 George Clooney biography:
Always playing messed up yet entirely endearing bad guys, George Clooney has got the charming villain character down pat. The evidence is all over Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), as well as his latest film Burn After Reading (2008).
But Clooney’s skills aren’t limited to making bad guys look good. In recent years, Clooney has been increasingly involving himself behind the camera in directing and producing opportunities. In 2005, Clooney wrote, directed, and performed in Good Night, and Good Luck which awarded him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director, following his first directing experience for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002.
Though audiences will probably demand that George Clooney stay on screen and not just in the director’s seat, ultimately the talented actor/director/producer thinks that, “Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.”
George Clooney quote:
“It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.” |
Non-acting careers:
Directed a number of films including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), and Leatherheads (2008). | Big break:
George Clooney played Dr. Doug Ross on the long-running TV drama, ER but got his feature film breakthrough in From Dusk till Dawn (1996). | Defining characters:
Danny Ocean in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Thirteen (2007). | Best movies:
From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
One Fine Day (1996)
The Peacemaker (1997)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Out of Sight (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Three Kings (1999)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Solaris (2002)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
Leatherheads (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008) | Best TV:
ER between 1994 and 1999 | | Stage credits: | | Endorsements: | | Other notable appearances/credits: | Top awards:
Won 2005 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana
Won 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana
Nominated for 2006 Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for Good Night, and Good Luck
Nominated for 2006 Critic’s Choice Awards for Best Director for Good Night, and Good Luck
Nominated for 2008 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in Michael Clayton
Nominated for 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in Michael Clayton | | Other: |
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