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{{Infobox person
| name               = George Clooney
| image              = George Clooney-69990.jpg
| alt                = A headshot of Clooney
| caption            = Clooney at the [[Venice Film Festival]] in 2024
| birth_name         = George Timothy Clooney
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1961|5|6}}
| birth_place        = [[Lexington, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| organizations      = {{ubl|[[Smokehouse Pictures]]|[[Casamigos]]}}
| works              = [[George Clooney filmography|Filmography]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|film director|producer|screenwriter}}
| alma_mater         = [[Northern Kentucky University]]
| years_active       = 1978–present
| party              = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=October 22, 2020 |title=George Clooney: Keep Fighting For Kentucky and Other Red States |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/10/george-clooney-fights-for-red-states |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |quote=Growing up as a Democrat in Kentucky helped George Clooney get used to fighting impossible battles. With the presidential election fast approaching, the activist and actor says progressives should not give up on fighting for deep red states—even if the challenge seems insurmountable [...] "I've always been involved in Democratic politics since I was raised a Democrat in Kentucky. So imagine how much fun it was for me," said the actor, whose mother was active in city politics while his father ran unsuccessfully for congress in 2004, in an interview with ''Vanity Fair'' about his upcoming film, ''The Midnight Sky''. |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302231825/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/10/george-clooney-fights-for-red-states |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Talia Balsam]]<br>|1989|1993|end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|[[Amal Clooney|Amal Alamuddin]]<br>|September 27, 2014}}}}
| children           = 2
| father             = [[Nick Clooney]]
| relatives          = {{Plain list|
* [[Rosemary Clooney]] (aunt)
* [[Miguel Ferrer]] (cousin)
* [[Betty Clooney]] (aunt)
* [[Tessa Ferrer]] (first cousin once removed)
}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney|Full list]]
}}

'''George Timothy Clooney''' (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and [[philanthropist]]. Known for his [[leading man]] roles [[George Clooney filmography|on screen]] in both [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] and [[independent films]], Clooney has received [[List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney|numerous accolades]], including two [[Academy Awards]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] and four [[Golden Globe Awards]] as well as nominations for three [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]. His honors include the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award]] in 2015, the [[Honorary César]] in 2017, the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] in 2018, and the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=American Film Institute – 2018 George Clooney Tribute |work=American Film Institute |url=https://www.afi.com/laa/laa18.aspx |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907125700/http://www.afi.com/laa/laa18.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/ca-cn/george-clooney/ |title=Actor and Filmmaker George Clooney, Honoree, The 45th Kennedy Center Honors |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=[[The Kennedy Center]] |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092344/https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/ca-cn/george-clooney/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clooney's breakthrough role came as [[Doug Ross|Dr. Doug Ross]] on the [[NBC]] medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1994{{ndash}}1999), for which he received two [[Primetime Emmy Awards|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 film)|Three Kings]]'' (1999), ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000), and the [[Ocean's (franchise)|''Ocean{{'}}s'' film series]] (2001–2007).<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |date=January 22, 1996 |title=From Dusk Till Dawn |language=en-US |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/from-dusk-till-dawn-1200444406/ |access-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040050/https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/from-dusk-till-dawn-1200444406/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AmIAnnoying.com – MTV Movie Awards: Breakthrough Performance |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(h1nq2y424dtgh2xkboty2hue))/collection.aspx?collection=1301 |access-date=September 12, 2018 |website=www.amiannoying.com |archive-date=July 4, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704014202/http://amiannoying.com/(5nzt1345dknt10vnvidoge3e)/collection.aspx?collection=1301 |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for playing a [[CIA]] officer in ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005). He received nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his roles in ''[[Michael Clayton]]'' (2007), ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'' (2009) and ''[[The Descendants]]'' (2011). He has also starred in ''[[Burn After Reading]]'' (2008), ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009), ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), and ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' (2016).

Clooney has directed nine feature films including the spy film ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' (2002), the historical drama ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' (2005), the political drama ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]'' (2011), and the war film ''[[The Monuments Men]]'' (2014). He received the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] for co-producing the political thriller ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'' (2012). He made his [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut portrayed [[Edward R. Murrow]] in the play adaptation of his 2005 film ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck (play)|Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' (2025), for which he earned a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]].

Clooney was included on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'s}} annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list, which identifies the most influential people in the world, every year from 2006 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bono |author-link=Bono |date=April 30, 2009 |title=George Clooney – The 2009 TIME 100 |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1894289_1894280,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=June 10, 2014 |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021225045/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1894289_1894280,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also noted for his political and [[Activism|economic activism]], and has served as one of the [[United Nations Messengers of Peace]] since 2008.<ref name="peace">{{Cite news |last=Worsnip |first=Patrick |date=January 18, 2008 |title=George Clooney named UN messenger of peace |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1833517620080118 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023445/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1833517620080118 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbc1">{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2008 |title=UN gives actor Clooney peace role |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7220701.stm |access-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-date=April 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405161727/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7220701.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clooney PSA Announcement |url=http://www.betterworldcampaign.org/peace |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106152345/http://www.betterworldcampaign.org/peace |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |publisher=Better World Campaign}}</ref> Clooney is also a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Membership Roster |url=http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803033745/http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=C |archive-date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2012 |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref> Divorced from actress [[Talia Balsam]], he has been married to [[human rights]] lawyer [[Amal Clooney]] since 2014, with whom he has two children.

==Early life==
George Timothy Clooney<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2021 |title=George Clooney |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Clooney |access-date=May 31, 2021 |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618160258/https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Clooney |url-status=live }}</ref> was born on May 6, 1961, in [[Lexington, Kentucky]].<ref name="Esquire" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2010 |title=Intriguing people for January 18, 2010 |work=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/18/mip.monday/ |access-date=March 17, 2012 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616233015/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/18/mip.monday/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother, Nina Bruce ([[née]] Warren),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Second Generation |url=http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/george-clooney/d0/i0000005.htm#s2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805101303/http://www5.genealogy.com/famousfolks/george-clooney/d0/i0000005.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2002 |website=Genealogy.com}}</ref> was a [[beauty pageant|beauty queen]] and [[Municipal council|city councilwoman]]. His father, [[Nick Clooney]], is a former [[News presenter|anchorman]] and television host, including five years on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] network.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nick Joseph Clooney (D) |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22111/ |url-status=dead |access-date=June 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906201250/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22111/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> Clooney is of [[Irish Americans|Irish]], [[German Americans|German]], and [[English Americans|English]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eig |first=Jonathan |date=September 1, 1992 |title=The voice of experience Stormy life lends emotion to Clooney's singing |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D262C9330137&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |access-date=December 4, 2011 |archive-date=October 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010095338/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D262C9330137&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |url-status=live }}</ref> His maternal fourth great-grandmother, Mary Ann Sparrow, was the half-sister of [[Nancy Lincoln]], mother of President [[Abraham Lincoln]], making Clooney and President Lincoln half-first cousins five times removed.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fowler |first=Tara |date=November 2, 2012 |title=George Clooney is distantly related to Abraham Lincoln – Seven other celebs with famous ancestors |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/11/02/george-clooney-abraham-lincoln/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 28, 2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224230406/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/11/02/george-clooney-abraham-lincoln/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |date=November 1, 2012 |title=George Clooney and Abraham Lincoln are (distantly) related, ancestry website says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-and-abraham-lincoln-are-distantly-related-ancestry-website-says/ |access-date=April 28, 2014 |website=CBS News |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140428185421/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-and-abraham-lincoln-are-distantly-related-ancestry-website-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://people.com/celebrity/george-clooney-distantly-related-to-abraham-lincoln/ George Clooney Is (Distantly) Related to Abraham Lincoln] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711014402/http://people.com/celebrity/george-clooney-distantly-related-to-abraham-lincoln/ |date=July 11, 2017 }} ''people.com'', November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2017.</ref> Clooney has an older sister named Adelia (known as Ada).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marikar |first=Sheila |date=November 9, 2012 |title=Seven Things to Know About George Clooney's Sister |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/seven-things-to-know-about-george-clooneys-sister/ |access-date=June 10, 2014 |website=ABC News |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607035407/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/11/seven-things-to-know-about-george-clooneys-sister/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cabaret singer and actress [[Rosemary Clooney]] was an aunt.<ref name="Esquire" /> Through Rosemary, his cousins include actors [[Miguel Ferrer]], Rafael Ferrer, and Gabriel Ferrer, who is married to singer [[Debby Boone]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gostin |first=Nicki |date=July 8, 2013 |title=Debby Boone talks living at Frank Sinatra's house, defends dad against critics |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/debby-boone-talks-living-at-frank-sinatras-house-defends-dad-against-critics |access-date=June 10, 2014 |website=[[Fox News]] |archive-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716115437/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/08/debby-boone-talks-living-at-frank-sinatra-house-defends-dad-against-critics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clooney was raised a strict [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Gabrielle |date=December 22, 2006 |title=I used to go to confession every week |work=[[The Catholic Herald]] |url=http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/397/440/2440/3/16 |access-date=May 6, 2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104012819/http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/397/440/2440/3/16 |url-status=live }}</ref> but said in 1998 that he did not know if he believed "in Heaven or even God."<ref name="Parade">{{Cite news |last=Rader |first=Dotson |date=June 7, 1998 |title='It's Finally About Friendship And Loyalty' |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/1998/edition_06-07-1998/In_Step_With |access-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322120931/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/1998/edition_06-07-1998/In_Step_With |archive-date=March 22, 2006}}</ref> He has said, "Yes, we were Catholic, big-time, whole family, whole group."<ref name="CNN1">{{Cite news |last=King |first=Larry |date=February 16, 2006 |title=CNN Larry King Live; Interview with George Clooney |work=[[CNN]] |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/16/lkl.01.html |access-date=May 6, 2010 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910025539/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/16/lkl.01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He began his education at the Blessed Sacrament School in [[Fort Mitchell, Kentucky]]. He attended St. Michael's School in [[Worthington, Ohio]]; then Western Row Elementary School (a public school) in [[Mason, Ohio]], from 1968 to 1974; and St. Susanna School in Mason, where he served as an altar boy. The Clooneys moved back to Kentucky when George was midway through the seventh grade.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rachel Richardson |date=June 4, 2014 |title=George Clooney developed star power in Mason |work=Cincinnati.com |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/mason/2014/06/04/george-clooney-developed-star-power-mason/9953593/ |access-date=June 10, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906201241/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/mason/2014/06/04/george-clooney-developed-star-power-mason/9953593/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In middle school, Clooney developed [[Bell's palsy]], a medical condition that partially paralyzes the face. The malady went away within a year. In an interview with [[Larry King]], he stated that "yes, it goes away. It takes about nine months to go away. It was the first year of high school, which was a bad time for having half your face paralyzed."<ref name="CNN1" /> He also described one positive outcome of the condition: "It's probably a great thing that it happened to me because it forced me to engage in a series of making fun of myself. And I think that's an important part of being famous. The practical jokes have to be aimed at you."<ref>{{Cite news |title=George Clooney Returns as 'Michael Clayton' |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15033860 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133807/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15033860 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After his parents moved to [[Augusta, Kentucky]], Clooney attended [[Augusta High School (Kentucky)|Augusta High School]]. He has stated that he earned all As and a B in school,<ref name="Esquire">{{Cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=A. J. |date=March 17, 2008 |title=The 9:10 to Crazyland |url=http://www.esquire.com/features/george-clooney-0408 |magazine=Esquire |access-date=March 21, 2008 |archive-date=February 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226054901/http://www.esquire.com/features/george-clooney-0408 |url-status=live }}</ref> and played baseball and basketball. He tried out to play professional baseball with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] in 1977, but he did not pass the first round of player cuts and was not offered a contract.<ref name="nina">Clooney, Nina. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070512232844/http://www.clooneystudio.com/biography.html George Clooney well-rooted in N. Ky. Clooney Studio. August 21, 2006.]}}</ref> He attended [[Northern Kentucky University]] from 1979 to 1981, majoring in broadcast journalism, and very briefly attended the [[University of Cincinnati]], but did not graduate from either.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kimberly Potts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2waASQkzSJIC&pg=PA195 |title=George Clooney: the last great movie star |year=2007 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=9781557837219 |access-date=January 31, 2012 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092342/https://books.google.com/books?id=2waASQkzSJIC&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> He earned money selling women's shoes, selling insurance door to door, stocking shelves, working in construction, and cutting tobacco.<ref name="Parade" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 6, 2011 |title=George Clooney says acting is not hard |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8937524/George-Clooney-says-acting-is-not-hard.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8937524/George-Clooney-says-acting-is-not-hard.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early work (1978–1993)===
[[File:George Clooney 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Clooney in 1995]]

