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- George Clooney is recalling what it was prefer to movie the pilot episode of ER
- Clooney starred on the medical drama as hunky Dr. Doug Ross
- He left the present in 1999 on the finish of season 5, however returned for cameos in season 6 and for the sequence finale
George Clooney is remembering the function that made him well-known.
Clooney’s function because the hunky Dr. Doug Ross within the medical drama catapulted him to stardom — and solidified his Hollywood heartthrob standing. He would go on to launch a prolific movie profession.
Talking on the Friday, Dec. 5 episode of Stay With Kelly & Mark, the 64-year-old actor stated he remembered taking pictures the present’s pilot episode.
“It was a two-hour pilot,” Clooney stated. “And I obtained to know all of the individuals who ended up changing into very pricey mates — Tony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Noah Wyle … all of us turned a household.”
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He continued: “After which the present aired and on the time there have been two hospital exhibits approaching Thursday evening, on the similar time. And one in every of them was Chicago Hope and one in every of them was ER. And Chicago Hope was imagined to kill us and we form of doubled them, and in a single day, there was that second you understand … ‘I’ve obtained a job for a 12 months. It is like, a miracle. I’ve obtained a job for a 12 months.’ After which, it labored out.”
ER debuted on NBC in 1994 and ran for 15 seasons, earlier than ending in 2009. The groundbreaking medical drama, created by Michael Crichton, additionally starred Sherry Stringfield, Eriq La Salle and Noah Wyle.
Clooney left the present in 1999 on the finish of season 5, however returned for cameos in season 6 and for the sequence finale.
Within the years since, he has remained in contact along with his former castmates.
In April, Clooney had a mini-ER reunion when he was photographed with Marguiles, Edwards and Wyle — a.ok.a. Dr. Doug Ross, nurse Carol Hathaway, Dr. Mark Greene and Dr. John Carter — whereas the group celebrated the April opening evening of Good Night time, and Good Luck, the stage adaptation of the hit 2005 film, through which Clooney starred.
And in October, Marguiles advised ipromiseyoumedia that she had reached out to her former costar to provide him “lots of kudos” for his resolution to do Broadway.
“I simply emailed him and stated, ‘I’m so happy with you. You don’t have to do that,’ ” she recalled.
Marguiles has additionally stated the 2 nonetheless signal their private emails to one another ‘Love, Carol’ or ‘Doug.’ ”
