; Unconquerable Heart.
George Timothy Clooney was born May 6, 1961, under the powerful influence of Taurus in the city of Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
His father, Nick Clooney was a recognized television journalist and her mother Nina Warren was a young beauty queen and then served in politics.
His aunt Rosemary Clooney was a singer and actress, very famous at the time married to actor Jose Ferrer of Puerto Rican descent, whose sons Michael and Raphael are also actors.
George has a sister three years older, Ada.
whole family lived in Cincinnati, a city near where Nick was a popular presenter on TV.
Little George used to accompany his father and he loved being in school, even going to appear before the cameras at times.
graduated from high school in the Augusta Institute in 1979, then joined the Northern Kentucky University to study history and political science but did not complete their studies, then tested at the University of Cincinnati but was not to graduate.
While in high school, dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, at age 17 was tested to enter the Cincinnati Reds team but ultimately not chosen.
After trying several races it was decided to follow the profession of his father and at age 19 worked for a while as a journalist but then thought it could never be as good as his father so he decided to "get a job easier. "
When George was 20 he accompanied his uncle, Jose Ferrer and his cousins \u200b\u200bto shoot one of his movies, where he was offered an extra role. Finally the film and was released but the youth loved the experience and put him in the head to go to Los Angeles to become an actor.
their parents thought it was crazy and opposed, so George had to work hard to afford the trip, he worked in a field of snuff, was selling lemonade and even made caricatures at parties.
At 21, he arrived in Los Angeles ready to take on the world to find work a few days he lived in his car and then a friend stayed at home.
For two years he worked hard to pay for their studies of interpretation in the Beverly Hills Playhouse and went to every casting that has been submitted, but always was rejected.
Between 1984 and 1985 finally began working regularly in TV series little known, did an episode of "Riptide" and a "Street Hawk" and some more of a comedy called "E / R" starring Elliot Gould, who return to work in Ocean's Eleven.
I always money in his pocket, spent many years that George worked on many TV series and films: in 1985, "Crazy Like a Fox" (TV series) episode in 1986 "Hotel" (TV series) episode, "Throb" (TV series) episode, "Combat High" (TV movie). In 1987, Predator: The Concert "and" Return to Horror High "(TV movie)," Hunter "(TV series) episode," Crime Reporter "(TV series) episode," The Golden Girls " (TV series) episode, "Bennett Brothers (TV series) episode.
and between 85 and 87 working on the series "The Facts of Life," a drama with plenty of audience.
in 1988 makes his feature film debut with "Return of the Killers Tomatoes!" A sci-fi movie super B class, no more to say.
Regarding her love life was always moved. During the 88 was the groom with the beautiful actress Kelly Preston (now Mrs. John Travolta), when they cut George met Talia Balsam, also an actress, two years older. They married in December 1989.
![]() |
Alongside Kelly Preston. |
![]() |
Besides Talia Balsam. |
In 1991 he made four episode of the series "Baby Talk", the TV movie "Rewrite for Murder."
Between 88 and 91 appeared in the series "Roseanne" with a regular character. It had good hearing, where Joseph Gordon-Levitt worked.
In 1992 appears in "Unbecoming Age" a drama in which he plays a young lover of an older woman. And acting in "The Harvest" which was a Mexican transvestite (?????) which was robbed of a kidney.
also "Jack's Place" (TV series) episode.
Between 92 and 93 she starred in "Bodies of Evidence" which was a detective with psychic powers.
In 1993, "Without Warning: Terror in the Towers" a film for TV and "The Building" series that was not the pilot.
Between 1993 and 1994 participated in many episodes of the series "Sisters" as a detective boyfriend of one of the protagonists.
come until 1994 when George was waiting with the series "ER" a medical series depicting the lives of doctors working in the emergency department.
![]() |
Besides Juliana Margulies. |
played the seductive pediatrician Douglas Ross, left him out all his charisma and mad all the women on the planet.
became a star after all that waiting.
in 1995 includes a special chapter in a double "Friends."
carefully chose his next project and in 1996 starred in "From Dusk Till Dawn" (From Dusk to Dawn) horror comedy Robert Rodriguez where the brilliant acting his buddy Quentin Tarantino and celebrities such as Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek, Juliette Lewis.
At this point I tell them I love these two filmmakers, especially Tarantino although it seems that his style is light years ahead of my usual cinematic tastes, but I really enjoy his cheeky style. Just
this was the first time I saw George and I still think it's a great role in his career because it is slightly different from usual registration (something harder, maybe) and I love his clothes and tattoo.
