George Clooney

George Clooney

Birthdate: 6th May, 1961
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, USA



Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time. Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.

Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.... More.Less.

Filmography

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala.

Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Tells the comedic tale of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s. The story finds him at work when a...

Gravity (2013)

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George...

The Ides of March (2011)

An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail....

The Descendants (2011)

Described as THE film of Clooney's acting career, The Descendants tells the story of Matt King having to form a connection with his two...

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

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Up in the Air (2009)

Juno's Jason Reitman heads into corporate America territory once again with this adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel Up in the Air for...

Burn After Reading (2008)

With their overtly comedic follow-up BURN AFTER READING, the Coen Brothers return--about a third of the way--from the dark, dank...

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

The third installment of Steven Soderbergh's slick, star-studded heist series just might be the best, as Danny Ocean (George Clooney)...

Michael Clayton (2007)

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is what is known in the legal world as a "fixer," or in the character's own pejorative version, a...

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Richard Linklater's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel is a challenging, mind-bending experience that cautions about the...

The Jacket (2005)

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Syriana (2005)

Ocean's 12 (2004)

Three years after Dannie Ocean and his band of 11 con-artists impressed us all with their cunning and sleek trickery, they’re back for...

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Ah, the Cohen Brothers. If you’ve watched The Big Lebowski, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, or Fargo has these two men to...

Solaris (2002)

So, we reach the sci-fi night of the year. The night all us geeks cram in to see which corny sci-fi movies Hollywood has put out there....

Oceans Eleven (2001)

The Perfect Storm (2000)

After the success of Three Kings, George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg teamed up again for this tragic film, based on a true story. The...

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Any film by the Coens is bound to be quirky; they have built a formidable reputation on producing eccentric and eclectic productions....

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)

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