Clooney's first role was as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]] in the television miniseries ''[[Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]'' in 1978, which was based on the [[Centennial (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[James A. Michener]] and was partly filmed in Clooney's hometown of Augusta, Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kimberly Potts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q6EHHXqbXpQC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA284 |title=George Clooney : The Last Great Movie Star |date=2011 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |isbn=978-1-55783-785-1 |edition=Rev. and updated |location=Montclair, NJ |page=217 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092306/https://books.google.com/books?id=q6EHHXqbXpQC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA284#v=snippet&q=george%20clooney%2C%20Centennial&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mark Browning |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXaA1mCr93IC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA1 |title=George Clooney: an actor looking for a role |date=2012 |publisher=Praeger |isbn=978-0-313-39621-2 |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |page=1 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092351/https://books.google.com/books?id=BXaA1mCr93IC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney's first major role came in 1984 in the short-lived [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[E/R]]'' (not to be confused with ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', the long-running medical drama). He played a handyman on the series ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' and appeared as Bobby Hopkins, a detective, on an episode of ''[[The Golden Girls]]''. In 1986, Clooney made his theater debut in the play ''[[Vicious (play)|Vicious]]'' about [[Sex Pistols]] musician [[Sid Vicious]].<ref name=P>{{cite web|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=George Clooney Admits Memorizing His Lines for Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Is 'a Nightmare': 'I'm Scared!'|url=https://people.com/george-clooney-memorizing-his-lines-for-broadway-is-a-nightmare-11682190|date=February 19, 2025|author=Quinn, Dave}}</ref>

Clooney's first prominent role was a semi-regular supporting role in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne]]'', playing [[Roseanne Barr]]'s supervisor Booker Brooks, followed by the role of a construction worker on ''[[Baby Talk (TV series)|Baby Talk]]'', a co-starring role on the CBS drama ''[[Bodies of Evidence (TV series)|Bodies of Evidence]]'' as Detective Ryan Walker, and then a year-long turn as Det. James Falconer on ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]''. In 1988, Clooney played one of the lead roles in the comedy-horror film ''[[Return of the Killer Tomatoes]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 9, 2000 |title=George Clooney; Wrong 'Tomatoes' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/09/movies/l-george-clooney-wrong-tomatoes-090387.html |access-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810164936/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/09/movies/l-george-clooney-wrong-tomatoes-090387.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, he starred in the short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] police drama ''[[Sunset Beat]]''.<ref>Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007'' (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008), pp.1468–9.</ref> During this period, Clooney was a student at the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]] acting school for five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney on the Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School |url=http://www.bhplayhouse.com/george-clooney |access-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811044950/http://www.bhplayhouse.com/george-clooney |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Breakthrough and stardom (1994–1999)===

Clooney rose to fame when he played Dr. [[Doug Ross]], alongside [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], [[Julianna Margulies]], and [[Noah Wyle]], on the hit NBC medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' from 1994 to 1999. After leaving the series in 1999, he made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 6th season and returned for a guest spot in the show's final season.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=ER Bringing Back Clooney with Margulies before Checking Out |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ER-Clooney-Margulies-1002020.aspx |access-date=January 21, 2009 |website=TV Guide |archive-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124151047/http://www.tvguide.com/News/ER-Clooney-Margulies-1002020.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> For his work on the series, Clooney received two [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] in 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primetime Emmy nominations for 1995–Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1995/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actor%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Emmys |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728023606/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1995/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actor%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Primetime Emmy nominations for 1996–Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1996/OUTSTANDING%20LEAD%20ACTOR%20FOR%20A%20DRAMA%20SERIES |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Emmys |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728041328/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1996/OUTSTANDING%20LEAD%20ACTOR%20FOR%20A%20DRAMA%20SERIES |url-status=live }}</ref> He also earned three [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] in 1995, 1996, and 1997 (losing to co-star [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1997) |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521182756/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F1996 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521174533/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F1997 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref>

Clooney began appearing in films while working on ''ER''. His first major Hollywood role was in the horror comedy-crime thriller ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'', directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]] and co-starring [[Harvey Keitel]]. He followed its success with the romantic comedy ''[[One Fine Day (1996 film)|One Fine Day]]'' with [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and the action-thriller ''[[The Peacemaker (1997 film)|The Peacemaker]]'' with [[Nicole Kidman]]. Clooney was then cast as [[Batman]] in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', which was a modest box office performer, but a critical failure (with Clooney himself calling the film "a waste of money").<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=May 26, 2015 |title=George Clooney apologises for 'destroying' Batman & Robin 18 years later |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-apologises-for-destroying-batman--robin-18-years-later-10276879.html |access-date=September 19, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926020740/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-apologises-for-destroying-batman--robin-18-years-later-10276879.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, he co-starred in the crime-comedy ''[[Out of Sight]]'' opposite [[Jennifer Lopez]], marking the first of his many collaborations with director [[Steven Soderbergh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 26, 1998 |title=He's a Thief, She's a Marshal, They're an Item |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B05E5DB103AF935A15755C0A96E958260 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016214157/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B05E5DB103AF935A15755C0A96E958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also starred in ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'' during the last weeks of his contract with ''ER''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Kings |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/three-kings-1999 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |publisher=rogerebert.com |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914171628/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/three-kings-1999 |url-status=live }}</ref>

While ''ER'' was a hit, he expanded to form two production companies. The first production company he founded was Mirador Entertainment in February 1996, with former [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] vice president Deborah Leoni later serving as partner in July 1996, of which the company signed a two-year deal with [[NBC]] via the [[Universal Television|NBC Studios]] production company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Paul |title=George Clooney |date=2019-05-02 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781911239321 |publication-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> The second he founded was Maysville Pictures (formerly Left Bank Productions, which was renamed due to a conflict with the music management firm),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karon |first=Paul |date=1997-08-19 |title=Clooney tunes prod’n pipeline |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/clooney-tunes-prod-n-pipeline-1116678266/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> named for his home town, with partner [[Robert Lawrence (producer)|Robert Lawrence]], and signed a three-year deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in November 1996.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, the NBC deal was replaced by a new TV deal for Maysville Pictures with [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] and [[CBS]], shortly before leaving ''ER'', and rendered Mirador Entertainment defunct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |date=1998-06-19 |title=Clooney cloned |url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/clooney-cloned-1117477715/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In order to expand Maysville into the television business, the company hired Ben Cosgrove, Pam Williams (who runs the TV side) and Kevin Field to run the company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Dan |date=1998-08-05 |title=Maysville will add 3 exex to expand bill |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/maysville-will-add-3-exex-to-expand-bill-1117479162/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 1999, Clooney split from producer Robert Lawrence in the Maysville partnership.<ref name=":0" />

=== Leading man and directorial debut (2000–2004)===
[[File:Pitt Clooney Damon.jpg|thumb|left|[[Brad Pitt]], [[Matt Damon]] and Clooney in 2001 promoting ''Ocean's Eleven'' in Turkey]]

After leaving ''ER'', Clooney starred in commercially successful films including [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s [[disaster film]] ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' (2000) which was a box office success. The same year he starred in the [[Coen brothers]] adventure comedy ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000) alongside [[John Turturro]], [[Tim Blake Nelson]] and [[John Goodman]]. The film, a modern satire, is loosely based on [[Homer]]'s epic [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] poem the ''[[Odyssey]]'' and the [[Preston Sturges]] 1941 classic film [[Sullivan's Travels]]. This film is set in 1937 rural [[Mississippi]] during the [[Great Depression]]. He plays escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill. He received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination for his performance. ''[[Variety (website)|Variety]]'' critic Todd McCarthy compared Clooney to [[Clark Gable]], writing: "Not for the first time recalling Clark Gable in his looks and line delivery, Clooney clearly delights in embellishing Everett's vanity and in delivering the Coens' carefully calibrated, high-toned dialogue".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2000 |title=O Brother, Where Art Thou? |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/o-brother-where-art-thou-2-1200462257/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702002520/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/o-brother-where-art-thou-2-1200462257/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Ocean's11Cast.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brad Pitt]], Clooney, [[Matt Damon]], [[Andy Garcia]], [[Julia Roberts]] and [[Steven Soderbergh]] publicize ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001)]]
The following year In 2001, Clooney reunited with Soderbergh for the heist comedy ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'', a remake of the 1960s [[Rat Pack]] film [[Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)|of the same name]], with Clooney playing [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], originally portrayed by [[Frank Sinatra]]. The film starred Clooney, [[Brad Pitt]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Matt Damon]] and [[Andy Garcia]]. The film cemented Clooney as a leading film star. It is Clooney's most successful film with him in the lead role, earning $451&nbsp;million worldwide (he appeared, but did not star, in ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', which has a $723 million worldwide box office).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gravity (2013) – Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501011402/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean's Eleven (2001) – Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanseleven.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520115811/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanseleven.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Ocean's Eleven'' inspired two sequels starring Clooney, ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' in 2004<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartzbaum |first=Lisa |date=December 8, 2004 |title=Ocean's Twelve |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2004/12/08/oceans-twelve |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016214157/http://www.ew.com/article/2004/12/08/oceans-twelve |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean's Thirteen GEORGE CLOONEY AND MATT DAMON INTERVIEW |url=http://movieweb.com/movie/oceans-thirteen/george-clooney-and-matt-damon-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921020555/http://movieweb.com/movie/oceans-thirteen/george-clooney-and-matt-damon-interview/ |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |website=movieweb.com}}</ref> In 2001, Clooney and Soderbergh co-founded [[Section Eight Productions]], for which [[Grant Heslov]] was president of television.

