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clooney in january 2012 . 1978 -- present lexington , kentucky , u.s. rosemary paternal cousin -rrb- rafael ferrer -lrb- paternal cousin -rrb- betty clooney clooney -lrb- paternal aunt -rrb- -lrb- paternal aunt -rrb- miguel ferrer -lrb- nick clooney nina bruce 6 may 1961 talia , 2014 balsam 1989 1993 divorced amal alamuddin september 27 georgeclooneyhwofjan12 -lrb- headshot -rrb- . jpg george clooney
 george timothy clooney actor , screenwriter , producer , director , activist
george clooney

george timothy clooney -lrb- born may 6 , 1961 -rrb- is an american actor , screenwriter , producer , director , and activist .
he has received three golden globe awards for his work as an actor and two academy awards , one for acting and the other for producing .
clooney made his acting debut on television in 1978 , and later gained wide recognition in his role as dr. doug ross on the long-running medical drama `` er '' from 1994 to 1999 , for which he received two emmy award nominations .
while working on `` er '' , he began attracting a variety of leading roles in films , including the superhero film `` batman & robin '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- and the crime comedy `` out of sight '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , in which he first worked with director steven soderbergh , who would become a long-time collaborator .
in 1999 , he took the lead role in `` three kings '' , a well-received war satire set during the gulf war .
in 2001 , clooney 's fame widened with the release of his biggest commercial success , the heist comedy `` ocean 's eleven '' , the first of the film trilogy , a remake of the 1960 film with frank sinatra as danny ocean .
he made his directorial debut a year later with the biographical thriller `` confessions of a dangerous mind '' , and has since directed the drama `` good night , and good luck '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , the sports comedy `` leatherheads '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , the political drama `` the ides of march '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , and the comedy-drama war film `` the monuments men '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
clooney won an academy award for best supporting actor for the middle east thriller `` syriana '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and subsequently earned best actor nominations for the legal thriller `` michael clayton '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , the comedy-drama `` up in the air '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- and the drama `` the descendants '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
in 2013 , he received the academy award for best picture for producing the political thriller `` argo '' .
he is the only person ever to be nominated for academy awards in six categories .
in 2009 , clooney was included in `` time '' annual time 100 as one of the `` most influential people in the world '' .
he is also noted for his political activism , and has served as one of the united nations messengers of peace since january 31 , 2008 .
his humanitarian work includes his advocacy of finding a resolution for the darfur conflict , raising funds for the 2010 haiti earthquake , 2004 tsunami , and 9/11 victims , and creating documentaries such as `` sand and sorrow '' to raise awareness about international crises .
he is also a member of the council on foreign relations .
