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Also Known As
George Timothy Clooney
Born
May 6, 1961 (age 64) • Lexington • Kentucky
Awards And Honors
Cecil B. DeMille Award (2022) • Kennedy Center Honors (2022) • Golden Globe Award (2012) • Academy Award (2006) • Academy Award (2013): Best Picture • Academy Award (2006): Actor in a Supporting Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (2015) • Golden Globe Award (2012): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2006): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2001): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Notable Works
“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” • “Good Night, and Good Luck” • “Leatherheads” • “Suburbicon” • “The Ides of March” • “The Midnight Sky” • “The Tender Bar”
Married To
Amal Clooney (2014–present) • Talia Balsam (1989–1993)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)
"E/R" (1984–1985) • "Throb" (1986) • "Bodies of Evidence" (1992–1993) • "Hotel" (1986) • "The Perfect Storm" (2000) • "The Thin Red Line" (1998) • "Leatherheads" (2008) • "The Descendants" (2011) • "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) • "The Monuments Men" (2014) • "The American" (2010) • "Spy Kids 3: Game Over" (2003) • "Batman & Robin" (1997) • "Spy Kids" (2001) • "And They Are Off" (1982) • "Out of Sight" (1998) • "The Facts of Life" (1985–1987) • "Solaris" (2002) • "Unbecoming Age" (1992) • "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) • "The Harvest" (1992) • "Michael Clayton" (2007) • "South Park" (1997) • "Syriana" (2005) • "Gravity" (2013) • "Baby Talk" (1991) • "Up in the Air" (2009) • "ER" (1994–2009) • "The Men Who Stare at Goats" (2009) • "Jack's Place" (1992) • "Riptide" (1984) • "Sisters" (1993–1994) • "The Law and Harry McGraw" (1987) • "Intolerable Cruelty" (2003) • "Street Hawk" (1985) • "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999) • "Burn After Reading" (2008) • "The Good German" (2006) • "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) • "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!" (1988) • "Roseanne" (1988–1991) • "Catch-22" (2019) • "Murphy Brown" (1998) • "Friends" (1995) • "The Building" (1993) • "The Peacemaker" (1997) • "Hunter" (1987) • "Three Kings" (1999) • "Return to Horror High" (1987) • "The Ides of March" (2011) • "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1996) • "The Golden Girls" (1987) • "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) • "Welcome to Collinwood" (2002) • "One Fine Day" (1996) • "Good Night, and Good Luck." (2005) • "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007) • "Tomorrowland" (2015) • "Hail, Caesar!" (2016) • "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) • "Grizzly II: The Concert" (1983) • "Money Monster" (2016) • "Murder, She Wrote" (1987) • "Crazy Like a Fox" (1985) • "Sunset Beat" (1990–1992)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (2005) • "Unscripted" (2005) • "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) • "The Ides of March" (2011) • "The Monuments Men" (2014) • "Leatherheads" (2008) • "Catch-22" (2019) • "Suburbicon" (2017)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)
"The Monuments Men" (2014) • "The Ides of March" (2011) • "Suburbicon" (2017) • "Good Night, and Good Luck." (2005)
Top Questions
Where was George Clooney born?
George Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
When was George Clooney born?
George Clooney was born on May 6, 1961.
Is George Clooney married?
Talia Balsam (1989–1993), Amal Clooney (2014–present)
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