George Clooney

Best man at the wedding of Richard Kind.

Tried out for a position on the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.

During the 1990s, Clooney often publicly asserted that he would never get remarried or have any children, but Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman both bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turned 40. They were both wrong, and each sent him a check. He returned the money, betting double or nothing that he wouldnt have kids by age 50. At age 53, he broke his vows to never marry again when he wed human rights lawyer Amal Clooney (ne Alamuddin) in 2014. In early 2017, news broke that the couple were pregnant with twins.

Waged war against the paparazzi by boycotting "Entertainment Tonight" , the sister show of "Hard Copy" , which had filmed Clooney without his permission.

Was voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine.

Was voted "Best Dressed Male Television Star."

Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World."

Cousin of Miguel Ferrer , Rafael Ferrer , Gabriel Ferrer , Monsita Ferrer , Maria Providencia Ferrer Murdock, Carlos Campo , Cathi Campo , Cari Leary, and Cristina Stretz. Half-cousin of Mica Darley. Cousin-in-law of Debby Boone and Terry Botwick.

Uncle is the late actor Jos Ferrer.

Nephew of singer/actress Rosemary Clooney and Betty Clooney. Half-nephew of Gail Stone.

Educated at Northern Kentucky University.

Owned a pet pig named Max, given to him by Kelly Preston , for eighteen years. Max died on December 1, 2006.

Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Coincidentally, his first steady TV role was in the medical sitcom "E/R" that was based in Chicago and co-starred Elliott Gould , Mary McDonnell and Jason Alexander. Ten years later it would take another TV series "ER" (also based in Chicago) to finally launch him into the galaxy of superstardom.

He was talk-show host Rosie ODonnell s very first guest when her TV show debuted ( "The Rosie ODonnell Show" {(1996-06-10)} ).

Committed to O Brother, Where Art Thou? before even reading a script, because of his wish to work with the Coen brothers. He even accepted a significantly lower salary than usual.

Reportedly got into a fistfight with Three Kings director David O. Russell on the set. Russell had yelled and derided a few extras out of frustration and Clooney didnt appreciate it. Russell has since said, "I wouldnt make another George Clooney movie if they paid me $20 million."

Good friends with actor Mark Wahlberg and Ben Weiss.

Has stated in several interviews that he has suffered from bleeding stomach ulcers and is still on medication for stomach pain.

Ranked #27 on Premieres 2002 Power 100 List.

Frequently stars in so-called "heist movies" that revolve around some type of robbery: Out of Sight , From Dusk Till Dawn , Three Kings , O Brother, Where Art Thou? , Oceans Eleven , Welcome to Collinwood , Oceans Twelve , Oceans Thirteen , and Fantastic Mr. Fox .

Ex-son-in-law of Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten while he was married to Talia Balsam.

First cousin once removed of Gabi Ferrer.

One of People Magazines "Top 50 Bachelors".

Was a pallbearer at the funeral of his late aunt, Rosemary Clooney.

He got his start in a movie starring his cousin, Miguel Ferrer. Later, after Clooney had established himself on "ER" , Ferrer made a guest appearance on the very first show. Georges aunt, Rosemary Clooney , made guest appearances on two shows the first month "ER" aired.

Ranked #29 in Premieres 2003 annual Power 100 List.

Is the sixth actor to play Batman.

No. 3 of 10 Top Sexiest Men in People magazine.

His voice was dubbed for the singing moments in O Brother, Where Art Thou? .

Heads his own film and television production company, Maysville Pictures.

Shared an apartment with actor Thom Mathews during the early 1980s.

Was the second man, after Richard Gere , to make an appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine.

Ranked #16 on VH1s "100 Hottest Hotties."

Rode a bicycle to get to auditions as a struggling actor.

Son of actor and AMC host Nick Clooney and Nina Warren Clooney.

He loves the show "South Park" . He got a hold of Trey Parker , the creator of the series, and asked for a part in an episode. He was given the role of "Sparky," the gay dog, which involved little more than panting and yelping. However, when it was time for South Park to go to the big screen, Clooney got a full speaking part, as an ER surgeon.

He has Irish, English, German, and smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of Scots-Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch, and French Huguenot, roots.

At 43, he was voted sexiest male celebrity in a Naughty Forties poll conducted for UK television station FX.

Shared an L.A. home with Kelly Preston when both were struggling actors.

