George Clooney could finally take home the Emmy that has eluded him for 14 years. He came to fame on TV's "ER" in 1994 but lost the lead actor race for each of the first two seasons of the hit medical drama. Now the show is signing off at the end of this, its 15th season, and according to TV Guide, plans are afoot to lure Oscar winner George Clooney and other original castmates back to Cook County for one more shift. Show runner/executive producer David Zabel says he's optimistic that they might be able to get them all. "We have a really good story line for every [major] character from the past to show [the actors] what we want to do."

And given the show's success rate at getting Emmy nominations for guest stars, Clooney and company would do well to consider making an appearance. Over the first 14 seasons, 13 actors, including this year's nominee Stanley Tucci, have competed as guest stars on the show. Ray Liotta was the only winner among the group for his stunning 2005 portrayal of the last hours of the life of an alcoholic. Among the seven actresses to compete for their guest shots, only Sally Field won in 2001 for the first of her two nods as the bipolar mother of Maura Tierney.

Already in the can is a Nov. 13 appearance by Anthony Edwards, who went 0 for 4 in the lead actor race (1995-98). Although his character, Mark Greene, was killed off after eight seasons, he will appear in a flashback with new series regular Oscar nominee Angela Bassett. Also appearing in that flashback will be two-time supporting actress nominee Laura Innes as the feisty Kerry Weaver. And Noah Wyle is slated to return for the final four episodes as an older but wiser John Carter. Wyle, who rose up the ranks as the other original cast members left, was featured in eleven seasons and had five consecutive unsuccessful supporting actor nods (1995-99).

While the show has racked up a record 122 nominations to date, the only regular cast member to win an Emmy so far is Julianna Margulies, who picked up the supporting actress trophy for the first season (1995) and was nominated for each of her following five years on the medical drama. Though she moved up to lead actress in the third season, she never won any of her four bids in that category. When Margulies left the show after six seasons, her character and Clooney's were reunited in a surprise that left fans wanting more.

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