The following year he would work with Soderbergh yet again in the [[science fiction]] drama ''[[Solaris (2002 film)|Solaris]]'' (2002) an adaptation of the [[Solaris (1972 film)|acclaimed 1972 film]] directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]. [[Roger Ebert]] praised the film and Clooney, writing: "Clooney has successfully survived being named [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine's [[People (magazine)#Sexiest Man Alive|sexiest man alive]] by deliberately choosing projects that ignore that image. His alliance with Soderbergh, both as an actor and co-producer, shows a taste for challenge."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solaris movie review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/solaris-2002 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=Rogerebert.com |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235651/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/solaris-2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year Clooney made his directorial debut in the 2002 film ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'', based on the autobiography of TV producer [[Chuck Barris]]. The film premiered out of competition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] to critical acclaim. Though the film did not do well at the box office, critics stated that Clooney's directing showed promise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackass Critics – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |url=http://jackasscritics.com/movie.php?movie_key=275 |access-date=June 17, 2012 |publisher=Jack Ass Critics |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818191859/http://jackasscritics.com/movie.php?movie_key=275 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2003, Clooney reunited with the [[Coen brothers]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' opposite [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]. Elvis Mitchell of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised their chemistry and the casting of Clooney in the role writing, "the good work comes from George Clooney, who happens to have the [[Art Deco]] profile fit for a 1930s comedy. He scores with his willingness to mock his above-average charisma level and the chiseled chin, cover-guy good looks".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |date=October 10, 2003 |title=FILM REVIEW; A Lawyer's Good Teeth Help in Court and Love |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/movies/film-review-a-lawyer-s-good-teeth-help-in-court-and-love.html |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405135748/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/movies/film-review-a-lawyer-s-good-teeth-help-in-court-and-love.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Established star and acclaim (2005–2013) ===
[[File:George Clooney-4 The Men Who Stare at Goats TIFF09 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Clooney attending the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2005, Clooney starred in ''[[Syriana]]'', which was based loosely on former [[Central Intelligence Agency]] agent [[Robert Baer]]'s memoirs of his service in the Middle East. Clooney suffered an accident on the set of ''Syriana'', which caused a brain injury with complications from a punctured [[dura mater|dura]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2005|title=George Clooney – Clooney Contemplated Suicide Over Brain Injury|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/clooney%20contemplated%20suicide%20over%20brain%20injury|access-date=September 19, 2009|publisher=Contact Music|archive-date=January 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120000552/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/clooney%20contemplated%20suicide%20over%20brain%20injury|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year he directed, produced, and starred in ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'', a film about 1950s television journalist [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s famous war of words with Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. At the 2006 Academy Awards, Clooney was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for ''Good Night, and Good Luck'', as well as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''Syriana''. He won the Oscar for his role in ''Syriana''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=George Clooney Wins Supporting Actor: 2006 Oscars|work=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902022102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c|url-status=live}}</ref>

Clooney next appeared in ''[[The Good German]]'' (2006), a [[film noir]] directed by Soderbergh that is set in post-World War II Germany. In August 2006, Clooney and Heslov started the production company [[Smokehouse Pictures]]. In October 2006, Clooney received the [[American Cinematheque Award]], which honors someone in the entertainment industry who has made "a significant contribution to the art of motion pictures".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Presentation of the 21st Annual American Cinematheque Award. |url=http://www.americancinematheque.com/ball/2006/2006georgeclooney.htm |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906200631/http://www.americancinematheque.com/ball/2006/2006georgeclooney.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> On January 22, 2008, Clooney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'' (2007) losing to [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] who won for [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s drama ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' (2007).

Later that year, he directed his third film, ''[[Leatherheads]]'', in which he also starred. On April 4, 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Clooney had quietly resigned from the [[Writers Guild of America]] over a dispute concerning ''[[Leatherheads]]''. Clooney, who is the director, producer and star of the film, claimed that he had contributed in writing "all but two scenes" of it, and requested a writing credit alongside Duncan Brantley and [[Rick Reilly]], who had worked on the screenplay for 17 years. Clooney lost an arbitration vote 2–1, and withdrew from the union over the decision. He became a "[[financial core]] status" non-member, meaning he no longer has voting rights, and cannot run for office or attend membership meetings, according to the Writers Guild of America's constitution.<ref name="reuters1">{{Cite news|date=February 9, 2009|title=George Clooney in feud with writers union|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0239381220080404|access-date=September 19, 2009|archive-date=April 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411140138/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0239381220080404|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Grant Heslov 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg|thumb|right| [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Grant Heslov]] and Clooney at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] in 2009]]
In 2009, he starred in the war comedy ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' alongside [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]. The film was directed by Heslov and released in November 2009. The film premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] to positive reviews. Also in November 2009, he voiced the title character opposite [[Meryl Streep]] as Mrs. Fox in [[Wes Anderson]]'s [[animated feature]] ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]''. The same year, Clooney starred in the [[Jason Reitman]] directed comedy-drama ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'', which was initially given limited release, and then a wide release on December 25, 2009. Stephen Farber of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Clooney's performance, writing: "Boasting one of George Clooney's strongest performances, the film seems like a surefire awards contender".<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2009|title='Up in the Air': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/up-air-review-movie-2009-93466/|access-date=July 1, 2022|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702003720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/up-air-review-movie-2009-93466/|url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance in the film he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/awards ''Up in the Air (I) (2009): Awards'', IMDb, Undated] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304095137/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/awards |date=March 4, 2018 }}. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref> The following year, Clooney produced and starred in the dark crime drama ''[[The American (2010 film)|The American]]'' (2010), based on the novel ''[[A Very Private Gentleman]]'' by [[Martin Booth]] and directed by [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/fullcredits ''The American'' (2010): Full Cast & CrewIMDb, Undated] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915141334/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/fullcredits |date=September 15, 2017 }}. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref>

{{as of|2011}}, Clooney is represented by [[Bryan Lourd]], co-chairman of [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=George Clooney contact information|url=http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/George_Clooney/Contact.asp|access-date=June 17, 2012|publisher=Top Synergy|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625075137/http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/George_Clooney/Contact.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Clooney starred in ''[[The Descendants]]'' as a husband whose wife has an accident that leaves her in a coma. He earned critical praise for his work, and won the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]. Also, he was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor]], and the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. He was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] for the political drama ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]''.

