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Is George the nicest celebrity ever? It has emerged that the popular American actor once gifted 14 of his closest friends $1,3million each to thank them for helping him make it in Hollywood.

His close pal Rande Gerber — who is married to supermodel Cindy Crawford — recalled the highly generous moment on the US show Headliners which saw the silver-haired fox invite everyone to his pad and surprise them with a suitcase full of money each.

With humble beginnings in Kentucky, George proved to be more than grateful for the people who saw, and helped him, rise through the ranks on his journey to stardom.

His role as Dr Doug Ross on ER finally catapulted him to fame in 1994 and he soon became Hollywood’s most famous leading man — no doubt, giving him financial stability.

Businessman and former model Rande, 55, detailed the moment Clooney finally thanked those nearest and dearest with a lavish gift.

“There’s a group of guys that we call ‘The Boys’. George had called me and ‘The Boys’ and said: ‘Hey, mark September 27, 2013 on your calendar.

Everyone’s going to come to my house for dinner.”

“George begins to say, ‘Listen, I want you guys to know how much you’ve meant to me and how much you mean to me in my life. I came to Los Angeles, I slept on your couch. I’m so fortunate in my life to have all of you and I couldn’t be where I am today without all of you.

“So it was really important to me that while we’re still all here together, that I give back. So I want you all to open your suitcases,”’ Rande teased the story which happened four years ago.

Rande then detailed their surprise at what was in their suitcases: “Every one of us — 14 of us — got a million dollars. Every single one of us. We’re in shock. Like, what is this?

“He goes, ‘I know we’ve all been through some hard times, some of you are still going through it. You don’t have to worry about your kids, you don’t have to worry about, you know, school, you don’t have to worry about paying your mortgage’”, Rande recalled his heartfelt speech.

“One was working at a bar in Texas at the airport, trying just to support his family. Rides a bicycle to work every day. I mean these are guys that took care of George and now he’s giving it all back. And George said, ‘Not only that, I have paid everyone’s taxes so this million dollars is yours.”’

Rande, who is dad to rising models Kaia, 16, and Presley, 18, admitted that he initially refused the money — but was met with blackmail in return.

Further cementing George’s generosity, Rande explained: “I pulled him aside and said, ‘I absolutely am not taking this million dollars.”

“Immediately George goes, ‘I’m just going to make one announcement. If Rande doesn’t take the million dollars, nobody gets it.’ … This is who George is!”

Speaking about how things came full circle, George’s buddy noted: “That was September 27, 2013. Now September 27, 2014, he marries Amal. Now that’s good karma right there.”

George’s kindhearted nature also came to light by Page Six who revealed that the actor and wife Amal handed out personalised headphones to fellow passengers on a flight to apologise for any potential noise caused by their six-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander.

A note “apologising ahead of time” — and featured George’s Casamigos Tequila logo — was also included.

This comes after George opened up about being hands-on parents alongside Amal, even though it can be a “total train wreck” when he changes the babies’ diapers.

The Ocean’s Eleven star spoke with Sunday Life earlier this month about his responsibilities as a parent and getting his “hands dirty” after it was reported the couple does not have a full-time nanny.

“It’s my job. What’s the point of being a parent if you don’t get your hands dirty? That’s what it’s all about,” he said.

He expressed his amazement at how Ella and Alexander have already formed their personalities in five short months.

“He’s this little thug, this out-there personality, and she’s very sweet-natured and dainty” —DailyMail