Bio

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.

Credits

Ocean's Eleven

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Up in the Air

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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Burn After Reading

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Three Kings

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The Perfect Storm

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

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From Dusk Till Dawn

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

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Out of Sight

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Syriana

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Ocean's Thirteen

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Batman & Robin

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Solaris

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Ocean's Twelve