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Name:	George Clooney
Nickname:	Gorgeous George
Birth name:	George Timothy Clooney
Birth place:	Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Birthday:	06.05.1961
Weight:	211 lbs
Height:	1.80 cm
Natural hair color:	grey
Eyes color:	brown
Education:	Northern Kentucky University
Residence:	Unknown
Nationality:	American
Ethnicity:	white

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Quotes

"Discussing possible casting choices Mel Gibson and Nicolas Cage for Three Kings (1999) before he had signed to the movie: "Luckily, both those guys were tied and gagged in my apartment, and that was a problem for the casting department."

"I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it."

"I was too busy breaking up Tom and Nicole's marriage." -on the fact he had nothing to do with the breakup of Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt.

Speaking about the 2003 Iraq war: "You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. These days it only matters who's in charge. Right now that's us -- for a while at least. Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. ...I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can't beat anyone anymore."

"It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period."

"Ninety percent of films are pretty mediocre, but they have a built-in audience and open on 3,000 screens."

"_Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002)_ bombed. But I can take it. Most of the films I've done haven't done particularly well. I'm surprised I'm continuing to work".

"Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint."

"I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately...you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life."

"We've been trying to push our involvement within the studio system, sort of push the things that we've learned from foreign and independent films through the 80s and push those things back into the studio system. Like Out of Sight (1998) isn't your standard studio film by any means; Three Kings (1999) wasn't the'standard Warner Bros. kind of film".

"...directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says."

"See, the first thing about actors is, you're just trying to get a job; and you audition and audition and you finally get them. And you still consider yourself an auditioning actor. I auditioned for One Fine Day (1996), I wasn't offered that. So you're still in that 'hey, I'm just trying to get a job' thing. Then, you get to the point where, if you decide to do it, then they'll make the film. That's a different kind of responsibility, and it usually takes a couple of films to catch up. And then you have to actually pay attention to the kind of films that you're making".

"You got to think of things at their worst, not at their best. And Out of Sight (1998) was the first time where I had a say, and it was the first good screenplay that I'd read where I just went, 'That's it'. And even though it didn't do really well box office-wise - we sort of tanked again - it was a really good film. And I realised from that point on that it was strictly screenplay first. And then it becomes easier because once you eliminate the idea of doing a vehicle ... believe me, there's nobody who's encouraging us to make these films, not agents, not ... we're not getting paid for these things, and it's not like we're going to make a mint".

On making _Ocean's 11 (2001)_ : "It was the easiest shoot ever for any actor, and we all knew it when we were doing it. We were like, it's never going to be better than this. He [Steven Soderbergh] was in hell because it was a really complicated film to put together. We were like, we're in Las Vegas, we go to work at one in the afternoon and we gotta be done by six at night. Six hours of work. Steven was editing all night".

"I'm a hybrid. I succeed in both worlds. I hope that selling out on 'Ocean's Eleven' is not such a bad deal. The trade-off is, I get to go make something uncommercial that will probably lose money."

"Steven [Soderberg] and I have a great relationship inside the studio system. We make the kinds of films we want and commercial films at the same time. Steven and I have lost a lot of money. We are way in the hole. But this is not a day job. I've got some cash. I have a nice house in Italy. I do OK."

Trivia

Best man at the wedding of Richard Kind.

Tried out for a position on the Cincinatti Reds

Personal stunt doubles are stuntmen Brad Martin, Troy Hartman and 'James E. Mitchell' .

He says he will never get married again, nor have any children, but Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman both bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turned 40. They were both wrong and now three years on, it's still yet unknown whether they paid up their bet.

Waged war against the paparazzi by boycotting "Entertainment Tonight" (1981), the sister show of "Hard Copy" (1989), which had filmed Clooney without his permission.

Was voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine. [1997]

Was voted "Best Dressed Male Television Star." [1997]

Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." [1996]

Cousin is actor Miguel Ferrer.

Uncle is the late actor José Ferrer.

