Birth of George Clooney

George Clooney was born on 6 May 1961 in Lexington. An American actor, director and producer, Clooney came to national attention in the television series ER, playing Dr Doug Ross. He moved into film with roles in Out of Sight, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the Ocean's Eleven series, and won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for Syriana. As a director he made Good Night, and Good Luck and The Ides of March, and he won a Best Picture Oscar as a producer of Argo. He is also an activist who has campaigned on the crisis in Darfur and on human rights, and he co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice with his wife Amal.

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