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Roseanne Barr Says George Clooney Just Said No To ‘Roseanne’ Revival Guest Starring Role
The Inquisitor ^ | Victoria Miller

Posted on 04/03/2018 1:51:08 PM PDT by ethom

The Oscar-winning actor was a recurring character on the original seasons of the ABC sitcom.

Victoria Miller

Roseanne fans are looking forward to seeing some familiar guest stars from seasons past — everyone from Johnny Galecki to Sandra Bernhard will return for the ABC revival — but one recurring cast member won’t be making a guest spot on the high-rated reboot of the Roseanne Barr sitcom. According to Barr herself, veteran Roseanne cast member George Clooney will not return to reprise his role as Booker Brooks on the show.

Barr made her comments on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show, revealing that Clooney declined a possible cameo on the Roseanne reboot.

“Well, George Clooney didn’t want to come on — so that was a bummer, but he lives in Italy,” Barr said, according to People.

“ “He’s said some really silly things about me, but I still love him.”

Roseanne Barr did not elaborate on what silly things George said about her, but the actor previously dished about his co-star’s “pickup line” to him when they first met.

“I worked on her first series, and when I met her she said, ‘You’re really good looking, why don’t you take me out behind the stage and make me stink,'” Clooney said of Barr, according to People. “She was unbelievably kind to me at a time when no one was.”

Before he shot to superstardom on the medical drama ER, George Clooney played Wellman Plastics supervisor/foreman Booker Brooks on Roseanne, the boss of Roseanne Conner (Barr) and her sister, Jackie Harris (Laurie Metcalf). Clooney’s character even dated Jackie during his 11-episode run, which began in the show’s first season back in 1988. Clooney’s last Roseanne appearance was in the 1991 Halloween episode, “Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down.”

Roseanne Barr has been vocal about the fact that George Clooney was a prankster on the Roseanne set when they worked together 30 years ago. Clooney once talked Roseanne into destroying a chocolate gift that ABC bosses gave to her. And according to Entertainment Tonight, in 2014 Roseanne revealed on co-star Sara Gilbert’s CBS daytime show, The Talk, that the future A-list actor once took a picture of his crotch wearing a Groucho Marx disguise. Barr said Clooney left the X-rated photo on the set refrigerator, but the pic went missing — and she is still hoping it will turn up.

Of course, now that the Roseanne revival has already been renewed for a second season (the 11th overall for the series), there’s always the chance that George Clooney could change his tune and make a return as Booker Brooks. Longtime fans would love to know what Clooney’s character has been up to since 1991.

You can see George Clooney in an early episode of Roseanne below


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To: ethom

Traitors!!!


21 posted on 04/03/2018 2:10:58 PM PDT by t4texas (If you can't run with the big dogs . . . STAY ON THE PORCH!)
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To: ethom

George Clooney??? Is he famous for doing something???


22 posted on 04/03/2018 2:12:45 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: ethom

The ratings just went up another 5 points.................


23 posted on 04/03/2018 2:20:11 PM PDT by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: ethom

That’s a most “unique” pick-up line if true.


24 posted on 04/03/2018 2:21:13 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Steven Tyler

Yeah, he’s famous for being a jerk...............


25 posted on 04/03/2018 2:21:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: ethom

He’s holding out for the Facts of Life reunion.


26 posted on 04/03/2018 2:24:28 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: ethom

Ratings for the premiere episode have now been updated to 25 million....

with a massive 7.3 rating among adults 18 to 49.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/roseanne-ratings-climb-hit-25-million-viewers-time-shifting-record-1098904


27 posted on 04/03/2018 2:24:34 PM PDT by Conserv (H)
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To: conservative98
"He's holding out for the Facts of Life reunion." LMAO. Clooney and the character Jo(Nancy McKeon) just about had the same hair style.
28 posted on 04/03/2018 2:29:52 PM PDT by Conserv (H)
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To: Conserv

where is tootsie! that show was hilarious...Charlotte Rae was great


29 posted on 04/03/2018 2:31:28 PM PDT by ethom
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To: Conserv

Jo was my favorite on that silly show


30 posted on 04/03/2018 2:46:53 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: petitfour

Aren’t they grooming him to run for POTUS?


Clooney never even graduated from high school which is why he and other actors like Depp have no idea who people like John Wilkes Booth are, or what the Constitution stands for or a Republic is.


31 posted on 04/03/2018 2:51:27 PM PDT by sumuam
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To: ethom

Minor character....no loss


32 posted on 04/03/2018 2:51:45 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: t4texas

Yes, he bought a villa in Italy.
Put it on the market and moved back to the states.
I wonder if it was all the diversity that gave him a bout of homesickness?


33 posted on 04/03/2018 2:52:10 PM PDT by oldvirginian ("The people built this country. And it is the people who are making America great again.” D TRUMP)
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To: ethom

Clooney is the epitome of ‘overrated’.

His saying no just guaranteed her viewership will increase.


34 posted on 04/03/2018 3:04:16 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: ethom

Isn’t he married to a muslim? That’s a clue.


35 posted on 04/03/2018 3:06:25 PM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: ethom

I used to watch when I was younger. Wasn’t he Jackie’s abusive boyfriend?


36 posted on 04/03/2018 3:09:43 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: EdnaMode

From what I remember, he was abducted by aliens lol..


37 posted on 04/03/2018 3:10:39 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: ethom

good, his career on the downslide


38 posted on 04/03/2018 3:11:14 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Build Kate's Wall)
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To: EdnaMode
Aliens

It starts at 6:31
39 posted on 04/03/2018 3:23:32 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: ethom

Well, that’s good news. Anytime he turns down a chance to be on anything is good news.


40 posted on 04/03/2018 3:27:37 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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