATUS AT 2025 TONY AWARDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/george-clooney-brad-pitt.png\" alt=\"A split of George Clooney on stage and Brad Pitt in Thelma &amp; Louise\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Clooney previously played a prank involving Brad Pitt. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>This time around, he pranked Meryl Streep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Somebody sent me this book of dialects on CDs, where you could do an Irish accent, or you could do a French accent,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There&#8217;s a guy who teaches [accents]. And I had this big book. I don&#8217;t know why I had it, somebody sent it to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clooney then started to craft a prank involving Pitt and Streep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meryl-streep.jpg\" alt=\"Meryl Streep at a special screening for &quot;Sophie's Choice.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>For years, Streep wondered why Pitt would send her such a bizarre gift, according to Clooney. (Kristina Bumphrey\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And so I take a note with Brad Pitt&#8217;s [signature] and I send it to Meryl Streep. And I go, \u2018Dear Meryl, from Brad \u2014 this guy helped me in my accent in the movie \u2018Troy,\u2019 and I thought maybe you could use it,\u2019&#8221; Clooney revealed. &#8220;And I sent her this book of accents from Brad Pitt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For years, Streep silently wondered why Pitt would send her such a bizarre gift \u2014 until Clooney finally came clean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like, four years later, I see her and I tell this story, and she&#8217;s like, \u2018Oh my God, I was wondering why the f&#8212; he&#8217;s sending me [this book],\u2019&#8221; he said, cracking up. &#8220;It&#8217;s so awful. We&#8217;ve done a lot of terrible things to each other. He&#8217;s done terrible things to me, man, so it all comes out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after Chiefs Super Bowl win\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Travis Kelce revealed during the podcast that his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift has been smooth, with no arguments. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the same episode of the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; podcast, Clooney opened up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">his marriage to Amal Clooney<\/a> \u2014 and claimed that in over a decade together, they\u2019ve never had an argument. Clooney referenced his drama-free marriage, prompting Travis to jump in with a question about their long-term relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/couples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">you and your wife<\/a> haven\u2019t gotten in a fight in 10 years. Are you lying?&#8221; Travis asked with a smile. &#8220;No, I\u2019m not lying,&#8221; Clooney replied playfully, before turning the spotlight back to the NFL tight end. &#8220;Travis, shall we ask you the same question?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Travis laughed as he revealed that his relationship with pop star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Taylor Swift<\/a> has been just as smooth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, it\u2019s only been two and a half years, and you\u2019re right. I haven\u2019t gotten into an argument \u2014 never once,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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