When George Clooney first began acting, he lived in an apartment with his friend's grandmother. Clooney used his first acting paycheque to buy a TV for the grandmother.

"I bought her a TV with a remote because she would always have to get up and go and change the channel. So with my first check, I bought her a TV", he told POPSUGAR in a 2022 interview.

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