A mysterious prankster identified only as "Reverend Ted" (Brad Pitt? Steven Soderbergh? U.N. envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk?) took out this full-page ad in Variety today, reminding everyone in the industry that before George Clooney was a two-time Sexiest Man Alive title holder, he was just another mullet-rocking Facts of Life semi-regular (or is this photo from the Roseanne era? the mullet/Ton Sur Ton shirt combo is hard to place that precisely) without the clout to politely ask his wardrobe stylist to "not go so heavy with the Rick Springfield look."

• George Clooney Featured On 'People' Cover, Proud To Say He Is A Content Sexiest Man Alive [Defamer]

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