George Clooney reunites with ex-ER costar Noah Wyle at awards show

George Clooney had an emotional reunion with the former IS to cost Noah Wyle at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday, January 10.

Wyle, 54, was chosen to present his friend Clooney, 64, with the award for Best Actor (Movies) for Jay Kelly at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter shared footage of the previous one IS castmates sharing a hug as Clooney took the stage to collect his award.

When he stepped up to the microphone, Clooney joked about the age requirements to win an AARP award. (The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards are given to actors 50 and older.)

“Well, thank you! Thank you to AARP,” Clooney began. “I have to say that Adult Movies just means, you know, grown-ups.”

Then he joked. “Now I realized that the only way to win anything is like this Timothée Chalamet he’s too young! Put it in your pipe, Mr. Timothée!

With Chalamet, 30, definitely out of contention for the AARP Movies for Grownups awards, Clooney triumphed in the Best Actor (Motion Picture) race. Leonardo DiCaprio (One battle after another), Joel Edgerton (Dream Train), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) i Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine).

It was a great night for the two exes IS cast members such as Wyle won Best Actor (TV) earlier in the show for his passionate portrayal of Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in The Pitt. Wyle was nominated against Walton Goggins of The White Lotus, Stephen Graham (Adolescence), slow horses star Gary Oldman i The last of us‘ Peter Pascal.

Clooney was chosen to present the award to Wyle. From the podium, he joked that AARP should create a “Sexiest Man Alive” list for people over 50.

“I would nominate Noah Wyle as the first man,” Clooney declared.

Wyle recently hinted at an awards season reunion with Clooney while speaking with him Access Hollywood on Wednesday, January 7, at the Los Angeles premiere of The Pitt season 2. (El second season of the medical drama released Thursday, January 8 on HBO Max.)

“We’ll meet again the night before (the Golden Globes) while we’re giving each other the AARP awards,” Wyle said with a laugh. “I think (that) speaks more to the test of time.”

Wyle was asked how it felt to have forged such a close friendship with Clooney over the years since they worked together on IS. (Clooney played Dr. Doug Ross IS from 1994 to 1999, while Wyle played Dr. John Carter from 1994 to 2005.)

“I think (Clooney) is a lot of where I learned my eternal gratitude,” the Pitt star explained. “He’s never, ever forgotten where he came from and he’s never taken anything he has for granted.”

Wyle continued: “Whenever you’re around (Clooney), you can still see that enthusiasm for the work, for the storytelling, hasn’t diminished over the years. When I think about the two of us still doing what we love to do 30 years later, it’s like we still haven’t caught up!”

Clooney he heaped his own praise on Wyle last summer when he said it Late Night with Seth Meyers that Wyle current medical drama, The Pittit’s “so good”.

“I must say that we have been very dear friends since (IS) — since we did the pilot for the show,” Clooney added. “He’s the most honorable and talented young man, (which) I can say because I’m an older man. I couldn’t be happier for his success on the show. The show is just a beautiful show, and he does a great job with it.”

Looking back at theirs IS years, Clooney recalled that he often struggled to remember medical jargon in his dialogue, while Wyle “never had a problem.”

“He could always do it, and I hated him for it,” Clooney teased.

The Wellt shares connective tissue with IS beyond Wyle’s involvement. The five-time Emmy Award-winning series was created by R. Scott Gemmilla former ER supervising producer and writer.

The Pitt Season 2 is streaming now on HBO Max.