Nephew of singer/actress Rosemary Clooney and Betty Clooney.

Education: Northern Kentucky University

Owns a pet pig named Max.

Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Coincidentally his first steady TV role was in the medical sitcom "E/R" (1984) that was based in Chicago and co-starred Elliott Gould , Mary McDonnell and Jason Alexander. Ten years later it would take another TV series "ER" (1994) (also based in Chicago) to finally launch him into the galaxy of superstardom.

He was talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell's very first guest when her TV show debuted.

Committed to O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) before even reading a script.

His famed "Roman haircut" was actually an accident. While filming From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) he wanted to make his character Seth Gecko look really crazy with a chopped-off hairstyle. The haircut became popular, however, and turned into a positive.

Reportedly got into a fistfight with Three Kings (1999) director David O. Russell on the set. Russell had yelled and derided a few extras out of frustration and Clooney didn't appreciate it. Russell has since said, "I wouldn't make another George Clooney movie if they paid me $20 million."

Good friends with actor Mark Wahlberg.

Dated Renée Zellweger and Mariella Frostrup.

Has stated in several interviews that he has suffered from bleeding stomach ulcers, and is still on medication for stomach pain to this day.

Ranked #27 on Premiere's 2002 Power 100 List.

Frequently stars in movies that revolve around some type of robbery (Out of Sight (1998), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Three Kings (1999) , O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Welcome to Collinwood (2002)).

Was once the son-in-law of Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten while he was married to Talia Balsam.

Cousin of Rafael Ferrer.

One of People Magazine's "Top 50 Bachelors" (2002).

Was a pallbearer at the funeral of his late aunt, Rosemary Clooney.

He got his start in a movie starring his cousin, Miguel Ferrer. Later, after Clooney had established himself on "ER" (1994), Ferrer made a guest appearance on the very first show. His aunt, Rosemary Clooney, made guest appearances on two shows the first month ER aired.

Ranked #29 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.

Is the sixth actor to play Batman.

No. 3 of 10 Top Sexiest Men in People magazine. (2003)

His voice was dubbed for the singing moments in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).

Heads his own film & television production company, Maysville Pictures.

Broke up with girlfriend Krista Allen (2004).

Shared an apartment with actor Thom Mathews during the early 1980s.

Bought a large Villa on Lake Como in Italy from John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Dated Céline Balitran from 1996 to 1999.

Was the second man, after Richard Gere, to make an appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine. They are the only two men to date that have had this opportunity.

Ranked #16 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."

Rode a bicycle to get to auditions as a struggling actor.

Son of actor and AMC host Nick Clooney and Nina Warren Clooney.

He loves the show "South Park" (1997). He got a hold of Trey Parker, the creator of the series, and asked for a part in an episode. He was given the role of "Sparky", the gay dog.

Is of Irish-American decent.

At 43, he was voted sexiest male celebrity in a 'Naughty Forties' poll conducted for UK television station FX.

Shared an L.A. home with Kelly Preston when both were struggling actors. It was Preston who presented him with Max the pig

Auditioned five times for Ridley Scott for the role of J.D. in _Thelma & Louise (1991)_ , a role that ultimately went to future friend Brad Pitt catapulting him to super-stardom.

Born 2:48 AM, EST

Best friend is Richard Kind.

He loves beer. He does voice overs for Budweiser TV commercials and allegedly had a beer keg installed in his dressing room during filming of _Ocean's 11 (2001)_ .

Lived in a friend's closet while struggling as an actor in L.A., early in his career.

Is a Dallas Mavericks fan

Received the first "Spirit of Independence Award" of the Los Angeles Film Festival and Find Independent (FIND). [June, 2005]

He and his Ocean's Eleven (2001)/ Ocean's Twelve (2004) co-stars, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Elliott Gould, all have guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" (1994), though not in the same episodes

His relationship with Krista Allen, whom he met on the set of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), ended after 2 years [March 2004]

Broke off relationship with Lisa Snowdon after 5 years. [June 2005]