George Clooney joked that his kids “like me still” during the premiere of his new film Jay Kelly at New York Film Festival.He welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in 2017 with his wife Amal.Clooney rarely makes reference to his private life and has never shared photos of his children with the public.
George Clooney is celebrating the release of Jay Kelly by explaining all of the ways in which he and his character are not alike. Stepping out at the film’s premiere during New York Film Festival, the Hollywood veteran explained that while he and Kelly are both actors, the similarities are purely superficial: “We have the same hair and we’re the same height.”
Clooney went on, “He surrounded himself with people that he paid, and I’ve been very lucky to not have to do that. I’ve been very lucky to have great family and great friends, and my kids actually like me still,” he joked before adding, “They’re young.”
George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of ‘Jay Kelly’ at New York Film Festival.
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Clooney attended the premiere alongside his wife Amal. The longtime couple have two children, twins Alexander and Ella, who were born in 2017. Clooney’s comment was a rare reference to his personal life, as both husband and wife have kept their kids away from the spotlight.
“I have a goal of trying to protect, I don’t want pictures of my kids,” the Ticket to Paradise actor once told Brad Pitt in an interview with GQ. “We deal in very serious subject matters, with very serious bad guys, and we don’t want to have photos of our kids out there.”
George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of ‘Jay Kelly’ at Venice International Film Festival.
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George and Amal Clooney at Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
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That said, Clooney has mentioned his kids from time to time over the years. In a 2021 interview with People, he shared that the twins had taken an interest in comedy—at their dad’s expense.
“They’re funny, and they pull pranks on me,” Clooney told the publication. “I just look at them thinking, I couldn’t be happier and I couldn’t be more surprised at how happy I am.”