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George Clooney is all set and ready with his next big feature film titled ‘Jay Kelly.’ While talking about starring in the film as a washed-up actor, Clooney delved into the early days of Hollywood as an actor and how it was for him to meet and interact with some of the biggest legends in the industry, which included names like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, to name a few. Not only that, but the star even talked about the time he used to do odd jobs as well to get by, which included being a driver.George Clooney gets candid about early Hollywood daysWhile talking with People recently, the actor delved into his early days as an actor in the Hollywood industry and how he got the chance to work with some of the biggest names as well. The star revealed that he used to do odd jobs as well, specifically for his aunt, the renowned singer
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. He shared that he used to drive her around, as well as other well-known popular celebrities, which gave him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet some of the big names in showbiz. The ‘Ocean’s 11’ star shared that, “I hadn't known her (his aunt) much when I was young because I lived in Kentucky. She was the Hollywood aunt. So I came out to make a living, and I was her driver. And I got to drive [her] and Tony Bennett and all of these really wonderful singers around for a year.”He further shared that this resulted in him gaining a lot of lessons in “success and failure” early on in the industry. George Clooney recalls when he got yelled at by Frank SinatraHe also ended up sharing that he once got yelled at by Sinatra over his protest about press freedom. While sharing that he wears the incident pridefully and talks about it all the time, he revealed that, “I remember he was mad at me once because I led this boycott about [...] some press freedoms, and he called me because people thought he was sick and helicopters were flying over his [home], and he called me going, ‘It's not working what you're doing!’”


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