i'm going to judge you anyway, so go on
OK. Here goes.
Last weekend, I watched a film. And the whole way through, I was trying to work out who it was that was playing the leading character. I recognised the voice, but I didn't recognise the face. And it was really annoying me. And when we got to the credits and I found out who it was, I near died with embarrassment.
It was George Clooney.
Well, in my defence, I had never seen George Clooney with facial hair before. And just having a moustache (as he did in this film) can really change how somebody looks. Just take Eric Knowles. When he took over presenting "Bargain Hunt" a couple of years ago, I knew he was an expert on the "Antiques Roadshow". But, it was only when he showed us an old photo of himself last week that I realised that he was actually the guy with the moustache!
Eric Knowles 2020 (no moustache)
Eric Knowles 1997 (with moustache)
Getting back to George, all the things I have watched in recent years that he has been in have been cartoons. Which is why I recognised his voice. Looking through his filmography, the last time I watched a live action film that he was in was around 15 years ago. (Although I saw the "Spy Kids" films in the cinéma when they were released, the last time I watched him was when his earlier film "Three Kings" was on TV a few years later). So, he was not only clean shaven the last time I saw him, but he was a lot younger.
George Clooney 1999 ("Three Kings", no moustache)
George Clooney 2003 ("Spy Kids 3D: Game Over", no moustache)
George Clooney 2014 ("The Monuments Men", with moustache)
Incidentally, the film I am talking about that I watched last week was "The Monuments Men" (2014). And it was great!
Oh, and before you start despairing, I am not a complete lost cause, as I knew Hugh Bonneville and John Goodman as soon as I saw them. But for the rest of the cast, nope.
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