George Clooney

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Birthday: May 6, 1961
Age: 51
Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Big Break: ER
Biography
American actor, director and producer George Clooney was born on May 6, 1961 in Lexington, KY. One of his earliest acting stints came on the television series The Facts of Life. Clooney also had a recurring role on the hit sitcom Roseanne. George Clooney rose to stardom as Dr. Doug Ross on the award-winning series ER. Clooney was a staple on the show from 1994-1999.

During this time, Clooney's film career caught fire. He took on a variety of themes in movies like From Dusk Till Dawn, Out of Sight and Batman and Robin. In recent years, Clooney has made several successful films including Ocean's Eleven, The Perfect Storm and Syriana. George won the Oscar for best supporting actor for Syriana.

In 2002, George made his directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He followed with the Academy Award nominated Good Night, and Good Luck. Clooney was nominated for Best Actor after his performance in Michael Clayton this past Oscars.

Clooney has long been a notorious bachelor.

Did you know…

  • George has been nominated for four Oscars, but only won one.
  • He was in a motorcycle accident and broke his rib.
  • George addressed the UN Security Council concerning the genocide in Darfur.
  • He wanted to play the role of Jack played by Thomas Haden Church in Sideways.
  • George shared an apartment with Kelly Preston when both were looking for roles.
  • Miguel Ferrer is his cousin.
  • He donated $1 million for Hurricane relief.
  • George loves beer.
  • He suffers from stomach ulcers.
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Following the epic success of The Avengers, another superhero film in on the horizon.

The Dark Knight Rises doesn't hit theaters until July but fans got a glimpse of the highly anticipated movie when posters were released this week.

“Rise” is written in large letters on each of the new posters. The promo art features the characters of Bane (Tom Hardy), Catwoman (Anne Hathaway), and – of course – Batman (Christian Bale).
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George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up for a lawsuit! Ahhh, I was hoping it would say, “Clooney and Roberts teaming up for a movie about George Clooney dumping Stacy Keibler and falling in love with meee!” Kidding! Here’s the story!

Anyways, Clooney and Roberts are suing two audio-visual companies for using their names and pictures to boost sales, against Clooney and Roberts wishes.
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First an ‘Entourage’ cameo, now this? At what point is President Obama going to be sipping on cocktails at the Chateau Marmont and/or hanging out with Amanda Bynes at Greystone Manor?

President Obama is preparing for reelection, and George Clooney is helping him. Clooney is hosting a 150-seat, $40,000 a plate fundraising dinner for the President. The event will be held at Clooney’s home and co-hosted by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
After Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show was cancelled, Hollywood’s schoolyard bully, Donald Trump, said he knew she was going to fail. Of course he did.

“Rosie fails at everything,” Trump claimed.

Their feud has been ongoing since 2006, when he called Rosie “disgusting,” “overweight,” and “unattractive both inside and out.”

Rosie is certainly not the only person the Donald has made the target of his bullying. Pretty much anyone who happens to be trending on Google has been the object of his scathing tongue. Here are just a few celebs who have been slammed by Donald Trump: Hollywood’s Ultimate Bully.

Martha Stewart: In 2005, Martha Stewart landed her own spin-off of Trump’s staple, The Apprentice. The Donald was not pleased. The outspoken Oompa-Loompa wrote Martha a nasty letter:
I don’t know where he’s going with this one either.

George Clooney just compared himself to Elizabeth Taylor, and other than being really, really famous, I’m trying to figure out what he’s talking about.

By now you know that Clooney and his Dad Nick Clooney were arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy last week. Now for that "I'm just like Liz Taylor" bit.
On Friday morning George Clooney was arrested outside of the Sudan Embassy in Washington after protesting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

After a short stint in jail, Clooney was released after paying the $100 bail. George joked of his time in the pokey:

“Really rough you can imagine…Have you ever been in a cell with these guys?” Celebrity arrests are nothing new, but it’s a different story when they’re arrested for standing up for a cause. George joins a handful of other celebs who have been arrested for protesting:
Add George Clooney to the long list of celebrities with mug shots, but at least his arrest was for a good cause.

Clooney was arrested outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington earlier today and was just recently released after paying $100 bail.

“It’s on my permanent record,” Clooney told reporters of the incident. “And you know that picture’s going to be all over everything.”

He made light of the arrest but then added: “Listen
George Clooney was arrested this morning, and unlike most celebrity arrests, it didn’t involve stealing a necklace, throwing an iPhone through a window or selling coke.

Clooney was protesting outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he crossed a police line and was arrested along with his father.

He just bailed out of jail for $100, and I really hope he can somehow manage to pay that off through the years.

Clooney was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents after he refused to move away from the Embassy’s protected area.
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George Clooney and several activists were just arrested outside of the Sudan Embassy in Washington. Clooney’s father, Nick Clooney, was also reportedly with them and also arrested.

Clooney was in Washington D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama on Thursday to talk about his concerns in Sudan.

He went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week about violence in the Nuba Mountains area of South Kordofan,which is near the Sudanese border.
The thirty-minute film documenting the atrocities of African warlord Joseph Kony blew up on social media sites this week, making its way from a (sadly) relatively unknown issue to a mainstream cause.

Kony 2012 has been viewed over 41 million times on YouTube, most of those views taking place on Thursday. When celebrities like Rihanna and George Clooney backed the cause, the video went even more viral.

Fan of celebrity culture or not, there’s really no downside to stars using their fame to garner public attention to global (or domestic) atrocities. Here are 5 celebrities and the main causes they choose to represent.

Angelina Jolie: War Refugees: Angelina Jolie is known for promoting humanitarian causes in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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