George Clooney has long had a reputation for being a joker on the set of his films, seemingly transitioning into his parenting style.
The 59-year-old actor did a virtual interview for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday, where he promoted his new Netflix movie The Midnight Sky.
With Christmas on the doorstep, Clooney revealed the little prank he played on his kids, trying to make them behave over Christmas.
Reputation: George Clooney has long had a reputation for being a prankster on the set of his films, seemingly transitioning into his parenting style
Prank: With Christmas just around the corner, Clooney revealed the little prank he played on his kids, trying to get them to behave over Christmas
Clooney did the interview from his home in London, and joked that while trying to keep his kids from fully assimilating as Britons, he joked that his kids, three-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, wanted to leave out milk and mince pie for Santa. , instead of milk and cookies.
He also revealed that he had ‘figured out a way’ to keep his children, whom he shares with wife Amal Clooney, in line during the hectic holiday season.
“ At age three, you just try to keep your kids in line in general, so I’ve figured out a way to make them behave during this time, ” Clooney said.
George from London: Clooney did the interview from his home in London, joking that he was trying to prevent his children from fully assimilating themselves as British, joking that his children, three-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, wanted to leave out milk and make mincemeat pie for Santa Claus, instead of milk and cookies
George and his wife: he also revealed he had ‘figured out a way’ to keep his children, whom he shares with wife Amal Clooney, in line during the hectic holiday season
“When they sleep in the morning – they sleep in the same bedroom – they start making noises and you hear them touching, and I’m out the door saying” Oh hi Santa! ” and then you hear Santa is here and he says “Ho ho ho”, “Clooney said in his best merry St. Nick impression.
‘And I say,’ What are you doing here, Santa? ‘and he says,’ Oh, I’m just making sure the kids are good kids. ‘ ”
“And you can hear them say,” We’re Santa! We are! “Then he leaves and they come out and they are incredibly well behaved,” he added.
Santa: ‘When they sleep in the morning – they sleep in the same bedroom – they start making noises and you hear them coming together, and I’m out the door and I’m going’ Oh hi Santa! and then you hear Santa is here and he’s like “Ho ho ho”, said Clooney with his best merry St. Nick impression
Make sure: “And I say,” What are you doing here, Santa? ” and he says, “Oh, I just make sure the kids are good kids”
While the trick worked wonders during the holidays, he’s already trying to figure out how to adapt it to Easter.
“I’m worried about the Easter Bunny because I’m not sure what he sounds like,” Clooney joked.
Clooney added that he was in London because there would be a ‘drive-in premiere’ of his movie The Midnight Sky.
Adjust: While the trick worked wonders over the holidays, he’s already trying to figure out how to adjust it for Easter
“I landed and they came out and said, we just got to level 3, you have to quarantine in your house for two weeks,” Clooney added.
He added that his wife Amal is in quarantine with him, “and that makes it all right,” along with his kids there.
Clooney stars in and directs The Midnight Sky, his seventh feature film as a director, which debuts on Netflix on December 23.
Quarantine: ‘I landed and they came out and said we just got to level 3, you have to quarantine in your house for two weeks,’ added Clooney