In 2013, Clooney won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Picture]] and the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] for producing ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''. The following year, Clooney co-starred with [[Sandra Bullock]] in ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), a space thriller directed by [[Alfonso Cuarón]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 15, 2013|title=Warner Bros Dates Sandra Bullock Pic 'Gravity' – Again|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/gravity-movie-sandra-bullock-release-date-october-4-2013-announced/|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319115453/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/gravity-movie-sandra-bullock-release-date-october-4-2013-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Clooney co-founded [[Casamigos]] Tequila with [[Rande Gerber]] and [[Michael Meldman]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elkins|first=Kathleen|date=November 2, 2016|title=How George Clooney accidentally started a tequila company that's too successful to stop|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-accidentally-started-a-tequila-company-worth-1-billion.html|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221064218/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-accidentally-started-a-tequila-company-worth-1-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was sold to [[Diageo]] for $700 million in June 2017, with an additional $300 million possible depending on the company's performance over the next ten years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=June 21, 2017|title=George Clooney just sold his tequila business for up to $1 billion|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-just-sold-his-tequila-business-for-1-billion.html|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909043501/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-just-sold-his-tequila-business-for-1-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the ''[[Forbes]]'' annual ranking, he was the world's highest-paid actor for 2017–2018, earning $239 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|date=August 22, 2018|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018: George Clooney Tops List With $239 Million|work=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/08/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2018-george-clooney-tops-list-with-239-million|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823061341/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/08/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2018-george-clooney-tops-list-with-239-million/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Focus on directing and Broadway debut (2014–present) ===
[[File:Cannes 125 (27501337354).jpg|thumb|left|[[Jodie Foster]], [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]], [[Julia Roberts]] and Clooney at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]] for ''[[Money Monster]]'']]
In 2014, Clooney co-wrote, directed and starred in ''[[The Monuments Men]]'', an adaptation of ''The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History'' by [[Robert M. Edsel]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=December 4, 2012 |title=Matt Damon in Talks To Join Monumental Cast of George Clooney's Next Film |url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/matt-damon-joins-monumental-cast-of-george-clooneys-next-film-382397/ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527150848/http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/matt-damon-joins-monumental-cast-of-george-clooneys-next-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film starred an ensemble cast of A-list stars including [[Matt Damon]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Bill Murray]], [[John Goodman]] and [[Bob Balaban]], as well as European stars [[Hugh Bonneville]] and [[Jean Dujardin]]. The film was a critical misfire and a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2017 |title=With 'Suburbicon,' George Clooney's Box Office Struggles Continue |url=https://www.thewrap.com/suburbicon-george-clooney-director-box-office-struggles/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Wrap |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234749/https://www.thewrap.com/suburbicon-george-clooney-director-box-office-struggles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many historians were critical of the film for its historical inaccuracies. ''[[The Guardian (website)|The Guardian]]'' film critic Andrew Pulver, panned the film writing, that the film was "filled with unearned patriotic sentiment, sketchy to the point of inanity, and interrupted every few minutes with neurotic self-justification".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2014 |title=The Monuments Men – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/08/monuments-men-review-george-clooney-berlin |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092344/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/08/monuments-men-review-george-clooney-berlin |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, Clooney produced ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' (2013), an adaptation of [[August: Osage County|the play of the same name]]. The film stars [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Julia Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 18, 2012 |title=Smokehouse's George Clooney And Grant Heslov Producing 'August: Osage County' |url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/smokehouses-george-clooney-and-grant-heslov-producing-august-osage-county-288310/ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504193814/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/smokehouses-george-clooney-and-grant-heslov-producing-august-osage-county/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His next film was ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'' (2015), a science fiction adventure film in which he played Frank Walker, an inventor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ito |first=Robert |date=May 14, 2015 |title=Going Back to the Future for 'Tomorrowland,' From Disney |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/movies/going-back-to-the-future-for-tomorrowland-from-disney.html |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609221602/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/movies/going-back-to-the-future-for-tomorrowland-from-disney.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the year, he was featured as himself in the [[Netflix]] Christmas musical comedy ''[[A Very Murray Christmas]]'', starring [[Bill Murray]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Bill Murray Christmas Special Coming to Netflix |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/bill-murray-netflix-christmas-special-1201503528/ |access-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001037/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/bill-murray-netflix-christmas-special-1201503528/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, he starred in ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'', a comedy from the [[Coen brothers]] set in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, which premiered in February 2016. Clooney portrayed Baird Whitlock, a [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]]-type film star who is kidnapped during the production of a film. [[Josh Brolin]] co-starred as [[Cleaner (crime)|fixer]] [[Eddie Mannix]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=February 26, 2016 |title=The Coen Brothers: 'We get you invested, then shake the floor' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hail-caesar/coen-brothers-interview/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hail-caesar/coen-brothers-interview/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Clooney reunited with [[Julia Roberts]] for the [[Jodie Foster]]-directed thriller ''[[Money Monster]]'' (2016), playing the host of a television show that investigates conspiracies on [[commerce]] and [[Wall Street]], who is taken hostage by a bankrupt viewer given a bad tip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puchko |first=Kristy |date=November 17, 2014 |title=George Clooney's New Movie Money Monster Has A Stacked Cast |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/George-Clooney-Movie-Money-Monster-Has-Stacked-Cast-68249.html |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=Cinemablend |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513055546/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/George-Clooney-Movie-Money-Monster-Has-Stacked-Cast-68249.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:George Clooney with Barack Obama 2016.jpg|thumb|right|Clooney with [[President Barack Obama]] in 2016]]
In October 2017, his directorial project ''[[Suburbicon]]'' a 1950s-set crime comedy was released. It stars [[Matt Damon]], [[Julianne Moore]] and [[Oscar Isaac]], from a script written by the Coen brothers in the 1980s, that they had originally intended to direct themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=John |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Woody Harrelson joins the cast of George Clooney's Suburbicon |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/george-clooney/woody-harrelson-george-clooney-suburbicon/ |access-date=May 19, 2016 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |archive-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519123957/http://www.empireonline.com/people/george-clooney/woody-harrelson-george-clooney-suburbicon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He received the 2018 [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] on June 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney to Receive 46th AFI Life Achievement Award |url=http://blog.afi.com/george-clooney-to-receive-46th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207020655/http://blog.afi.com/george-clooney-to-receive-46th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> The award was presented to him by [[Shirley MacLaine]], and was honored by [[Julianna Margulies]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Anna Kendrick]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Courteney Cox]] and his wife [[Amal Clooney]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2018 |title=George Clooney, AFI Life Achievement Recipient, Says He's "Proud" of Changes in the Industry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-honored-afis-life-achievement-award-1118272/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234749/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-honored-afis-life-achievement-award-1118272/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Clooney returned to television, starring, directing and producing the [[Hulu]] historical miniseries ''[[Catch-22 (miniseries)|Catch-22]]'', based upon the [[Catch-22|novel of the same name]] by [[Joseph Heller]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=January 14, 2018 |title=Hulu Nabs 'Catch-22' Limited Series Starring George Clooney From Anonymous Content & Paramount TV |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/hulu-nabs-catch-22-limited-series-starring-george-clooney-anonymous-content-par-tv-1202223557/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707141356/https://deadline.com/2018/01/hulu-nabs-catch-22-limited-series-starring-george-clooney-anonymous-content-par-tv-1202223557/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney was initially cast in a main role in the series; however, he opted to take a smaller supporting role instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 13, 2018 |title='Catch-22': Kyle Chandler To Star In Hulu Series As George Clooney Switches Roles |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/catch-22-kyle-chandler-cast-george-clooneys-switches-roles-hulu-limited-series-cathart-scheisskopf-1202363579/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203013036/https://deadline.com/2018/04/catch-22-kyle-chandler-cast-george-clooneys-switches-roles-hulu-limited-series-cathart-scheisskopf-1202363579/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on May 31, 2019, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=February 13, 2019 |title=George Clooney 'Catch-22' Begins on Hulu May 17 |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/george-clooney-catch-22-begins-on-hulu-may-17 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706072225/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/george-clooney-catch-22-begins-on-hulu-may-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a four-year absence from acting in film, Clooney starred in the [[science fiction]] film,''[[The Midnight Sky]]'' a film he also directed and produced, based upon the [[Lily Brooks-Dalton]] debut novel ''[[Good Morning, Midnight (Brooks-Dalton novel)|Good Morning, Midnight]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref name=variety2019-06-24/><ref name=deadline2019-06-24/> He co-starred opposite [[Felicity Jones]] and [[David Oyelowo]]. The film received mixed reviews and was a financial flop. It went on to receive a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]]. He also directed ''[[The Tender Bar (film)|The Tender Bar]]'', based upon the memoir of the same name by [[J. R. Moehringer]], for [[Amazon Studios]] with [[Ben Affleck]] in the lead. The coming-of-age film had its nationwide premiere on December 22, 2021, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The Tender Bar': Amazon Sets Release Date For George Clooney-Helmed Pic Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan & More – First Look Image |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-tender-bar-release-date-george-clooney-amazon-first-look-image-1234842272/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927125103/https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-tender-bar-release-date-george-clooney-amazon-first-look-image-1234842272/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film earned Affleck [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

[[File:George Clooney at 81st Venice International Film Festival-Wolfs.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Clooney at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]]]]
In February 2021, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that Clooney's [[Smokehouse Pictures]] would be teaming with [[Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated Studios]] and 101 Studios to produce a docuseries about the [[Ohio State University abuse scandal]], and that the series would be based on an October 2020 ''Sports Illustrated'' article by [[Jon Wertheim]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 22, 2021 |title=George Clooney to Produce Ohio State Abuse Scandal Docuseries |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-clooney-produce-ohio-state-abuse-scandal-docuseries |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222232110/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-clooney-produce-ohio-state-abuse-scandal-docuseries |url-status=live }}</ref> [[HBO]] announced in June 2022 that the documentary had started production, with a planned debut on HBO and [[HBO MAX]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=June 7, 2022 |title=HBO Boards George Clooney Produced Documentary About Ohio State University Abuse Scandal |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-ohio-state-university-1235287084/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229141348/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-ohio-state-university-1235287084/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=June 7, 2022 |title=Ohio State University Sex-Abuse Documentary From 101 Studios & George Clooney's Smokehouse Lands At HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/ohio-state-university-sex-abuse-documentary-george-clooney-hbo-1235039908/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230225946/https://deadline.com/2022/06/ohio-state-university-sex-abuse-documentary-george-clooney-hbo-1235039908/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, he reunited with [[Julia Roberts]] for a romantic comedy film ''[[Ticket to Paradise (2022 film)|Ticket to Paradise]]'' directed by [[Ol Parker]]. It was initially set to release in theatres on September 30, 2022, but was pushed by a month to October 21, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 12, 2021 |title=George Clooney & Julia Roberts Reteam 'Ticket To Paradise' Sets Fall 2022 Theatrical Release |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/julia-roberts-george-clooney-movie-ticket-to-paradise-fall-2022-theatrical-release-1234728528/ |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406170818/https://deadline.com/2021/04/julia-roberts-george-clooney-movie-ticket-to-paradise-fall-2022-theatrical-release-1234728528/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=October 12, 2021 |title=George Clooney and Julia Roberts Rom-Com 'Ticket to Paradise' Shifts a Month to Oct. 2022 |work=[[TheWrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/george-clooney-julia-roberts-ticket-to-paradise-october-2022/ |access-date=October 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012230729/https://www.thewrap.com/george-clooney-julia-roberts-ticket-to-paradise-october-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Clooney reprised the role of [[Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)|Bruce Wayne / Batman]] in a cameo in ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]''. Clooney next film as a director was the biographical sports drama ''[[The Boys in the Boat (film)|The Boys in the Boat]]'' which was released on December 25, 2023. The film starred [[Callum Turner]] and [[Joel Edgerton]] and received mixed reviews. The film was based on the [[The Boys in the Boat|book of the same name]] by [[Daniel James Brown]].

Clooney re-teamed with [[Brad Pitt]] for the [[Apple TV+]] thriller film ''[[Wolfs (film)|Wolfs]]'' (2024) written and directed by [[Jon Watts]] which premiered to positive reviews<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wolfs|title= Wolfs|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= May 7, 2025}}</ref> at the [[Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/09/wolfs-5-minute-ovation-george-clooney-brad-pitt-venice-film-festival-1236075206/|title= ‘Wolfs’ George Clooney & Brad Pitt Action Comedy Earns 5-Minute Ovation — Venice Film Festival|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate= May 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 24, 2021 |title=George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jon Watts Movie Package Sends Studios, Streamers Into Bidding War (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-jon-watts-movie-package-sends-studios-streamers-bidding-war-1235020609/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321195956/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-jon-watts-movie-package-sends-studios-streamers-bidding-war-1235020609/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, Clooney made his [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut as an actor in the stage adaption of ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck (play)|Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' where he is currently portraying [[Edward R. Murrow]]. He and [[Grant Heslov]] also serve as the playwrights having adapted the play from their [[Good Night, and Good Luck|2005 film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|magazine=[[Playbill]]|url=https://playbill.com/article/george-clooney-will-star-in-broadway-adaptation-of-good-night-and-good-luck|title=George Clooney Will Star in Broadway Adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck|author=Culwell-Block, Logan|date=May 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=P>{{cite web|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=George Clooney Admits Memorizing His Lines for Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Is 'a Nightmare': 'I'm Scared!'|url=https://people.com/george-clooney-memorizing-his-lines-for-broadway-is-a-nightmare-11682190|date=February 19, 2025|author=Quinn, Dave}}</ref> The production received mostly positive reviews with critics praising Clooney's performance, his sincerity to the material, its timely subject matter, and its lavish scenic design. Jesse Green of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Clooney's performance describing it as being full of "wit, integrity and charming modesty."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/theater/good-night-and-good-luck-review.html|title= Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’|website= [[The New York Times]]|accessdate= April 5, 2025}}</ref> Sara Holden of ''[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]'' wrote, "Clooney - probably the closest thing contemporary Hollywood has to a [[Cary Grant]] - carries [a] sense of responsibility onto the stage".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/article/theater-review-george-clooney-good-night-and-good-luck-broadway.html|title= This I Believe: George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck|website= [[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|accessdate= April 4, 2025}}</ref> The production was nominated for five [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for Clooney.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2025-tony-awards-nominees-full-list-nominations-1236204935 |title= 2025 Tony Awards: ''Buena Vista Social Club'', ''Death Becomes Her'', ''Maybe Happy Ending'' Lead Nominations|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate= May 1, 2025}}</ref>
Clooney is set to star alongside [[Laura Dern]] and [[Adam Sandler]] in [[Noah Baumbach]] dramedy ''[[Jay Kelly (film)|Jay Kelly]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-netflix-1235668766/|title=George Clooney And Adam Sandler To Star In Noah Baumbach's Next Movie At Netflix|date=December 15, 2023|publisher=Deadline|access-date=December 15, 2023|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215035922/https://deadline.com/2023/12/george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-netflix-1235668766/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Activism and public advocacy==

