Actor George Clooney has joked about having to banish his famous silver fox image for a new Broadway role, saying, "My wife says it's a bad look on you."
Clooney is currently starring as journalist Edward R Murrow in a theatre production of Good Night and Good Luck, a new stage adaptation of his 2005 movie of the same name about the conflict between Murrow and anti-communist U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.
Earlier this week, the actor spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper about the role and his views on what the Democratic Party need to do to combat the current Trump administration.
However, the main focus of attention for viewers appeared to be Clooney’s’ jet black hair, with many commenting on the transformation.
Speaking to Tapper, the actor said, "It’s horrible. The only good news is that I can walk in the streets of New York and nobody recognises me. It’s the craziest thing.
"I’ve had this hair going for a bit and I hate it. My wife hates it. She says, `it’s not a good luck on you’."
In his CNN interview, Clooney said there should have been a primary election last summer after then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
He also spoke about the relevance of Good Night and Good Luck in today’s febrile political US political climate.
Clooney stressed Murrow’s commitment to the truth and journalism’s role in preserving and defending democracy.
"It doesn’t matter what political bend you are on - when you hear things like, you know, 'We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and a conviction depends on evidence and due process of law, and we will not walk in fear of one another," he said.
"We won’t be driven by fear into an age of unreason,’ I think those are extraordinarily powerful words for who we are at our best."