Auditioned five times for Ridley Scott for the role of J.D. in Thelma & Louise , a role that ultimately went to future friend Brad Pitt and catapulted Pitt to super-stardom.

Born 2:48 AM, EST.

He loves beer. He does voiceovers for Budweiser TV commercials and allegedly had a beer keg installed in his dressing room during filming of Oceans Eleven .

Lived in a friends closet while struggling as an actor in L.A., early in his career.

Is a Dallas Mavericks fan.

Received the first "Spirit of Independence Award" of the Los Angeles Film Festival and Find Independent (FIND). [June, 2005]

He and his Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve co-stars, Julia Roberts , Brad Pitt and Elliott Gould , and Bruce Willis who did a cameo in Oceans Twelve as himself, all have guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" , though not in the same episodes.

Appears on the cover of the first Mens Vogue.

In October 2005, after an accident on the set of his movie Syriana , he suffered from back pain, bad headaches, and memory loss. After several spine surgeries, he fully recovered.

Sought the role of Jack in Sideways . However, the films director, Alexander Payne , felt that he was too big a star, and turned him down in favor of Thomas Haden Church.

Owns a villa in Laglio at Lake Como, Italy, where he lives several months of the year.

In winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Syriana , he becomes the second generation of his family to win an Oscar. His uncle, Jos Ferrer , won a Best Actor Oscar for playing in Cyrano de Bergerac . Also appearing in Syriana was Christopher Plummer , who once played Christian to Ferrers Cyrano in a subsequent production, and later succeeded Ferrer as Cyrano as well.

Is the first actor who played Batman (in Batman & Robin to win an Oscar (for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana ). Five years later, Christian Bale won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Fighter .

Frequently involves himself in projects involving the "Golden Age" of television. For example, he produced and starred in Fail Safe , a throwback to the live television plays of the 1950s and 1960s; he directed and appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , a movie about Chuck Barris career in early game shows; and he directed, wrote, and appeared in Good Night, and Good Luck. , a movie about Edward R. Murrow s battle with Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Ranked #21 on Premieres 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #43 in 2005.

Turned down the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin in World Trade Center .

As of 2006, he is the only regular cast member from "ER" to win an Oscar (for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana ).

Was originally to star in Jack Frost but chose to do Batman & Robin instead. His part went to Michael Keaton , who had previously starred as Batman in Batman and in Batman Returns .

Played a gangster in seven movies: From Dusk Till Dawn , Out of Sight , O Brother, Where Art Thou? , Oceans Eleven , Welcome to Collinwood , Oceans Twelve , and Oceans Thirteen .

In August 2006, he and his producing partner Steven Soderbergh decided to close down their Section Eight production company after a 6-year working partnership.

He and Grant Heslov founded production company Smoke House after his production company Section Eight closed down.

He auditioned for the role of Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega in Reservoir Dogs , but was turned down.

In 2006, voted People Magazines "Sexiest Man Alive".

From 1996 through 2003, stuntman Brad Martin served as Clooneys personal stunt double.

His famed "Roman haircut" was actually an accident. While filming From Dusk Till Dawn , he wanted to make his character Seth Gecko look really crazy with a chopped off hairstyle. But the haircut became popular and turned into a positive.

Suffered from Bells palsy for a time while he was in high school.

In December 2006, he traveled to China and Egypt to make a personal plea to Chinese and Egyptian officials to use their ties with the Sudanese government to help stop the violence in the Darfur region.

Was considered for the part of Reed Richards in Fantastic Four .

His The Peacemaker co-star Nicole Kidman presented him his Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2006.

In 2001 was voted Most Eligible Bachelor by People Magazine.

Clooney grew up working in tobacco fields. In his late teens, he took up smoking and continued to do so through his late 20s. A decision he regrets and has discussed in numerous interviews. He finally decided to quit when his favorite Uncle died after a long battle with lung cancer. Clooneys parents were non-smokers, although many of his Aunts and Uncles smoked.

In September 2006 he addressed the United Nations Security Council, urging it to act over Darfur.

Helped celebrate a plan to rebuild a hospital in hurricane-devastated Louisiana alongside former President George Bush. The pair appeared outside the courthouse in Cameron Parish, the only surviving building in the town following Hurricane Rita. Bush presented local officials with a check for $2 million from the Bush-Clinton Katrina fund. The money will help run South Cameron Memorial Hospital once it has been rebuilt. Former "ER" star Clooney quipped, "There is good news in all of this, which is that when the hospital gets up and running, I will not be doing any of the medical procedures" (20 December 2006).