===Political views===
Clooney supported both of [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|2008]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 25, 2006 |title=Clooney Welcomes Obama's Presidential Bid |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3570488 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106043604/http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3570488 |archive-date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> and [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential campaigns]].<ref name="hollywooddonors">(2011-07-16) {{Cite web |title=Hollywood stars open wallets for Obama |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59184.html |access-date=January 23, 2013 |website=[[Politico]] |date=July 16, 2011 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121031106/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59184.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Philip |date=April 26, 2016 |title=Tom Hanks Predicts Donald Trump Will Become President When 'Spaceships Come Down Filled With Dinosaurs' |url=http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-donald-trump-presidency-spaceship-filled-with-dinosaurs |access-date=July 20, 2016 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914193909/http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-donald-trump-presidency-spaceship-filled-with-dinosaurs |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Clooney has also made humorous statements against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] figures. In 2006, Clooney sarcastically thanked [[Jack Abramoff]] at the [[63rd Golden Globe Awards]] before concluding with "Who would name their kid 'Jack' with 'off' at the end? No wonder the guy's screwed up".<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2006 |title=Clooney 'upset' lobbyist's family |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4634252.stm |access-date=September 14, 2021 |website=BBC News |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092345/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4634252.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney has also described Republican donor [[Steve Wynn]] as an "asshole" and a "jackass", after the two had a heated disagreement over the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2014 |title=George Clooney, Steve Wynn Trade Verbal Barbs During Las Vegas Dinner |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/george-clooney-steve-wynn-trade-698555/ |access-date=September 14, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092344/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/george-clooney-steve-wynn-trade-698555/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Relationship with Joe Biden ===
Clooney endorsed [[Joe Biden]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Allen |first=Fox |date=October 29, 2020 |title=Celebrities who support Joe Biden for president |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-joe-biden-for-president/ |access-date=April 21, 2021 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021162923/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-joe-biden-for-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he hosted a virtual fundraiser for Biden together with Obama in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Barack Obama And George Clooney Trade A Few Jokes And Talk Of Defeating Donald Trump At Virtual Fundraiser For Joe Biden |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/barack-obama-george-clooney-joe-biden-1202997841/ |access-date=April 21, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421105927/https://deadline.com/2020/07/barack-obama-george-clooney-joe-biden-1202997841/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a July 2024 [[op-ed]] for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Clooney called for Biden to withdraw from the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]] after a debate where Biden had underperformed with many critics citing his age as a significant factor. Clooney wrote of his friendship with Biden saying, "I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced." However he stated that, "I saw Biden three weeks ago at my fundraiser for him. It’s devastating to say it, but he is not the same man he was, and he won’t win this fall." In the piece he called on there to be a new nominee citing a possible primary at the [[Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clooney |first=George |date=2024-07-10 |title=Opinion {{!}} George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top Democratic fundraiser Clooney calls on Biden to drop out |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy68gxw32zno |website=[[BBC News]] |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Michael |date=2024-07-10 |title=George Clooney, who hosted major fundraiser for Biden last month, says Democratic Party needs a new nominee {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/10/politics/george-clooney-joe-biden/index.html |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2025, while promoting his [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] play ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck (play)|Good Night, and Good Luck]]'', Clooney stated that he, stood by his choice in writing the op-ed saying, "I was raised to tell the truth. I feel as if there was a lot of profiles in cowardice in my party. I was not proud of that. I also believed I had to tell the truth."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/03/24/trump-george-clooney-good-night-and-good-luck-broadway/82636672007/|title= Trump slams 'puff piece' from '60 Minutes' where George Clooney encourages free press|website= [[USA Today]]|accessdate= April 4, 2025}}</ref>

===Humanitarian work===
[[File:George Clooney with Samoura and Reck.JPG|thumb|Clooney in [[Abéché]], [[Chad]], in January 2008 with the United Nations]]
Clooney is involved with [[Not On Our Watch Project]], an organization that focuses global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities, along with [[Brad Pitt]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Don Cheadle]], [[David Pressman]] and [[Jerry Weintraub]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2009 |title=Not on Our Watch Project |url=http://notonourwatchproject.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512213019/http://www.notonourwatchproject.org/ |archive-date=May 12, 2007 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |publisher=Not on Our Watch Project}}</ref> In February 2009, he visited Goz Beida, Chad, with ''[[New York Times]]'' columnist [[Nicholas D. Kristof]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kristof |first=Nicholas |date=February 21, 2009 |title=Sisters, Victims, Heroes |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/opinion/22kristof.html |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719211930/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/opinion/22kristof.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2010, he organized the telethon ''[[Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief|Hope for Haiti Now]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2010 |title=George Clooney: "'Hope For Haiti' wird groß!" |url=http://www.mtv.de/news/2010-01-22/21054242-george-clooney-hope-for-haiti-wird-gross.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125145510/http://www.mtv.de/news/2010-01-22/21054242-george-clooney-hope-for-haiti-wird-gross.html |archive-date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=January 23, 2010 |publisher=MTV |language=de}}</ref> which collected donations for the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] victims.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telethon tries to raise 'Hope for Haiti' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/22/haiti.telethon/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924193440/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/22/haiti.telethon/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2012, Clooney starred with [[Martin Sheen]] and [[Brad Pitt]] in a performance of [[Dustin Lance Black]]'s play ''[[8 (play)|8]]''—a staged reenactment of the [[Perry v. Brown|federal trial]] that overturned California's [[California Proposition 8|Prop 8 ban]] on same-sex marriage—as attorney [[David Boies]].<ref name="8 the play">{{Cite news |date=March 4, 2012 |title=George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/george-clooney-brad-pitt-enact-prop-8-stage-drama.html |access-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306220658/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/george-clooney-brad-pitt-enact-prop-8-stage-drama.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The production was held at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]] and broadcast on [[YouTube]] to raise money for the [[American Foundation for Equal Rights]].<ref name="8 play video">{{Cite web |title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality | date=March 3, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qlUG8F9uVgM |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=March 18, 2012 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live |publisher=pinknews.co.uk |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ |access-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304005919/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2012, Clooney offered to take an auction winner out to lunch to benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network ([[GLSEN]]). GLSEN works to create a safe space in schools for children who are or may be perceived to be [[gay]], [[lesbian]], [[bisexual]] or [[transgender]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2012 |title=George Clooney, Neil Patrick Harris Participate in Gay Youth Charity Auction |url=http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=13066&MediaType=1&Category=22 |access-date=September 23, 2012 |magazine=On Top Magazine |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928010135/http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=13066&MediaType=1&Category=22 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 7, 2020, George and Amal Clooney donated $100,000 to three Lebanese charities after the capital, Beirut, was left devastated by a deadly explosion. They donated money to the Lebanese [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]], Impact Lebanon, and Baytna Baytak. The blast claimed the lives of at least 145 people and injured more than 5,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2020 |title=BEIRUT EXPLOSION: GEORGE AND AMAL CLOONEY DONATE £76,000 TO LEBANESE RELIEF CHARITIES |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosion-george-amal-clooney-donate-lebanon-charities-a9659096.html |access-date=August 7, 2020 |website=Independent |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115215349/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosion-george-amal-clooney-donate-lebanon-charities-a9659096.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===War in Darfur (Sudan)===
[[File:Joe Biden meets George Clooney.jpg|thumb|right|Clooney with [[Vice President Joe Biden]] in 2009]]
Clooney has advocated a resolution of the [[Darfur conflict]].<ref>[http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1315091.php/George_Clooneys_Sudan_help George Clooney's Sudan help] June 7, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315035228/http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1315091.php/George_Clooneys_Sudan_help |date=March 15, 2008 }}</ref> He spoke at a 2006 [[Save Darfur Coalition|Save Darfur]] rally in [[Washington, D.C.]] In April 2006, he spent ten days in Chad and Sudan with his father to make the TV special ''A Journey to Darfur'' reflecting the situation of Darfur's refugees, and advocated for action. The documentary was broadcast on American cable TV as well as in the UK and France. In 2008, it was released on DVD, with the sale proceeds being donated to the [[International Rescue Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2007 |title=American Life TV targets baby boomers: Channel airing Clooney's Darfur docu |url=https://variety.com/2007/tv/features/american-life-tv-targets-baby-boomers-1117966145/ |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=Variety |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105234028/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966145.html?categoryid=2522&cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stein |first=Joel |date=September 14, 2009 |title=The Time 100: George Clooney |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615880,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504110103/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0%2C28804%2C1595326_1615754_1615880%2C00.html |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clooney's Docu on Darfur to Air Monday |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/11/ap/entertainment/mainD8MJ771O0.shtml |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101030249/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/11/ap/entertainment/mainD8MJ771O0.shtml |archive-date=November 1, 2008 |access-date=November 1, 2008 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AmericanLife TV Network (ALN) Donates Proceeds From "A Journey to Darfur" DVD to the International Rescue Committee |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Americanlife-Tv-838350.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113181149/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Americanlife-Tv-838350.html |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=January 13, 2009}} "In addition to premiering on AmericanLife TV Network, "A Journey to Darfur" has aired on The Community Channel in England and France 2. The documentary has also been shown at festivals and schools around the world, including, The second Refugee Film Festival in Tokyo presented by the UNHCR, Ilaria Alpi Journalistic Television Award based in Riccione, Italy, Milano Doc Festival, and the Human Rights Nights Film Festival in Bologna, Italy."</ref> In September of the same year, he spoke to the UN Security Council with Nobel Prize-winner [[Elie Wiesel]] to ask the UN to find a solution to the conflict and to help the people of Darfur.<ref>Linton, Leyla. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500507.html Clooney urges UN action on Darfur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041851/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500507.html |date=November 10, 2012 }} ''The Washington Post''. September 15, 2006.</ref> In December, he visited China and Egypt with Don Cheadle and two Olympic winners to ask both governments to pressure Sudan's government.<ref>Friedman, Roger. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235977,00.html George Clooney's Secret Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104135031/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235977,00.html |date=November 4, 2007 }} Fox News Channel. December 12, 2006.</ref>

