theOscarSite facts:
Birth Name:
  • George Timothy Clooney
Birth Date:
  • 6 May 1961
Birthplace:
  • Lexington, KY
Quote:
  • "I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it."
Factoids:
  • Tried out for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
  • Heads his own film & TV production company, Maysville Pictures.
  • Loves beer. Does voice overs for Budweiser TV commercials and allegedly had a beer keg installed in his dressing room during filming of Ocean's Eleven (2001).
  • Frequently involves himself in projects involving the "Golden Age" of television.
Education:
  • Northern Kentucky University
  • Beveryly Hills Playhouse -- studied acting
Family:
  • Father: Nick Clooney -- actor, TV host
  • Uncle: José Ferrer -- actor
  • Aunt: Rosemary Clooney -- singer, actress
  • Cousin: Miguel Ferrer -- actor
Significant Other(s):
  • Talia Balsam (married 1989-1993, divorced)
  • Renée Zellweger (dated)
  • Mariella Frostrup (dated)
  • Krista Allen (dated 2002-2004)
  • Céline Balitran (dated)
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2009: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • 2008: Burn After Reading, Leatherheads
  • 2007: Michael Clayton, Ocean's Thirteen
  • 2006: The Good German
  • 2005: Syriana, Good Night, and Good Luck
  • 2004: Ocean's Twelve
  • 2003: Intolerable Cruelty, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
  • 2002: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also director), Solaris, Welcome to Collinwood
  • 2001: Ocean's Eleven, Spy Kids
  • 2000: The Perfect Storm, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • 1999: Three Kings
  • 1998: The Thin Red Line, Out of Sight
  • 1997: The Peacemaker, Batman & Robin
  • 1996: One Fine Day, Curdled, From Dusk Till Dawn
  • 1993: The Harvest
  • 1992: Unbecoming Age
  • 1990: Red Surf
  • 1988: Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
  • 1987: Return to Horror High, Grizzly II: The Predator
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