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George Clooney

Acting

Born May 6, 1961 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Also known as George Timothy Clooney

Biography

George Timothy Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. His honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2015, the Honorary César in 2017, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022, and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 2015
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2013
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2012
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 2011
  • Indiana Film Journalists Association Award — Best Actor · 2009
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  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2006
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 2005
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 2000
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1998
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1997
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Breakthrough Performance · 1996
  • Saturn Award — Best Actor · 1996
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1996
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1995
  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2006 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2006 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2006 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

2013as Self- Narrator

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008as Self

Friends

1994as Michael Mitchell

South Park

1997as Sparky (voice)

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009as Mr. Fox (voice)

ER

1994as Doug Ross

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Self

The Golden Girls

1985as Bobby Hopkins

Surviving Ohio State

2025Producer

Poker Face

2023as Michael Clayton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven

2001as Danny Ocean

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Kip Howard

The Thin Red Line

1998as Capt. Charles Bosche

Good Night, and Good Luck

2025as Edward R. Murrow

The Agency

2024Executive Producer

Catch-22

2019as Scheisskopf

Argo

2012Producer

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000as Everett

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999as Dr. Gouache (voice)

The Boys in the Boat

2023Director, Producer

Trial by Media

2020Creator, Executive Producer

Gravity

2013as Matt Kowalski

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Fahrenheit 11/9

2018as Self (archive footage)

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

2016as Self

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005as Fred Friendly

Far from Heaven

2002Executive Producer

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996as Seth Gecko

Hunter

1984as Matthew Winfield

The Facts of Life

1979as George Burnett

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

2018as Self

We Come as Friends

2014as Self

Insomnia

2002Executive Producer

The Book That Wrote Itself

2000as George Clooney

American Masters

1986as Self

Street Hawk

1985as Kevin Stark

IF

2024as Spaceman (voice)

Ocean's Eight

2018Producer

Architects of Denial

2017as Self (archive footage)

August: Osage County

2013Producer

Up in the Air

2009as Ryan Bingham

The Jacket

2005Producer

Fail Safe

2000as Col. Jack Grady

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

A Thousand Cuts

2020as Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014as Self - Interviewee

The Descendants

2011as Matt King

Michael Clayton

2007as Michael Clayton

A Scanner Darkly

2006Executive Producer

Roseanne

1988