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George Clooney

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George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney spent most of his youth in Ohio and Kentucky, and graduated from Augusta High School. He was very active in sports such as basketball and baseball, and tried out for the Cincinnati Reds, but was not offered a contract.

After his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small role in a feature film, Clooney began to pursue acting. His first major role was on the sitcom E/R (1984) as Ace. More roles soon followed, including George Burnett, the handsome handyman on The Facts of Life (1979); Booker Brooks, a supervisor on Roseanne (1988); and Detective James Falconer on Sisters (1991). Clooney had his breakthrough when he was cast as Dr. Doug Ross on the award-winning drama series ER (1994), opposite Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies.

While filming "ER" (1994), Clooney starred in a number of high profile film roles, such as Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and One Fine Day (1996), opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1997, Clooney took on the role of Batman in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin (1997). The film was a moderate success in the box office, but was slammed by critics, notably for the nipple-laden Batsuit. Clooney went on to star in Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998), Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998), and David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999).

In 1999, Clooney left "ER" (1994) (though he would return for the season finale) and appeared in a number of films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Perfect Storm (2000) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). Collaborating once again with Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Eleven (2001) received critical acclaim, earned more than $450 million at the box office, and spawned two sequels: Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

In 2002, Clooney made his directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), an adaptation of TV producer Chuck Barris' autobiography. This was the first film under the banner of Section Eight Productions, a production company he founded with Steven Soderbergh. The company also produced many acclaimed films, including Far from Heaven (2002), Syriana (2005), A Scanner Darkly (2006) and Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005). Clooney won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana (2005), and was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005).

In 2006, Section Eight Productions was shut down so that Soderbergh could concentrate on directing, and Clooney founded a new production company, Smokehouse Productions, with his friend and longtime business partner, Grant Heslov.

Clooney went on to produce and star in Michael Clayton (2007) (which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor), directed and starred in Leatherheads (2008), and took leading roles in Burn After Reading (2008), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). Clooney received critical acclaim for his performance in Up in the Air (2009) and was nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award. He didn't win that year, but took home both Best Actor awards (as well as countless nominations) for his role as a father who finds out his wife was unfaithful as she lays in a coma in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (2011). Through his career, Clooney has been heralded for his political activism and humanitarian work. He has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008, has been an advocate for the Darfur conflict, and organized the Hope for Haiti telethon, to raise money for the victims of the 2010 earthquake. In March 2012, Clooney was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

Clooney was married to actress Talia Balsam, from 1989 until 1993. After their divorce, he swore he would never marry again. Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman bet him $10,000 that he would have children by the age of 40, and sent him a check shortly after his birthday. Clooney returned the funds and bet double or nothing he wouldn't have children by the age of 50. Although he has remained a consummate bachelor, Clooney has had many highly publicized relationships, including with former WWE wrestler Stacy Keibler. In 2014, he married lawyer and activist Amal Clooney, with whom he has two children, twins.
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George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
George Clooney and Tye Sheridan in The Tender Bar (2021)
George Clooney and Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar (2021)
George Clooney and Alexa PenaVega in ER (1994)
George Clooney and Julianna Margulies in ER (1994)
George Clooney, Tricia Cast, Robert Knepper, and Devon Michael in ER (1994)
George Clooney and Devon Michael in ER (1994)
George Clooney and John Krasinski in Leatherheads (2008)
George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)

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George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)
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George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
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  • Michael Clayton
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George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
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  • Ryan Bingham
  • 2009
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
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  • Fred Friendly
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Actor

  • Wolves
    • In Production
  • George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
    Ticket to Paradise
  • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
    The Midnight Sky
  • Catch-22 (2019)
    Catch-22
  • George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O'Connell in Money Monster (2016)
    Money Monster
  • George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
    Hail, Caesar!
  • Bill Murray in A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
    A Very Murray Christmas
  • George Clooney and Thomas Robinson in Tomorrowland (2015)
    Tomorrowland
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin in The Monuments Men (2014)
    The Monuments Men
  • Gravity (2013)
    Gravity
  • 8 (2012)
    8
  • George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)
    The Descendants
  • George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)
    The Ides of March
  • George Clooney and Violante Placido in The American (2010)
    The American
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    • (voice)
  • George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    The Men Who Stare at Goats

Producer

  • How to Build a Truth Engine
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  • The Monster of Florence
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Ohio State Scandal Project
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  • Wolves
    • In Production
  • Brother from Another
    • Post-production
  • Untitled X's and O's
    • Pre-production
  • The Boys in the Boat
    • Post-production
  • Red Platoon
    • In Development
  • George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
    Ticket to Paradise
  • Ben Affleck and Daniel Ranieri in The Tender Bar (2021)
    The Tender Bar
    • (p.g.a.)
  • The Art of Political Murder (2020)
    The Art of Political Murder
  • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
    The Midnight Sky
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Trial by Media (2020)
    Trial by Media
  • Kirsten Dunst in On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
    On Becoming a God in Central Florida
  • Catch-22 (2019)
    Catch-22
  • Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, and Oscar Isaac in Suburbicon (2017)
    Suburbicon
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  • George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O'Connell in Money Monster (2016)
    Money Monster
  • Phil Simms in The Timeline (2015)
    The Timeline
  • Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Our Brand Is Crisis
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin in The Monuments Men (2014)
    The Monuments Men
  • Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Margo Martindale in August: Osage County (2013)
    August: Osage County
    • (produced by)
  • Argo (2012)
    Argo
    • (produced by)
  • George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)
    The Ides of March

Director

  • Untitled Confessions of a Dangerous Mind project
    • In Development
  • The Boys in the Boat
    • Post-production
  • Ben Affleck and Daniel Ranieri in The Tender Bar (2021)
    The Tender Bar
  • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
    The Midnight Sky
    • (directed by)
  • Catch-22 (2019)
    Catch-22
  • Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, and Oscar Isaac in Suburbicon (2017)
    Suburbicon
    • (directed by)
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin in The Monuments Men (2014)
    The Monuments Men
  • George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)
    The Ides of March
  • George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matt Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)
    Leatherheads
  • Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
    Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • Krista Allen, Jennifer Hall, and Bryan Greenberg in Unscripted (2005)
    Unscripted
  • Sam Rockwell in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
    Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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Personal details

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    • Clooney Foundation for Justice - co-founder
    • May 6, 1961
    • Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    • Amal ClooneySeptember 27, 2014 - present (2 children)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Arthur Andersen (voice)
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    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 39 Interviews
    • 98 Articles
    • 23 Pictorials
    • 120 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Committed to O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) before even reading a script, because of his wish to work with the Coen brothers. He even accepted a significantly lower salary than usual.
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    [discussing casting choices Mel Gibson and Nicolas Cage for Three Kings (1999) before he had signed] Luckily, both those guys were tied and gagged in my apartment, and that was a problem for the casting department.
    • Often plays scoundrels that are likable and have redeeming qualities
    • Money Monster
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      $20,000,000

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