In 2007, he was ranked #13 on Entertainment Weeklys The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $25 million.

Supported Senator Barack Obama s bid to win the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election.

He and his girlfriend, Sarah Larson , had an accident in 2007 while riding a motorcycle. She broke some toes, and Clooney broke a rib.

Turned down two roles which went to Kevin Kline : "Artemus Gordon" in Wild Wild West and "Guy Noir" in A Prairie Home Companion .

Merited a place in Time magazines "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Roseanne Barr (Issue May 12, 2008).

His palatial estate "Villa Oleandra" overlooking Italys Lake Como comprises 15 rooms, a wine cellar, and a master bedroom suite atop three floors. In his garage, Clooney keeps his collection of Piaggio motorbikes. Docked at his pier is a Colombo classic powerboat. Previously owned by philanthropist Drue Heinz, the former mother-in-law of Teresa Heinz Kerry , wife of US Secretary of State John Kerry , Clooney discovered the property when the was tossed from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle near the gates of the villa while touring the region in 2001.

Quit the WGA in April 2008 after the union turned down his wish to be credited as a co-writer for Leatherheads . He felt that he was let down by the union.

His favorite song is "Destination Moon" by Dinah Washington.

Friend of Rande Gerber.

On the DVD commentary for Good Night, and Good Luck. , George Clooney says that shortly after he met Grant Heslov in 1982, Heslov loaned Clooney $200.00 to buy his first set of headshots, and they have been friends ever since (and later writing and producing partners).

Close friends with actress Julia Roberts and actor Brad Pitt.

His production company, Section 8 Productions, is named after Jamie Farr s "M

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Lives in Los Angeles, California.

He is known for his self-mocking sense of humor. The creators of "South Park" spoofed his Oscar acceptance speech in a South Park episode, and his political views in Team America: World Police . Clooney commented that he would have been really disappointed, had he not been spoofed in the latter.

Has an older sister named Adelia "Ada" Clooney Zeidler. She married the late Norman Monroe Zeidler, an artist and U.S. Army captain, who died of a heart attack in 2004. They have two children, Allison and Nick, who (until the 2017 birth of Amal and George Clooneys twins) were the only grandchildren of Nina and Nick Clooney.

Appeared on the cover of GQ magazine four times: March 95, October 97, November 98 (with Harrison Ford and Chris Rock ) and January 03.

His role as Danny Ocean in the Oceans Eleven trilogy was parodied on "Robot Chicken" , and the character was voiced by his cousin Miguel Ferrer.

Three of the films he has directed are concerned with jobs held by himself or his father. Nick Clooney was a news anchor, and Good Night, and Good Luck. is about television reporters. Nick later ran an unsuccessful campaign for Congress. George plays a man running for President in The Ides of March . Leatherheads was about college football. Before becoming an actor, George pursued a career as a professional athlete.

Was in a 2-year relationship with Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis.

Relationship with Stacy Keibler [2011-2013].

During the 2012 Newsweek Magazine Oscar roundtable, Clooney told a story about working for the womens shoe department of a Cincinnati, Ohio, department store in 1979. He said that it was fashionable at that time for some women to have their fourth toe surgically removed so that they could more easily fit into tight pumps and heels. He came to know which women had had this procedure done, and he always tried to pass those customers of onto his coworkers, since he found the sight of the deliberately missing toe so disturbing.

He and his father, Nick Clooney , were arrested, on March 16, 2012, for participating in a staged protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

Is supporting President Barack Obama s 2012 reelection campaign, and hosted a fundraiser for the President at his home on May 10, 2012. A record $15 million in contributions was raised.

Has been friends with Sandra Bullock for around 25 years. They appear in a movie together for the first time in Gravity .

Suffers from a form of malaria that surfaces from time to time; he has to live with it for the rest of his life.

Directed one Oscar nominated performance: David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck. .

(May 2004) In Amsterdam (Netherlands) filming for Oceans Twelve .

(January 2008) Appointed a U.N. "Messenger of Peace".

As of 2014, has appeared in 6 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Thin Red Line , Good Night, and Good Luck. , Michael Clayton , Up in the Air , The Descendants and Gravity , and produced the Oscar- winning Argo .

In 2002, he made a controversial joke about Charlton Heston getting Alzheimers disease; for which he refused to apologize.

He and his cousin, Miguel Ferrer , have both shared a role with their respective fathers. Nick Clooney plays the aged version of Georges character in The Monuments Men . Miguel Ferrer played the younger version of Jos Ferrer s character on the "Magnum, P.I." episode, "Magnum, P.I." {Lest We Forget (#1.10)} .

Among the guests at his wedding to Amal Alamuddin were Bono , Matt Damon , Cindy Crawford , Richard Kern and Anna Wintour.

In the process of setting the mood at his home for his marriage proposal to fiance Amal, George programmed a playlist of his legendary aunt Rosemary Clooney s records including the apt, "Why Shouldnt?" (first verse: Why shouldnt I take a chance when romance passes by? / Why shouldnt I know of love? / Why wait around when each age has a sage who has sung / That upon this earth love is all that is really worth thinking of?).

Is very closely related to the noted Republican president Abraham Lincoln. Lincolns aunt is George Clooneys great-great-great-great grandmother. Which also makes him a distant cousin of Tom Hanks , via Lincolns mother Nancy Hanks.

He gained 30 pounds for his Oscar winning role as Bob Barnes in Syriana .

His wedding to Amal Clooney (Amal Alamuddin) cost an estimated $4.6 million.

Continues to be good friends with Charlotte Rae.

Expecting twins with his wife, Amal Clooney [February 2017].

Close friends with Michelle Pfeiffer , Matt Damon , Julianna Margulies , Don Cheadle , Tina Fey , Anthony Edwards , Nicole Kidman , Cindy Crawford , Brad Pitt , and Julia Roberts.

Is the only person to have been nominated for an Oscar in 6 different categories. Best Picture for Argo , Best Actor for The Descendents , Up In The Air and Michael Clayton , Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ides Of March , Best Supporting Actor for Syriana , and finally Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night And Good Luck.

Co-founded the popular drink brand "Casamigos Tequila" (house of friends) with friend and business partner Rande Gerber in 2013.

At 8 weeks he unknowingly and accidentally broke the "12 week pregnancy rule" when he told friend Matt Damon that he and his wife were expecting twins.

Announced that he will co produce with John Madden, who will direct, Gates of Fire, based on the epic Greek Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC when 300 Spartan warriors held back rampaging soldiers from the Persian Empire for six days before being slaughtered.

Played two unrelated movie characters with the last name Gates. Portrayed Lee Gates in "Money Monster" and Archie Gates in "Three Kings".

George and Amal Clooney welcomed 2 babies on 6th June 2017, Girl and boy Ella and Alexander Clooney.

A renowned practical joker, of whom Brad Pitt is often a target, George Clooney revealed on The Graham Norton Show, that he had replaced the license plate frame on Brad Pitts car with one that said, "Fuck Cops." Of course, Pitt was pulled over by the LAPD.

With his partners sold their tequila brand Casamigos to Diageo Plc, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company for $1 Billion.[June 2017].

He is the only actor to have played Batman who hasnt also played a figure from The Bible.

He is close friends with Ben Affleck. Both have played Batman in live-action films.

Dated Mariella Frostrup , Cline Balitran , Lisa Snowdon , Linda Thompson and Charlize Theron.

Ninety percent of films are pretty mediocre, but they have a built-in,audience and open on 3,000 screens.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) bombed. But I can take it.

I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting,myself into a well-written part. When I get in trouble is when I have,to fix it, or when I have to carry it on personality.

Paris (Hilton) has no reason to complain if she is on the end of bad,publicity.

[on what makes a man stylish] For me, a sense of humor is number one.

But the lesson of "Batman & Robin" was a great one.

He read the letter and we started all over again. But later, we were,three weeks behind schedule, which puts some pressure on you, and he,was in a bad mood. These army kids, who were working as extras, were,supposed to tackle us. There were three helicopters in the air and 300,extras on the set. It was a tense time, and a little dangerous, too.

David sort of pouted through the rest of the shoot and we finished the,movie, but it was truly, without exception, the worst experience of my,life.

When I first started out in television, I took any job that came along.

[on funding a spy satellite to monitor the activities of Sudanese,president Omar al-Bashir] I want the war criminal to have the same,amount of attention that I get.

You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.

The only failure is not to try.

After a while, you just want transportation, and things like cool cars or motorcycles are all about getting attention. I get all the attention I could ever need, so I kind of like being in a minivan and people not paying so much attention to me.

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting myself into a well-written part. When I get in trouble is when I have to fix it, or when I have to carry it on personality.