George Clooney Biography

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NAME: George Clooney
OCCUPATION: Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor
BIRTH DATE: May 06, 1961 (Age: 52)
EDUCATION: Northern Kentucky University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lexington, Kentucky
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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People's sexiest man alive George Clooney is an Oscar-winning actor best known for playing Dr. Doug Ross on TV's ER and Danny Ocean in the Ocean's Eleven films.

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In the film, Clooney played Ryan Bingham, a consultant who specializes in firing employees. For 2011's The Ides of March, Clooney proved to be a triple-threat, serving as the project's star, director, and co-writer. The political drama featured Clooney as a presidential candidate and Ryan Gosling as one of his aides.

Also that same year,

Clooney gave another impressive performance in the family drama The Descendants directed by Alexander Payne. He won a Golden Globe for his turn as a husband and father who must cope with new challenges and unpleasant revelations after his wife is severely injured in a boating accident.