George Clooney

Described as

American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

Other names

George Timothy Clooney

Born

May 6, 1961 · 8 references

Born in

Lexington · 2 references

Name at birth

George Timothy Clooney · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States; France (2025–) · 2 references

Occupation

film producer · 1 reference; television actor; film actor · 1 reference; film director; screenwriter · 2 references; writer; voice actor; actor · 2 references

Political party

Democratic Party · 1 reference

Education

University of Cincinnati; Northern Kentucky University; Augusta High School · 1 reference; Beverly Hills Playhouse

Member of

Council on Foreign Relations · 1 reference; SAG-AFTRA; Screen Actors Guild; Writers Guild of America West; American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Known for

Good Night, and Good Luck.; Argo; The Ides of March; The Descendants; Up in the Air; Syriana; Michael Clayton; O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Awards

Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Actor (2009) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (2005) · 1 reference; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (4 times) (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) · 1 reference; Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (1996) · 1 reference; Saturn Award for Best Actor (1996) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2006) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Picture (2013) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2015) · 1 reference; European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (2005) · 1 reference; BAFTA Award for Best Film (2012) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (2000) · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2011); National Board of Review Award for Best Film · 1 reference

Spouse

Talia Balsam (1989–1993) · 1 reference; Amal Clooney (2014–) · 1 reference; Amal Ramzi Alamuddin Clooney · 1 reference

Children

Alexander Clooney · 1 reference; Ella Clooney · 1 reference

Father

Nick Clooney · 1 reference

Mother

Nina Warren · 1 reference

Religion

agnosticism

Lived in

Augusta · 1 reference; Laglio · 1 reference; Lexington · 1 reference; Lake Como · 1 reference

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

128

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George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. His honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2015, the Honorary César in 2017, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022, and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Clooney's breakthrough came with his role as Dr. Doug Ross in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–1999), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He established himself as a film star with roles in From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Three Kings (1999), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a CIA officer in Syriana (2005). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009) and The Descendants (2011). He has also starred in Burn After Reading (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Gravity (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Jay Kelly (2025).
Clooney has directed nine feature films including the spy film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the political drama The Ides of March (2011), the war film The Monuments Men (2014), and the coming-of-age film The Tender Bar (2021) starring Ben Affleck. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for co-producing the political thriller Argo (2012). He made his Broadway debut portraying Edward R. Murrow in the play adaptation of his 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck (2025), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Clooney was included on Time's annual Time 100 list, which identifies the most influential people in the world, every year from 2006 to 2009. He is also noted for his political and economic activism, and has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008. Clooney is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has been married since 2014 to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, with whom he has two children. He and his wife became naturalized citizens of France in 2025.

Born, in its opening lines

May 6, 1961

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