George Clooney

Extracted Attributes

• Aunt

  Rosemary Clooney

• Born

  1961-05-06

• Awards

  Two Academy Awards, one BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, AFI Life Achievement Award (2018), Cecil B. DeMille Award (2015), Honorary César (2017), Kennedy Center Honor (2022)

• Father

  Nick Clooney

• Mother

  Nina Bruce (née Warren)

• Spouse

  Amal Clooney

• Children

  Two

• Education

  University of Cincinnati

• Birthplace

  Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.

• Occupation

  Actor, Filmmaker (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)

• Nationality

  American

• Nominations

  Three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one Tony Award nomination

• Affiliations

  Council on Foreign Relations

• Previous Spouse

  Talia Balsam

• United Nations Role

  Messenger of Peace

• Influential Person Recognition

  Time 100 list (2006-2009)

Timeline

• Born in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. (Source: summary)

  1961-05-06

• Began role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER. (Source: summary)

  1994-01-01

• Transitioned to film stardom with a role in From Dusk till Dawn. (Source: summary)

  1996-01-01

• Starred in the superhero film Batman & Robin. (Source: dbpedia)

  1997-01-01

• Starred in Out of Sight. (Source: summary)

  1998-01-01

• Left ER to concentrate on his movie career. (Source: web_search_results)

  1999-01-01

• Appeared in Three Kings. (Source: summary)

  1999-01-01

• Starred in O Brother, Where Art Thou?. (Source: wikipedia)

  2000-01-01

• Fame widened with the release of Ocean's Eleven, the first of a trilogy. (Source: dbpedia)

  2001-01-01

• Made directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. (Source: summary)

  2002-01-01

• Directed the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck. (Source: summary)

  2005-01-01

• Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Syriana. (Source: summary)

  2005-01-01

• Included on Time's annual Time 100 list of influential people. (Source: summary)

  2006-01-01

• Received Oscar nomination for his role in Michael Clayton. (Source: summary)

  2007-01-01

• Appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace. (Source: dbpedia)

  2008-01-31

• Received Oscar nomination for his role in Up in the Air. (Source: summary)

  2009-01-01

• Directed the political drama The Ides of March. (Source: summary)

  2011-01-01

• Received Oscar nomination for his role in The Descendants. (Source: summary)

  2011-01-01

• Received Academy Award for Best Picture as a co-producer of Argo. (Source: summary)

  2012-01-01

• Starred in Gravity. (Source: summary)

  2013-01-01

• Married human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. (Source: wikipedia)

  2014-01-01

• Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award. (Source: wikipedia)

  2015-01-01

• Starred in Hail, Caesar!. (Source: summary)

  2016-01-01

• Received the Honorary César. (Source: wikipedia)

  2017-01-01

• Received the AFI Life Achievement Award. (Source: summary)

  2018-01-01

• Received the Kennedy Center Honor. (Source: wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Called for a new nominee in the context of President Joe Biden's fitness for office. (Source: related_documents)

  2024-XX-XX

• Made Broadway debut in a play adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck, earning a Tony Award nomination. (Source: summary)

  2025-01-01

George Clooney

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, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022. Clooney's breakthrough role came as Dr. Doug Ross on 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. Divorced from actress Talia Balsam, he has been married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney since 2014, with whom he has two children.

Web Search Results

• George Clooney - Wikipedia

  George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster "Blockbuster (entertainment)") 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 [...] George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Nina Bruce (née Warren), was a beauty queen and city councilwoman. His father, Nick Clooney, is a former anchorman and television host, including five years on the AMC "AMC (TV channel)") network. Clooney is of Irish, German, and English ancestry. His maternal fourth great-grandmother, Mary Ann Sparrow, was the half-sister of Nancy Lincoln, mother of President Abraham Lincoln, making Clooney and President [...] Clooney has directed nine feature films including the spy film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)") (2002), the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the political drama The Ides of March "The Ides of March (2011 film)") (2011), the war film The Monuments Men (2014), and the coming-of-age film The Tender Bar "The Tender Bar (film)") (2021) starring Ben Affleck. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for co-producing the political

• George Clooney | Broadway, Movies, TV, & Marriage | Britannica

  George Clooney (born May 6, 1961, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.) is an American actor and filmmaker who emerged in the 1990s as a popular leading man, known for his good looks and versatility, and who later became a respected director and screenwriter. Clooney won an Academy Award for his supporting role in Syriana (2005). ## Early life and ER [...] SUBSCRIBE Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos # George Clooney American actor and director Also known as: George Timothy Clooney Written by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica [...] After starring in a series of films—including Batman & Robin (1997), The Peacemaker (1997), and Out of Sight (1998)—Clooney left ER in 1999 to concentrate on his movie career. Later that year he appeared in the critically acclaimed Three Kings. The comedy-drama centered on U.S. soldiers at the end of the Persian Gulf War. Clooney then starred in the quirky Coen brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and earned a Golden Globe Award for his performance as an escaped convict.