![]() |
Along with Quentin Tarantino . |
curious way, this person asked to prepare a haircut that looked very different look that was born would make him famous and he would use for many years. Then
films "A Very Special Day" (One Fine Day) which exploits his side and proves more seductive charm of a lover "old." Besides
Michelle Pfeiffer have excellent chemistry and they look cute together.
One of my favorite romantic comedies.
![]() |
Along with Michelle Pfeiffer. |
At this point, everyone knew George Clooney, he was more than either ER, films have been generally successful, especially the latter. But in choosing his next film took a misstep by the horrors it would cost to recover.
decided to become the new Batman in the failed "Batman & Robin by Joel Schumacher failed miserably wasting so much money to George filmmakers and making a laughingstock of nation.
The criticism was fierce.
Also in 1997, joins Nicole Kidman for "The Peacemaker" (The Peacemaker), a thriller that went unnoticed.
was a difficult year, George said, with humor "in one year I buried the franchise of the bat and was about to break DreamWorks'
![]() |
Alongside Nicole Kidman (the brunette) |
police This comedy tinged with romance with Jennifer Lopez gave George his first major success at the box office.
His role as a seductive thief got the better of his natural charisma.
![]() |
with Jennifer Lopez. |
In 1998 he tried to escape the typecasting and participated in the war drama "The Thin Red Line" of the prestigious Terrence Malick.
In 1999, he finished his successful participation in ER, appears in another war "Three Kings" and the TV thriller "Fail Safe" also military.
In 2000 he joined for the first time the Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? "(Brother Where Art Thou?) A delirious and intelligent comedy adventure set in the 30's. Reappears best of George, in this case his talent for comedy, a great character.
Very good movie. Fun.
test the same year the disaster genre, it leaves a little beard and plays a seasoned sailor in "The Perfect Storm "(The Perfect Storm).
Based on a true story, the film is shocking scenes very realistic.
George declared time after this and The Pacemaker are the only films he made just for the money.
In 2001 he made a cameo in "Spy Kids" by Robert Rodriguez and starring one of the milestones of his career: "Ocean's Eleven (Ocean's Eleven), a remake of a film of 60 'stars Frank Sinatra.
In this, his second collaboration with Steven Sodebergh is surrounded by a large cast made up of some of his friends as actors Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts. All of them and George agreed to lower the wages usually paid per film.
It tells the story of a master thief when they leave prison together a team of professionals to take a big hit: stealing three casinos simultaneously.
had a great impact and George finished consolidating as one of the most famous actors in Hollywood.
in 2002 makes a rare role in the comedy "Welcome to Collinwood" or a thief (again) in a wheelchair. This works with the handsome, funny and interesting Sam Rockwell, among others.
test in 2002 and debuted in the direction to "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) starring Sam Rockwell. And shares of famous friends.
The film, small and unassuming, got good reviews.
year, stars in "Solaris" third collaboration with Sodebergh. It is a science fiction drama, about a doctor who travels into space and there communicates with his dead wife.
In 2003 he made another cameo in "Spy Kids 3-D" and comes up to the Coen brothers on "Intolerable Cruelty" (El Amor Cuesta Caro) a comedy with some black humor in which he plays an unscrupulous lawyer and is paired with Catherine Zeta Jones, Billy Bob Thornton also and Geoffrey Rush.
In 2004 appears the sequel to Ocean's Eleven, called "Ocean's Twelve (Ocean's Twelve) with the same director and cast more Catherine Zeta Jones and Vincent Cassel. I think they had fun watching over us making (
2005 was a great year for Clooney, he returned to directing and also wrote the screenplay for "Goodnight, and Good Luck "(Good Night and Good Luck) where he also acted but ceding the lead role in David Strathaim.
Shot in black and white, set in the late 50's, tells the story of a real-life confilcto between journalist Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Though it was not too much box office the film attracted wide attention from critics and received six Academy Award nominations, six and four BAFTA Awards the Golden Globe Awards
parallel opens "Syriana" a political thriller, for which several kilos fatter and changed her appearance to portray a handsome CIA agent rundown and aged.
The play went right and that year won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe in the same area.
was the first person in Oscar history to receive, in the same year, nominations as a film director and actor on the other.
In 2006 he returned to film with Sodebergh, "The Good German "a military thriller in black and white, with Cate Blanchett.
2007 appears in" Ocean's Thirteen "(now 13) the third installment with the same director, same cast, this time with Al Pacino.
also appears "Michael Clayton" a political intrigue thriller by Tony Gilroy. This film was also well received by critics and had 7 Oscar nominations (won 1, Tilda Swinton for Best Actress), four to Golden Globe, BAFTA and five to three to SAG.
George was again nominated for an Oscar, this time for Best Actor, but lost to Daniel Day Lewis rightly.
