George Clooney, the silver fox of Hollywood, surprised everyone at the 2025 Tony Awards with a dramatic change in his appearance. For months, he’d been sporting a dark, moody hairstyle for his role as Edward R. Murrow in the Broadway adaptation of *Good Night, and Good Luck*. But the night of the Tonys saw the return of his classic, shorter look.
Clooney revealed the secret to his transformation in an exclusive interview with E! News. He joked that removing the black dye required a rather drastic measure: “I had to cut it all out with a weed whacker to get it all,” he teased, adding, “That black hair dye, I had to cut it out. You can’t color that.” The new look complemented his classic black tuxedo perfectly, a sharp contrast to wife Amal Clooney’s stunning beaded white gown. The couple looked effortlessly chic as they graced the Radio City Music Hall red carpet.
The change wasn’t just for aesthetics; it was a practical necessity. Clooney had hinted at a potential shaved head before the Tonys, explaining on *Late Night with Seth Meyers* that the transformation would be complete by the time the awards show rolled around. He wasn’t alone in his feelings about the darker hair; his wife Amal, apparently, also wasn’t a fan of the darker look, finding the change humorous. George himself admitted on *CBS Mornings* that, “Honestly, nothing makes you look older than being 63 and dyeing your hair.” But the 64-year-old actor clearly felt the experience of bringing the Tony-nominated play to life was worth it.
Clooney’s Broadway return, after nearly four decades, was a major event. He and Grant Heslov, his collaborator on the film adaptation, even took the extraordinary step of recording a live broadcast of the production on CNN. Clooney expressed his enthusiasm for the project, emphasizing the importance of making Broadway accessible to a wider audience through such a broadcast.
The 2025 Tony Awards were filled with other stars making appearances, including Cynthia Erivo, Cole Escola, Bryan Cranston, Kristin Chenoweth, Amal and George Clooney, Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sadie Sink, Gayle King, Michelle Williams, Zoey Deutch, Lea Michele, Brooke Shields, Christian Siriano, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Dae Kim, Tom Felton, Leslie Odom Jr., Renee Elise Goldsberry, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Holly Pierson, Haley Kalil, and Marg Horwell. It was a night of celebration, talent, and of course, memorable hair transformations.
