George Timothy Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born on the 6th of May, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, and arose in the 1990s as a leading actor with good looks and versatility. He came from a show-business background – his aunt, Rosemary Clooney, was a famous singer and actress, and his father, Nick Clooney, was a broadcast journalist, tv talk show host, and local celebrity. But Clooney didn’t always aspire to be an actor; he wanted to be a professional baseball player. He did qualify for Cincinnati Reds but was never recruited, so he moved to L.A. to pursue an acting career.
At the start of his career, he appeared in several television sitcoms and had recurring roles in The Facts of Life and Roseanne series, but it was nothing memorable. His breakout role on NBC’s hit show ER pushed Clooney to the top of the Hollywood food chain. For five years, he worked on his famous TV role until the demands of the big screen grew persistent. In 1999 Clooney wrapped up ER to concentrate on his movie career and appeared in the critically acclaimed Three Kings later that year. He starred in O Brother, Where Art Thou (2002) and won a Golden Globe Award for his performance. He also netted an Oscar nomination for Up in the Air, Burn After Reading, and the Ocean’s films.
List of his most prominent films includes: From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana (2005),
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Gravity (2013), Tomorrowland (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016).
In 1989 he married Talia Balsam, but the marriage only lasted three years and ended in divorce. Clooney vowed never to marry again and remained a bachelor until 2014 when he surprised fans with the announcement of his engagement with Amal Alamuddin. They married the same year in September in Venice with a four-day show-stopping wedding celebration.
George Clooney is famously known as the best actor of all time, which is evident through his several awards. However, most people don’t know that he is also a leading director with seven films and series to his credit. He is also known for his activism and political involvement; he used his popularity to raise funds for 9/11 attack victims and joined forces with Obama in 2006 to criticise the Sudanese military’s actions. He was labelled Messenger of Peace by the United Nations for his efforts. He also donated a whopping million dollars to help the victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010. He is currently reuniting with Julia Roberts in the upcoming film Ticket to Paradise, filmed in Australia.
