George Clooney American Actor Known for Gravity

George Clooney (6 May 1961, Lexington) is an American actor. Audiences know him from Gravity (2013) and Ocean's Eleven (2001).

Early life

His education includes University of Cincinnati, Augusta High School and Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1979 with The Facts of Life. The 1980s brought Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Roseanne (1988). His 1990s credits include ER (1994, as Doug Ross) and The Thin Red Line (1998). During the 2000s, he worked on O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, as Odysseus) and Ocean's Twelve (2004, as Danny Ocean). Work from the 2010s includes The Descendants (2011) and Tomorrowland (2015, as Frank Walker).

George Clooney’s credits add up to 63 films and 6 TV series from 1979 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (12), followed by comedy (11) and action (9). His credits run up to Call My Agent! The Movie in 2026. Of his six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Gravity (2013) has the highest, at $723 million. Behind the camera, he is listed as director on 11 titles, including Monuments Men, writer on 6 titles, including Good Night, and Good Luck., and creator on Good Night, and Good Luck..

Brad Pitt appears in seven of his listed titles, including Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and Burn After Reading (2008). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Matt Damon (six titles) and Julia Roberts (five titles). Steven Soderbergh directed five of his titles on record, among them Out of Sight (1998) and The Good German (2006). Ethan Coen is credited as director on two of them, including Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and Hail, Caesar! (2016). Notable work listed for him includes Good Night, and Good Luck.

Recognition

His awards include two Academy Awards (2006 and 2013). The list of wins also includes three Golden Globe Awards (2000, 2005 and 2011) and the BAFTA Award for Best Film (2012) for Argo. A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director in 2006 for Good Night, and Good Luck. is also listed. In total, he has won 17 awards and earned 9 nominations.

Personal life

He has been married to Amal Clooney since 2014. Earlier marriages on record are to Talia Balsam (1989 to 1993). He has 2 children on record.