On March 25, 2007, he sent an open letter to German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], calling on the [[European Union]] to take "decisive action" in the region given the failure of Sudan President [[Omar al-Bashir]] to respond to UN resolutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2007 |title=Europe calls on Sudan to accept UN resolution |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=20965 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |website=Sudan Tribune |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429050954/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=20965 |url-status=live }}</ref> He narrated and was co-executive producer of the 2007 documentary ''[[Sand and Sorrow]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Weissberg |first=Jay |date=June 25, 2007 |title=Sand and Sorrow review |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933979.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416160733/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933979.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney also appeared in the documentary film ''[[Darfur Now]]'', a call-to-action film released in November 2007 for people all over the world to help stop the Darfur crisis.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041022000341/http://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/ Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief].</ref> In December 2007, Clooney and fellow actor Don Cheadle received the Summit Peace Award from the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome. In his acceptance speech, Clooney said that "Don and I ... stand here before you as failures. The simple truth is that when it comes to the atrocities in Darfur ... those people are not better off now than they were years ago."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Huver |first=Scott |date=November 26, 2007 |title=Clooney and Cheadle Honored by Nobel Prize Winners |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20162577,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=January 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129201231/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20162577,00.html |archive-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref> On January 18, 2008, the United Nations announced Clooney's appointment as a UN messenger of peace, effective January 31.<ref name="peace" /><ref name="bbc1" />

[[File:George Clooney - White House - October 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Clooney discusses [[War in Darfur|Sudan]] with President [[Barack Obama]] at the White House in October 2010]]
Clooney conceived of and, with [[John Prendergast (activist)|John Prendergast]]—human rights activist, co-founder of the [[Enough Project]], and Strategic Advisor for Not on Our Watch Project—initiated the [[Satellite Sentinel Project]] (SSP), after an October 2010 trip to [[South Sudan]]. SSP aims to monitor armed activity for signs of renewed civil war between Sudan and South Sudan, and to detect and deter mass atrocities along the border regions there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 21, 2011 |title=George Clooney speaks to CLSA clients |agency=India Infoline News Service |url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/George-Clooney-speaks-to-CLSA-clients/5247997370 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926082011/http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/George-Clooney-speaks-to-CLSA-clients/5247997370 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clooney and Prendergast co-wrote a ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed piece in May 2011, titled "Dancing with a dictator in Sudan", arguing that:

{{blockquote|President [[Omar al-Bashir]] has been indicted by the [[International Criminal Court]] for [[genocide]], is escalating bombing and food aid obstruction in Darfur, and he now threatens the entire north-south peace process ... the evidence shows that incentives alone are insufficient to change [[Khartoum]]'s calculations. International support should be sought immediately for denying [[debt relief]], expanding the ICC indictments, diplomatically isolating the regime, suspending all non-humanitarian aid, obstructing state-controlled bank transactions and freezing accounts holding oil wealth diverted by senior regime officials.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Stephen F. |date=May 27, 2011 |title=Dancing with a dictator in Sudan |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dancing-with-a-dictator-in-sudan/2011/05/27/AGYMCzCH_story.html |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110151250/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dancing-with-a-dictator-in-sudan/2011/05/27/AGYMCzCH_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

On March 16, 2012, Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy for [[civil disobedience]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 16, 2012 |title=George Clooney released after Sudan embassy arrest |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17403715 |access-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729174354/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17403715 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="guardian-arrest">{{Cite news |last=Devereaux |first=Ryan |date=March 16, 2012 |title=George Clooney arrested in planned protest at Sudanese embassy |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/16/george-clooney-arrested-sudanese-embassy |access-date=December 11, 2016 |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117110753/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/16/george-clooney-arrested-sudanese-embassy |url-status=live }}</ref> He intended to be arrested when he planned the protest.<ref name="guardian-arrest" /> Several other prominent participants were also arrested, including [[Martin Luther King III]].<ref name="guardian-arrest" /> Clooney has been described as one of the most strident critics of Omar al-Bashir.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 13, 2017 |title=Donald Trump ducks a decision on sanctions on Khartoum |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21724999-faced-complex-choice-about-unfamiliar-country-president |access-date=July 15, 2017 |archive-date=July 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715120034/https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21724999-faced-complex-choice-about-unfamiliar-country-president |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Armenian genocide recognition===
Clooney supports [[Armenian genocide recognition|recognition of the Armenian genocide]]. He is one of the chief associates of the 100 Lives Initiative, a project which aims to remember the lives lost during the event.<ref name="huffpost">{{Cite news |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=March 11, 2015 |title=George And Amal Clooney Attend '100 Lives' Commemoration |agency=Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/george-clooney-amal-clooney-100-lives_n_6846536.html |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326124856/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/george-clooney-amal-clooney-100-lives_n_6846536.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the initiative, Clooney launched the [[Aurora Prize]], which awards to those who risk their lives to prevent genocides and atrocities.<ref name="huffpost" /><ref name="asbarez">{{Cite news |date=October 27, 2015 |title='There was a genocide of Armenians in 1915,' Says George Clooney |agency=Asbarez |url=http://asbarez.com/141109/there-was-a-genocide-of-armenians-in-1915-says-george-clooney/ |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101050345/http://asbarez.com/141109/there-was-a-genocide-of-armenians-in-1915-says-george-clooney/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Clooney had also urged various American government officials to support the United States' recognition of the Armenian Genocide.<ref name="asbarez" /> He also visited [[Armenia]] to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the event in April 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 29, 2015 |title=George and Amal Clooney to visit Armenia next year |agency=PanArmenian |url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/199686/ |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030172812/http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/199686/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Syrian refugees===
In May 2015, Clooney told the [[BBC]] that the [[Syrian civil war|Syrian conflict]] was too complicated politically to get involved in and he wanted to focus on helping [[Refugees of the Syrian civil war|the refugees]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=George Clooney: Syria conflict 'incredibly complex' – BBC News |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32791065 |access-date=April 29, 2016 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103011/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32791065 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2016, he and his wife [[Amal Clooney|Amal]] met with Syrian refugees living in [[Berlin]] to mark the fifth anniversary of the conflict, before meeting with German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] to thank her for Germany's open-door policy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2016 |title=Amal Clooney tells refugees how her family were once forced to flee their homeland too |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/amal-clooney-and-george-clooney-meet-with-refugees-to-mark-fifth-anniversary-of-syrian-crisis-a6934041.html |access-date=April 29, 2016 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427150812/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/amal-clooney-and-george-clooney-meet-with-refugees-to-mark-fifth-anniversary-of-syrian-crisis-a6934041.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===U.S. gun control===
In 2018, following the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]], the Clooneys pledged $500,000 to the [[March for Our Lives]] and said they would be in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Oprah Follows George and Amal Clooney's Lead, to Donate $500,000 for Parkland Students' March |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/George-and-Amal-Clooney-Donate-500-000-for-12626898.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221035907/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/George-and-Amal-Clooney-Donate-500-000-for-12626898.php |archive-date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>

=== LGBTQ rights ===
Clooney is a supporter of [[LGBTQ movements|LGBTQ rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney Doesn't 'Give A S**t' If People Think He Is Gay |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/70771/George-Clooney-Doesnt-Give-A-St-If-People-Think-He-Is-Gay- |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001030525/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/70771/George-Clooney-Doesnt-Give-A-St-If-People-Think-He-Is-Gay- |archive-date=October 1, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=EntertainmentWise}}</ref> On March 28, 2019, Clooney wrote an open letter calling for the boycott of the [[Hassanal Bolkiah|Sultan of Brunei]]'s hotels over a new law that came into force on April 3, 2019, that punishes homosexual sex and adultery with death by [[stoning]]. Clooney lists nine hotels including [[The Dorchester]], 45 Park Lane, [[Coworth Park]], [[The Beverly Hills Hotel]], [[Hotel Bel-Air]], [[Le Meurice]], [[Hotel Plaza Athenee]], Hotel Eden and Hotel Principe di Savoia and asks readers to consider how "we are putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brunei to punish gay sex and adultery with death by stoning |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/27/asia/brunei-anti-lgbt-stoning-law-intl/index.html |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703215654/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/27/asia/brunei-anti-lgbt-stoning-law-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clooney |first=George |date=March 28, 2019 |title=George Clooney: Boycott Sultan Of Brunei's Hotels Over Cruel Anti-Gay Laws |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/george-clooney-sultain-of-brunei-hotels-boycott-beverly-hills-hotel-anti-gay-laws-brunei-1202584579/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413034807/https://deadline.com/2019/03/george-clooney-sultain-of-brunei-hotels-boycott-beverly-hills-hotel-anti-gay-laws-brunei-1202584579/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==

===Relationships===
[[File:George Clooney and Amal Clooney - Berlin Berlinale 66 (24977282895) (cropped).jpg|thumb|George and [[Amal Clooney]] at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in 2016]]

