The ‘Emily in Paris’ star tells PEOPLE that on the set of the 2022 rom-com, George Clooney and Julia Roberts “took me under their wings”

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George Clooney and Julia Roberts are dream costars, according to Ticket to Paradise scene stealer Lucas Bravo.

“Honestly, I fell in love with these people,” the French actor, 36, says during a PEOPLE in 10 interview with Senior Movies News Editor Nigel Smith in New York City.

“I don’t know what I did to deserve such guidance and protection from them,” Bravo adds of Clooney, 63, and Roberts, 56, who led the 2022 romantic comedy hit. “But they really took me under their wings.”

Lucas Bravo attends the Premiere of Netflix's "Emily In Paris" Season 4 Part 1 at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on August 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (

Clooney was so generous, in fact, he invited Bravo into his home — where a very special guest happened to be at the same time.

“He invited me to his summer house last summer and Brad Pitt was there,” recalls Bravo. He adds that it was his “first time meeting the Pitt. Sexy man.”

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Lucas Bravo in ‘Freedom’.Amazon

Freedom, directed and co-written by Mélanie Laurent, is based on the life of Sulaki, who in 1980s France became a jewelry store heist mastermind famous for his lack of violence when stealing. “I’m hungry for more challenging roles,” he tells PEOPLE, “and this is actually the first time I stepped out of set feeling proud of my work.”

Freedom will premiere on Prime Video Nov. 1. Season 4 of Emily in Paris is now streaming on Netflix, which has renewed the series for a fifth outing.