• George Clooney: Biography, Actor, Oscar Winner

  George Clooney is an Academy Award–winning actor, director, and producer who has become one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars. After nearly a decade of consistent work, the Kentucky native scored his breakout role in 1994 as Dr. Doug Ross on the hit TV show ER. His Emmy-nominated performance led to major movie roles in Batman & Robin and O Brother, Where Art Thou? Clooney has since starred in Ocean’s Eleven and two of its sequels, Michael Clayton, and The Descendants, among many other [...] George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, into a well-known family of media and entertainment personalities. His father, Nick, spent many years as a television personality and news anchor. His mother, Nina, was a former pageant queen and journalist turned city councilwoman. His aunt, Rosemary Clooney, had a long career as a singer and actor. Getty Images George Clooney is the second child of Nick Clooney, left, and Nina Clooney, right. [...] In 1994, Clooney was cast in a new medical drama called ER. Clooney played Dr. Doug Ross, a caring pediatrician and a notorious ladies man, in the ensemble TV show, which also featured Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, and Sherry Stringfield. Soon after its September 1994 debut, Clooney was on his way to becoming one of the show’s breakout stars, attracting the attention of film industry movers and shakers. His classic good looks and easygoing charm made him a natural for the big screen.

• George Clooney filmography - Wikipedia

  George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time with over $2.6 billion total box office gross and an average of $61.7 million per film. He has been involved in thirteen films that grossed over $200 million at the worldwide box office. [...] Clooney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a CIA agent in Syriana (2005). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Michael Clayton "Michael Clayton (film)") (2007), Up in the Air "Up in the Air (2009 film)") (2009), and The Descendants, the later of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Clooney expanded his career as a filmmaker directing and starring in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind [...] "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)") (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Leatherheads (2008), The Ides of March "The Ides of March (2011 film)") (2011), The Monuments Men (2014), and The Midnight Sky (2020). He took leading roles in the Ticket to Paradise "Ticket to Paradise (2022 film)") (2022), Wolfs "Wolfs (film)") (2024) and Jay Kelly (2025).

• George Clooney - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

  Famed actor and director George Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. He scored his breakout role in 1992 as Dr. Doug Ross on TV’s ER. The hit show lead to major film roles, including a turn as Batman. In 2005, Clooney won an Academy Award for his performance in Syriana. TIME magazine has called the actor “The Last Movie Star.” In 2014, Clooney married international lawyer and activist Amal Alamuddin.

• Award

  Academy Award for Best Picture

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  University of Cincinnati

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  screenwriter

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  5/6/1961

• Notable Work

  Argo

• Place Of Birth

  Lexington

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the other as a producer. In 2018, he was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. Clooney started his career in television, gaining wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. During this time he would also attract a variety of leading roles in films, with his breakthrough role in From Dusk till Dawn (1996). He continued starring in films such as the superhero film Batman & Robin (1997), and Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998), David O. Russell's Three Kings, and the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). In 2001, Clooney's fame widened with the release of his biggest commercial success, Soderbergh's heist comedy remake Ocean's Eleven, the first of what became a trilogy, starring Clooney. He made his directorial debut a year later with the spy drama Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and has since directed the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the sports comedy Leatherheads (2008), the political drama The Ides of March (2011), the war film The Monuments Men (2014), and the science fiction film The Midnight Sky (2020). Clooney won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Middle East thriller Syriana (2005), and subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for the legal thriller Michael Clayton (2007), the comedy-dramas Up in the Air (2009) and The Descendants (2011). He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the political thriller Argo (2012). He also starred in Burn After Reading (2008), The American (2010), Gravity (2013), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). As of 2022, Clooney is one of three people to have been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories, a position shared with Walt Disney and Alfonso Cuarón, and second only to Kenneth Branagh (with seven), and with Brad Pitt is one of only two actors to have won both the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Picture. 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 January 31, 2008. Clooney is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin).