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 honours 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 Clooneys breakthrough role came as Dr Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER 19941999 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 Oceans film series 20012007 He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a CIA officer in Syriana 2005 He was Oscarnominated for his roles in Michael Clayton 2007 Up in the Air2009 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 Mind2002 the historical drama Good Night and Good Luck 2005 the political drama The Ides of March2011 the war film The Monuments Men 2014 and the comingofage film The Tender Bar 2021 starring BenAffleck He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for coproducing 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 PlaynnClooney was included on Times 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 He 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article George Clooney licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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