George Clooney

George Clooney is an American actor, director, producer who initially rose to fame for his role in the medical drama television series ER, which opened him to other acting ventures in films like the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998) and the critically panned Batman & Robin (1997). Clooney is perhaps most known for his role as Danny Ocean in the comedy heist Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and its sequels, as well as in other critically acclaimed films like Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and The Descendants (2011). He also had success in other filmmaking aspects, working as a director (Good Night, and Good Luck, The Monuments Men) and as a producer (Argo, Syriana).

Clooney is the only person to receive Academy Award nominations in six different categories: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and Best Picture, winning the latter two.

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.George Clooney

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'George Clooney

I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.George Clooney

I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting myself into a well-written part. When I get in trouble is when I have to fix it, or when I have to carry it on personality.George Clooney

I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.George Clooney

I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'George Clooney

I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for movies and now it's starting to show.George Clooney

I'd think,'In a relationship, we should never have his kind of fight.' Then, instead of figuring out how to make it work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is, you shouldn't be married if your that kind of person.George Clooney

It's incredibly unfair. You don't see a lot of 60-year-old women with 20-year-old men onscreen.George Clooney

The last real movie stars were probably Redford and Newman. And things were different then. There wasn't this amazing amount of magazines and information about them.George Clooney

The only failure is not to try.George Clooney

George Clooney is a famous American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, who was born on May 6, 1961. As a person born on this date, George Clooney is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day (May 6) and the 3rd most popular for the year (1961).

People born on May 6 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. George Clooney is the 20th most popular Taurus.

Aside from information specific to George Clooney's birthday, George Clooney is the 140th most famous American and ranks 12th in famous people born in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.

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