George Clooney

George Clooney

b. 1961 (age 65) Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Actor Director

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards—one for acting and the other for producing. Clooney is also noted for his political activism and has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since January 31, 2008. 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.

Known For

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

Up in the Air

Filmography

The 25th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Call My Agent! The Movie

Jay Kelly

Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

2025 Actor Writer

Edward R. Murrow

The Making of Jay Kelly

The Making of Jay Kelly

Nespresso: The Detective

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

Wolfs

The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Nespresso: The Bet

Nespresso: Compostable

WB 100th Behind the Shield

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?

Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace

Nespresso: Unforgettable Taste

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter

The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The Tender Bar

Nespresso: Made with Care

The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

2020 Actor Director

Served: Harvey Weinstein

Served: Harvey Weinstein

HFPA Philanthropy: Empowering the Next Generation

Catch-22

Rose McGowan: Being Brave

Rose McGowan: Being Brave

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

Nespresso: The Quest

Noble Knight George

Suburbicon

2017 Director Writer

IMDb at Toronto International Film Festival

IMDb at Toronto International Film Festival

74th Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Hail, Caesar!

Money Monster

Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Tomorrowland

A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

Etalk presents: Our Brand is Crisis

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014 Actor Director Writer

And the Oscar Goes to...

And the Oscar Goes to...

The Second Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special

The Film That Changed the World

The Film That Changed the World

Gravity

The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables

JFK: News of a Shooting

The 13th Annual AFI Awards

Radioman

Obama 2012 Convention Film

La classe américaine

La classe américaine

The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet

Movie Talk with Peter Bart

The 23th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards

The 23th Annual Producers Guild Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet

Esquire: YouTube Channel

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

George Clooney's Irish Roots

The 12th Annual AFI Awards

The Descendants

The Descendants

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

2011 Actor Director Writer

Governor Mike Morris

Touch of Evil

His Way

55th BFI London Film Festival

The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards

The American

Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education

Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education

Hollywood Salutes Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute

Hollywood Salutes Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute

The 47th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards

Dateline NBC-Winds of War: George Clooney in Sudan

Up in the Air

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

Biennale Channel

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

Leatherheads

2008 Actor Director

Oscar's Red Carpet 2008 with Regis Philbin

13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards

13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere

An Evening at the Academy Awards

The Annual National Board of Review Awards

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Darfur Now

Sand and Sorrow

Sand and Sorrow

The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special

Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute

That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90

Extérieur jour

The Good German

The Good German

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

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