In 2007 he was dating a waitress named Sarah Larson, who led several red carpets. Cut in May 2008.
In 2008, again directing and acting in "Leatherheads" (She is the party) a sports comedy set in the early 20 '.
Accompany Renée Zellweger, who has said his partner, but never cleared, say they are good friends.
year, reunited with the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading "(Burn After Reading), another black comedy in which George plays a murderer rather silly. With Brad Pitt and John Malkovich.
In 2009, after years of fruitless rumors returns to the series that gave fame, and includes a special feature in some episodes of "ER."
That year also saw films "Up in the Air" (with the awful translation of Love without scales), a comedy-drama Juno director Jason Reitman .
He was again nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor.
makes a contribution to "The Men Who Stare at Goats", with slightly longer hair and mustache.
In 2010 starred in "The American" drama about a murderer who is retiring to Italy, but their problems will follow him there.
Since 2009 George has been been dating Italian model and actress Elisabetta Canalis, much younger than him.
Some tidbits about George:
-Measures 1.80.
"He's a fan of baseball and basketball.
"When I was in elementary school, was for a time a disease that caused paralysis in the face. Children laughed and it bore little humor based, so it would be like teaching life.
-George is good friends with Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer, with whom he had a bet on their marital status on her 40 and his 50. They said they would married with children and he bet not.
"He says he will never marry again.
-not interested in having children, never had that concern.
- Lies most of the year in Italy, in a little town called Laglio, villa is located on the shores of Lake Como
-also owns a mansion in Los Angeles that he bought in 1995.
"People magazine declared him" Sexiest Man Alive "in 1997, and 2006.
-has made offers for the Fiat, Nespresso and Martini. For voiced Budweiser.
"It's a big fan of beer, loves.
-Your pet Max, a Vietnamese pork, black, gifts of Kelly Preston, was famous George always spoke of him and had to sleep in his bed.
![]() |
His cover of People. |
![]() |
With his last girlfriend Elisabetta Cannalis. |
"During the filming of Three Kings, fell out with director David O. Russell (the dire The Fighter) who then said" never work with Clooney or even pay him 20 million. "
-From the 20 years he was addicted to cigarettes, but left for the impression that he killed one of his aunts, lung cancer.
"During the filming of Syriana was injured quite seriously in his column that required delicate surgery.
"He said suffering from stomach ulcers and takes medication for that for life.
"Since 1998 was a production company with Steven Sodebergh, Section Eight which operated until 2006, when Clooney created A new company, Smoke House, with Grant Heslov, vice president of Section Eight.
- Some actresses who have had affairs with him, Krista Allen, Karen Duffy, Lisa Snowdon, Maria Bertram, Céline Balitra, Mariella Frostrup. And it is presumed to Teri Hatcher, Ellen Barkin, Pamela Anderson.
-has many political concerns and is active in humanitarian causes, such as the genocide in Darfur. Lapped with his father a documentary on this subject. And part of the UN Commission.
also participates in the global fight against AIDS.
"I was totally against the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush and current president publicly supported Barack Obama.
-is famous for his humor and his tendency to play him jokes to her co-stars.
-usually called by a nickname is a pun on his name: Gorgeous (Gorgeous) George.
-always present in all such lists, the sexiest, the smartest, most eligible bachelor, etc.
-is renowned for its elegance to dress, and generally do not risk, we will always formal and finest suits or tuxedos.
-auditioned five times for the role of the cowboy in "Thelma and Louise" role that was taken by his friend Brad Pitt.
Her favorite book is War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
-contracted malaria in 2011 when he was in Sudan for humanitarian work.
"It's compatriot Johnny Depp.
"He has a personal and engaging voice reflects your character.
"She loves spending time with friends and seems to be very sociable, his mischievous and playful side make it ideal as a friend.
-have Irish ancestry on the father.
-Met 50.
is amazing as it has improved over the years, it is clear that when young was not as attractive, but upon reaching thirty and then rub quarantine became charming appearance.
As an actor, what critic is that he is always the same, you see the movie you see.
is the opposite actors like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale or Robert Downey Jr, who are versatile and change all the time.
I liked some of the late 90's and the first of the Ocean's saga, and the latest did not see any, I always seem rather boring.
I had fun with Nespresso advertising and entertaining interviews and praise him in his social conscience. Although it seems a somewhat frivolous.
Maybe it's just the facade.
PS: I've been missing something these days to be studying for some exams emerged victorious, so I was late with this post:)
I thank also his entertaining comments from previous post I loved every one.
I dedicate this post to the witty Maricari ( http://www.caridad65.blogspot.com/ ) of A Garden for Maricari blog, you enjoy it.
Kisses for all and see you soon!
0 comments:
Post a Comment