George Clooney on His Twins Following His Acting Footsteps: 'They Can Do Whatever They Want'

Mar. 15, 2025

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George Clooneyis perfectly fine with his kids following his lead.

The Academy Award winner, 61, winner spoke withEntertainment Tonightat the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet this week, to discuss the Los Angeles magnet school he founded. During the conversation, he was asked about the potential of his own twins, Alexander and Ella, 5, getting into acting in the future.

“They can do whatever they want,” Clooney said. “My guess is that they’re a little smarter than me, so, they’ll probably do something — they already speak three languages, so, I’m still working on English.”

Amal and George Clooney.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty

Clooney shares the twins with wifeAmal Clooney, 44, and while he won’t be a full-time teacher at the school, he intends to visit Roybal and extend a hand to students.

The school, which aims to give kids from underrepresented backgrounds a chance to break into the industry, is housed within the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center and featuresDon Cheadleand Mindy Kaling on its advisory board, perET.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m gonna come in,” Clooney said. “And listen, this is below-the-line guys, right? So, I’m not really gonna come in and talk about directing or acting, but I can come in and sit down with the kids when they’re editing and stuff like that, so, something like that.”

The actor, who is set to appear inTicket to Paradisenext month withJulia Roberts,has previously opened upabout his twins being bilingual, tellingE! News’Daily Popat the 2021 Los Angeles premiere ofThe Tender Barthat not only can they swim, but they can certainly out-talk their mom and dad as they speak Italian.

“They speak fluent Italian, but Amal and I do not,” George said. “That’s a flaw in our logic, right there.”

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“Yeah. I told my wife, ‘It took 80 takes,’ " Clooney said. “She was like, ‘What the hell?’ "

“It took 79 takes of us laughing and then the one take of us kissing,” Roberts added. Clooney responded, “Well, we had to get it right.”

Ticket to Paradise, also featuringBillie Lourd, Kaitlyn Dever and Maxime Bouttier, hits theaters on Oct. 21.

source: people.com