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Clooney Stars in Latest Viral Video Hit

Actor is not always serious in Darfur

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 18, 2009 10:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Clips of George Clooney getting silly in Darfur have become the latest viral video craze. During a recent trip with NBC’s Dateline, the UN messenger of peace gave a video tour of his room. “That’s the water bucket that you use to flush the toilet,” he says. “Nice.”

He goes on: “I pay people to cut my hair. I pay them a lot of money. You’d think it would last longer than just a short trip to Chad. I’m sounding like Andy Rooney,” he notes—and launches into a mean impression.

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George Clooney talks with a delegate from Darfur's civil society during a meeting in Sudan last year. (AP Photo)

Actor and United Nations Messenger of Peace George Clooney listens to a question from the media about his recent trip to Darfur, Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo)

In this Feb. 24, 2008 picture, George Clooney arrives for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)

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Clooney Stars in Latest Viral Video Hit