Clooney dated actress [[Kelly Preston]] from 1987 to 1989. During this relationship, he purchased a [[Vietnamese Pot-bellied]] [[pig]] named Max as a gift for Preston, but when their relationship ended, Clooney kept the pig for an additional 18 years until Max died in 2006. He has jokingly referred to Max as the longest relationship he had ever had.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2006 |title=George and Max: A love story made in Hollywood |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-and-max-a-love-story-made-in-hollywood-427257.html |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506162527/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-and-max-a-love-story-made-in-hollywood-427257.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clooney was married to actress [[Talia Balsam]] from 1989 to 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saul |first=Heather |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Talia Balsam, Divorce actress, on being married to George Clooney: 'I should not have been married at that point' |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/talia-balsam-divorce-actress-on-being-married-to-george-clooney-a7350041.html |access-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215033810/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/talia-balsam-divorce-actress-on-being-married-to-george-clooney-a7350041.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also had a relationship with actress [[Ginger Lynn Allen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/george-clooney-amal-alamuddintalia-balsam-kelly-preston-elisabetta-canalis-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-from-dusk-till-dawn-good-night-and-good-luck-372123-2014-05-03|title=George Clooney and his saga of affairs|website=India Today|date=May 3, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703022339/https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/george-clooney-amal-alamuddintalia-balsam-kelly-preston-elisabetta-canalis-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-from-dusk-till-dawn-good-night-and-good-luck-372123-2014-05-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ladies of George Clooney |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-ladies-of-george-clooney/8/ |website=[[CBS News]] |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628204020/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-ladies-of-george-clooney/8/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2014 |title=George Clooney's ex-girlfriend vows to wreck his Italian wedding |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/09/ginger-lynn-allen-george-clooney-affair-national-enquirer/ |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628204023/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/09/ginger-lynn-allen-george-clooney-affair-national-enquirer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995, Clooney dated [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Frances Fisher]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 24, 1995 |title=For George Clooney, life will never be the same |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153348040/ |quote="Dr. Ross also will date a variety of women this fall, Wells says. That's not unlike Clooney's past year, when he was linked to Frances Fisher (''Unforgiven'') and Cameron Diaz (''The Mask''), to name two." |access-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731194107/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153348040/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney dated French [[La Ferme Célébrités (series 1)|reality TV personality]] Céline Balitran (1996–1999).<ref>{{Cite web |last=George Clooney |title=George Clooney Biography |url=http://www.people.com/people/george_clooney/biography |access-date=June 17, 2012 |website=People |archive-date=April 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426125319/http://www.people.com/people/george_clooney/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2000, he was linked to [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Lucy Liu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jeff Hudson |title=George Clooney: A Biography |publisher=Virgin Books |year=2003 |isbn=9781852279943 |page=204}}</ref> After meeting British model [[Lisa Snowdon]] in 2000, he had a five-year on-again, off-again relationship with her.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Tim |date=May 1, 2009 |title=Lisa Snowdon says George Clooney is no Mr Right |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/5259228/Lisa-Snowdon-says-George-Clooney-is-no-Mr-Right.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/5259228/Lisa-Snowdon-says-George-Clooney-is-no-Mr-Right.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Clooney dated [[Renée Zellweger]] (2001), [[Jennifer Siebel Newsom]] (2002)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2007 |title=S.F. mayor's girlfriend offers glimpse into her life and career |url=https://www.marinij.com/general-news/20070409/sf-mayors-girlfriend-offers-glimpse-into-her-life-and-career |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Marin Independent Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420055145/http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20070409/sf-mayors-girlfriend-offers-glimpse-into-her-life-and-career |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Krista Allen]] (2002–2008),<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2011 |title=Report: George Clooney Rekindles Romance With Krista Allen |work=Fox News Channel |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-george-clooney-rekindles-romance-with-krista-allen |access-date=May 16, 2012 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123191657/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443521,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]] (2006).<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2006/06/27/george-clooney-hooks-up-with-elvis-ex/ George Clooney Hooks Up With Elvis' Ex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930142311/https://www.tmz.com/2006/06/27/george-clooney-hooks-up-with-elvis-ex/ |date=September 30, 2020 }}. ''TMZ''. June 27, 2006.</ref> In June 2007, he started dating [[reality television|reality personality]] Sarah Larson, but the couple broke up in May 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 28, 2008 |title=George Clooney and Sarah Larson split |work=People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/george-clooney-and-sarah-larson-split/ |access-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910024206/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202854,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2009, Clooney was in a relationship with Italian actress [[Elisabetta Canalis]] until they split in June 2011.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Simon Perry |date=July 30, 2009 |title=Who Is George Clooney's New Italian Girl? |url=https://people.com/celebrity/who-is-george-clooneys-new-italian-girl/ |magazine=People |access-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-date=September 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919130849/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294758,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Elizabeth Leonard |date=June 22, 2011 |title=George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis Split |url=https://people.com/celebrity/george-clooney-elisabetta-canalis-split/ |magazine=People |access-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131035104/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20504498,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2011, Clooney started dating former [[WWE]] personnel [[Stacy Keibler]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Michelle Tauber |date=September 7, 2011 |title=George Clooney and Stacy Keibler Are Still Dating |url=https://people.com/celebrity/stacy-keibler-george-clooney-dating/ |magazine=People |access-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905203534/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20526285,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and they ended their relationship in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney & Stacy Keibler Split; Had 'Nothing To Do' With Kids, Marriage |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/george-clooney-and-stacy-keibler-split-had-nothing-to-do-with-kids-marriage_article_81608 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=Access Hollywood |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717010834/http://www.accesshollywood.com/george-clooney-and-stacy-keibler-split-had-nothing-to-do-with-kids-marriage_article_81608 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clooney became engaged to British-Lebanese human rights lawyer [[Amal Clooney|Amal Alamuddin]] on April 28, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Padraic Flanagan |date=April 28, 2014 |title=George Clooney engaged to 'utterly wonderful' British lawyer |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10792847/George-Clooney-engaged-to-utterly-wonderful-British-lawyer.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10792847/George-Clooney-engaged-to-utterly-wonderful-British-lawyer.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2014 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jill Lawless |date=April 28, 2014 |title=George Clooney engaged to UK attorney Amal Alamuddin, her law firm says as it offers congrats |work=[[Star Tribune]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/257006381.html |url-status=dead |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511164941/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/257006381.html |archive-date=May 11, 2014}}</ref> He subsequently said they forged a strong bond because of their interest in campaigning work, and particularly over the issue of the [[Elgin Marbles]], when she was acting for the government of [[Greece]] in support of their return from the [[British Museum]] and he, while promoting his film ''[[The Monuments Men]]'', had argued for this and been criticised by the [[Mayor of London]], [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanessa Thorpe & Tom Lamont |date=December 13, 2020 |title=George Clooney: Why we owe our domestic bliss to ... Boris Johnson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/13/george-clooney-why-we-owe-our-domestic-bliss-to-boris-johnson?CMP=GTUK_email |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092808/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/13/george-clooney-why-we-owe-our-domestic-bliss-to-boris-johnson?CMP=GTUK_email |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2014, Clooney publicly mocked the British tabloid newspaper ''[[Daily Mail]]'' after it claimed his fiancée's mother opposes their marriage on religious grounds.<ref>{{Cite news |title=George Clooney slams Daily Mail over 'irresponsible' marriage story |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28225467 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917020136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28225467 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the tabloid apologized for its false story, Clooney refused to accept the apology. He called the paper "the worst kind of tabloid. One that makes up its facts to the detriment of its readers."<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 11, 2014 |title=George Clooney rejects Mail Online apology |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28262019 |access-date=July 11, 2014 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711125442/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28262019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 7, 2014, Clooney and Alamuddin obtained marriage licenses at the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Michael Rothman |date=August 7, 2014 |title=George Clooney and Fiancée Amal Alamuddin Get Marriage License |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/george-clooney-fiance-amal-alamuddin-marriage-license/story?id=24877642 |url-status=live |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808021953/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/george-clooney-fiance-amal-alamuddin-marriage-license/story?id=24877642 |archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref> Alamuddin and Clooney were officially married on September 27, 2014, at [[Ca' Farsetti]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kington |first=Tom |date=September 27, 2014 |title=George Clooney Marries in Venice Ceremony |publisher=Sky News |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1343410/george-clooney-marries-in-venice-ceremony |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928011237/http://news.sky.com/story/1343410/george-clooney-marries-in-venice-ceremony |url-status=live }}</ref> They were married by Clooney's friend [[Walter Veltroni]], the former mayor of Rome.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Nick |date=September 15, 2014 |title=George Clooney 'to be married by ex-Rome mayor' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11097278/George-Clooney-to-be-married-by-ex-Rome-mayor.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11097278/George-Clooney-to-be-married-by-ex-Rome-mayor.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2015, Clooney and Alamuddin adopted a rescue dog, a [[Basset Hound]] named Millie, from the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2015 |title=George Clooney, Wife Adopt Basset Hound Mix Named Millie From Shelter |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/10/29/george-clooney-wife-adopt-basset-hound-named-millie/ |access-date=October 30, 2015 |website=CBS News |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030091416/http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/10/29/george-clooney-wife-adopt-basset-hound-named-millie/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 9, 2017, it was reported by the CBS talk show, ''[[The Talk (TV series)|The Talk]]'', that Amal was pregnant, and that they were expecting twins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2017 |title=George and Amal Clooney 'expecting twins', Matt Damon confirms |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38926056 |access-date=March 5, 2017 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227162354/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38926056 |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 6, 2017, Amal gave birth to a daughter, Ella, and a son, Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2017 |title=George and Amal Clooney Welcome Son Alexander and Daughter Ella |url=http://people.com/babies/george-clooney-amal-clooney-welcome-twins/ |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606172833/http://people.com/babies/george-clooney-amal-clooney-welcome-twins/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Clooney revealed to [[Jimmy Kimmel]] and [[Graham Norton]] on their [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!|respective]] [[The Graham Norton Show|talk shows]] that the twins can speak Italian fluently, despite neither Clooney nor Alamuddin speaking the language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katie Campione |date=October 4, 2021 |title=George Clooney Says His Twins Are Bilingual, but He and Amal Are Not: 'That's a Flaw in Our Logic' |url=https://people.com/parents/george-amal-clooney-twins-are-bilingual/ |access-date=January 24, 2022 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124152635/https://people.com/parents/george-amal-clooney-twins-are-bilingual/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Real estate===
Clooney has property in [[Los Angeles]]. He purchased the {{convert|7354|ft2|m2|adj=on}} house in 1995 through his George Guilfoyle Trust. His home in Italy is in the village of [[Laglio]], on [[Lake Como]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2007 |title=Clooney at home in Italy |publisher=News.com |url=http://www.news.com.au/clooney-at-home-in-italy/story-e6frfmwr-1111114634930 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503171909/http://www.news.com.au/clooney-at-home-in-italy/story-e6frfmwr-1111114634930 |archive-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> near the former residence of Italian author [[Ada Negri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Villa Negri – Location |url=http://www.villa-negri.com/location/ |access-date=April 28, 2014 |publisher=Villa Negri |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906200436/http://www.villa-negri.com/location/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Clooney also owns a home in [[Los Cabos]], Mexico, that is next door to the home of [[Cindy Crawford]] and [[Rande Gerber]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2013 |title=Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber and George Clooney's Side-By-Side Mexican Villas |url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/george-clooney-cindy-crawford-rande-gerber-mexico-baja-houses-article |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=Architectural Digest |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906200834/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/george-clooney-cindy-crawford-rande-gerber-mexico-baja-houses-article |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin bought the Grade II [[Listed building|listed]]{{Lbe|1047410|note=Listed building}} Mill House on an island in the [[River Thames]] at [[Sonning Eye]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England<ref>{{cite web|title=Amal and George Clooney's property portfolio through the years – we take a look at some of their stand-out homes|author=Dickson, Chiana|date=2 November 2022|magazine=[[Homes & Gardens]]|url=https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/amal-george-clooney-property-portfolio}}</ref> at a cost of around £10&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |date=October 9, 2014 |title=George Clooney snaps up £10&nbsp;million manor house in Sonning, Berkshire |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11152701/George-Clooney-snaps-up-10-million-manor-house-in-Sonning-Berkshire.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11152701/George-Clooney-snaps-up-10-million-manor-house-in-Sonning-Berkshire.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In May 2021, ''[[The Economic Times]]'' reported Clooney plans to buy a vineyard near the village of [[Brignoles]], in France, which includes an 18th-century manor with its own swimming pool and a tennis court.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 21, 2021 |title=France's rose vineyards a hit investment among rich & famous, thanks to George Clooney |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/frances-rose-vineyards-a-hit-investment-among-rich-famous-thanks-to-george-clooney/articleshow/82819829.cms |access-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521105333/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/frances-rose-vineyards-a-hit-investment-among-rich-famous-thanks-to-george-clooney/articleshow/82819829.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Motorcycle accidents===
On September 21, 2007, Clooney and then-girlfriend Sarah Larson were injured in a motorcycle accident in [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], when his motorcycle was hit by a car. The driver of the car reported that Clooney attempted to pass him on the right,<ref>McDonald, Ray.{{Cite web |title=Actor George Clooney Injured in Motorcycle Accident |url=http://voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-09-24-voa41.cfm?renderforprint=1&textonly=1&&CFID=126093321&CFTOKEN=52082908 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003506/http://voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-09-24-voa41.cfm?renderforprint=1&textonly=1&&CFID=126093321&CFTOKEN=52082908 |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}, Voice of America, September 24, 2007.</ref> while Clooney said that the driver signaled left and then decided to make an abrupt right turn and clipped his motorcycle. On October 9, 2007, more than two dozen staff at [[Palisades Medical Center]] were suspended without pay for looking at Clooney's medical records in violation of federal law.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bergen |first=North |date=October 10, 2007 |title=Hospital Staffers Suspended Over Clooney |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3710823 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012034258/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3710823 |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref>

