The concept of “movie stars” is currently far removed from past connotations, but there are still certain celebrities for whom it still applies. George Clooney fits squarely into that group. The Oscar-winner may have broken into the mainstream on network TV with ER, but has spent much of the past 30 years appearing in myriad big-screen features like the 2025 Netflix release Jay Kelly, and all without ever falling pretty to Hollywood stereotyping.