On July 10, 2018, Clooney was hit by a car while riding a motorcycle to a film set in [[Sardinia]]. He was hospitalized with minor injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |title=George Clooney 'injured in motorbike accident' in Sardinia |language=en-GB |work=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/george-clooney-injured-in-car-accident-reports-11431777 |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710111607/https://news.sky.com/story/george-clooney-injured-in-car-accident-reports-11431777 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2018 |title=George Clooney reportedly injured after motorbike crash in Sardinia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/10/george-clooney-reportedly-injured-after-motorbike-crash-in-sardinia |access-date=July 10, 2018 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710114838/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/10/george-clooney-reportedly-injured-after-motorbike-crash-in-sardinia |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sports===
Growing up around Cincinnati, Clooney is a fan of the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2012 |title=George Clooney's Bengals Tee Is Having a Moment |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/353674/george-clooney-s-cincinnati-bengals-tee-is-having-a-moment |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107170557/http://www.eonline.com/news/353674/george-clooney-s-cincinnati-bengals-tee-is-having-a-moment |url-status=live }}</ref> He tried out for the Reds in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Did you know that George Clooney tried out for the Reds in 1977? |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/did-you-know-that-george-clooney-tried-out-for-the-reds-in-1977/c-122710430 |website=Major League Baseball |date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107010405/http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/05/06/122710430/did-you-know-that-george-clooney-tried-out-for-the-reds-in-1977 |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney is also an [[association football]] fan and supports {{English football updater|DerbyCou}} club [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=March 26, 2022 |title=George Clooney opens up about love for Derby County in new interview |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/george-clooney-opens-up-about-love-of-derby-county-in-new-interview-3190906 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=[[NME]] |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326134034/https://www.nme.com/news/film/george-clooney-opens-up-about-love-of-derby-county-in-new-interview-3190906 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Westwood |first=James |date=March 27, 2022 |title=George Clooney admits to being Derby County fan as Championship club edge closer to new ownership |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/george-clooney-admits-to-being-derby-county-fan-as/blt976d07d02d2cd340 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327124755/https://www.goal.com/en/news/george-clooney-admits-to-being-derby-county-fan-as/blt976d07d02d2cd340 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Relationship with the media===
In November 2021, Clooney wrote an op-ed to British tabloid ''[[The Daily Mail]]'', petitioning them to stop publishing photos of his children, highlighting that his wife is an international lawyer who works "confronting and putting on trial terrorist groups" and that the tabloid was endangering their lives. In 2014, Clooney had rejected an apology from the ''Daily Mail'' for printing a false story, calling the ''Mail'' the "worst kind of tabloid."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=November 5, 2021 |title=George Clooney Pens Open Letter to Daily Mail to Stop Publishing Pictures of His Children |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/george-clooney-pens-open-letter-to-daily-mail-to-stop-publishing-pictures-of-his-children-1235042981/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105082113/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/george-clooney-pens-open-letter-to-daily-mail-to-stop-publishing-pictures-of-his-children-1235042981/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In the media==
Clooney has appeared in commercials outside the U.S. for [[Fiat]], [[Nespresso]], [[Martini (vermouth)|Martini vermouth]], [[Omega SA|Omega]], [[Warburtons]] and [[DNB ASA]] Eiendom (a Norwegian bank and real estate agency).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/157365/video-george-clooney-gets-married-in-norwegian-bank-commercial/ | title=Video: George Clooney gets married in Norwegian bank commercial &#124; Globalnews.ca | access-date=January 6, 2024 | archive-date=January 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106045024/https://globalnews.ca/news/157365/video-george-clooney-gets-married-in-norwegian-bank-commercial/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=OMEGA |date=January 23, 2017 |title=OMEGA in Space: George Clooney's story |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoapqteSo8Q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/DoapqteSo8Q |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney – Fiat IDEA – Auto commercial | date=June 27, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZtWYOymFgc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6ZtWYOymFgc |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucy Siegle |date=July 17, 2013 |title=George Clooney tastes sustainability in Nespresso coffee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/jul/17/george-clooney-nespresso-coffee-ad |website=The Guardian |access-date=December 11, 2016 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103102937/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/jul/17/george-clooney-nespresso-coffee-ad |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2004 |title=George Clooney to star in new Martini ad |url=http://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?Pagetype=detail&subject=product&codeID=9485 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |publisher=Health Club Management |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044359/http://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?Pagetype=detail&subject=product&codeID=9485 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Toast of the town: why George Clooney's Warburtons ad is the best thing since sliced bread |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/07/george-clooney-warburtons-advert |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092808/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/07/george-clooney-warburtons-advert |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney was named one of ''Time''{{'}}s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2007, 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 30, 2009 |title=The 2009 Time 100 |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1894289_1894280,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826200952/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0%2C28804%2C1894410_1894289_1894280%2C00.html |archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 3, 2007 |title=The Time 100 |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615880,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824170958/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1595326_1615754_1615880%2C00.html |archive-date=August 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 30, 2009 |title=The 2008 Time 100 |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733752_1735741,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203800/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1733748_1733752_1735741%2C00.html |archive-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> He is sometimes described as one of the most handsome men in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2006 |title=George Clooney Named PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive |url=https://people.com/celebrity/george-clooney-named-peoples-sexiest-man-alive/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210161342/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1559649,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney voted world's most beautiful man |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/George+Clooney-2021.html |access-date=March 4, 2015 |publisher=Femalefirst.co.uk |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210160817/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/George+Clooney-2021.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, [[TV Guide]] ranked Clooney No. 1 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse |title=TV Guide Book of Lists |publisher=Running Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/201 201] |url-access=registration}}</ref> The cover story in a February 2008 issue of ''Time'' was headlined with: "George Clooney: The Last Movie Star".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stein |first=Joel |date=February 20, 2008 |title=George Clooney: The Last Movie Star |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1715285,00.html |magazine=Time |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326124849/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1715285,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He was parodied in the ''South Park'' episode "[[Smug Alert!]]", which criticizes his acceptance speech at the [[78th Academy Awards]], which ''[[The Atlantic]]'' called "arrogant, smug, and condescending."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Calhoun |first=Jordan |date=2022-01-14 |title=The Tragedy of Hollywood's Insufferable Smugness |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/the-tragedy-of-hollywoods-insufferable-smugness/676472/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610054757/https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/the-tragedy-of-hollywoods-insufferable-smugness/676472/ |archive-date=2024-06-10 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |quote=The speech is infamous now, in large part due to a South Park episode... |access-date=2024-08-16}} </ref> Clooney has also lent his voice to ''South Park'' as Sparky the Dog in "[[Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride]]" and as the emergency room doctor in ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]''. Clooney was caricatured in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episode "[[Tears of a Clooney]]", in which [[Francine Smith]] plans to destroy him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tears of a Clooney |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007946d |access-date=May 15, 2013 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330102540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007946d |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{main|George Clooney filmography|List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney}}
During his career, Clooney has won two [[Academy Awards]], one for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in ''[[Syriana]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney Wins Supporting Actor: 2006 Oscars | date=March 31, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c |access-date=August 30, 2014 |publisher=YouTube |archive-date=September 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902022102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c |url-status=live }}</ref> and one for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] as one of the producers for ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', as well as a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|BAFTA]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe]]. As of 2023, he is one of four people to have been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HitFix |date=June 23, 2023 |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/ |access-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629112636/https://uproxx.com/hitfix/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=February 21, 2013 |title=OSCARS: Is George Clooney Now King Of The Academy Awards? |url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/oscars-george-clooney-king-academy-awards-436446/ |access-date=September 6, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195535/https://deadline.com/2013/02/oscars-george-clooney-king-academy-awards-436446/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For his role in ''[[The Descendants]]'', he won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Golden Globes: 'Descendants,' Clooney win |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/goldenglobes/story/2012-01-13/Golden-Globes-news/52536558/1 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |website=USA Today |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903200259/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/goldenglobes/story/2012-01-13/Golden-Globes-news/52536558/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]], [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Satellite Award]], and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]: [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Lead Actor]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Best Cast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Descendants (2011) Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/awards |access-date=August 30, 2014 |publisher=IMDb |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906201209/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, Clooney was awarded the Golden Globe [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award]]. In 2025, he was honored with a [[Theatre World Award]] for his performance in ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' on Broadway.

==Publications==
*"The Key to Making Peace in Africa" for ''[[Foreign Affairs (magazine)|Foreign Affairs]]'', by George Clooney and [[John Prendergast (activist)|John Prendergast]] <ref>{{cite web|author=Prendergast, John|authorlink=John Prendergast (activist)|
work=[[Foreign Affairs]]|date=March 14, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314150134/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/central-african-republic/2018-03-14/key-making-peace-africa|archivedate=March 14, 2018|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/central-african-republic/2018-03-14/key-making-peace-africa|title=The Key to Making Peace in Africa}}</ref>
*"I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee" for ''[[The New York Times]]'', by George Clooney.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102144000/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html|archivedate=January 2, 2025|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html|author=Clooney, George|title=I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name="variety2019-06-24">{{Cite news |last=Justin Kroll |date=June 24, 2019 |title=George Clooney to Direct, Star in 'Good Morning, Midnight' Adaptation for Netflix |work=[[Variety magazine]] |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/george-clooney-netflix-movie-lily-brooks-dalton-novel-1203251704/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907105246/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/george-clooney-netflix-movie-lily-brooks-dalton-novel-1203251704/ |archive-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="deadline2019-06-24">{{Cite news |last=Amanda N'Duka |date=June 24, 2019 |title=George Clooney To Direct & Star In Film Adaptation Of 'Good Morning, Midnight' Novel For Netflix |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/george-clooney-good-morning-midnight-mark-l-smith-movie-netflix-1202636253/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001423/https://deadline.com/2019/06/george-clooney-good-morning-midnight-mark-l-smith-movie-netflix-1202636253/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |quote=The streamer said Monday that two-time Oscar winner George Clooney is attached to direct and star in a feature based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight, which was adapted for screen by The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith.}}</ref>
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