George was named Hollywood's top bachelor by the celebrity news program, The Insider. (edit) For his role on E.R. George was nominated for many awards. In 1995 and 1996 he was nominated for Emmys, for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series". In 1995-1997, he was nominated for Golden Globes for "Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama". In 1996 and 1997, he was nominated for SAG Awards for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series". From 1997-1999, he was nominated for a SAG Award in the category of "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series". The cast of E.R. won in 1998 and 1999. (edit) George has been nominated for four Oscars, and won once. In 2006, he was nominated 3 times, including 2 nominations for Good Night and Good Luck. The two categories were "Best Achievement in Directing" and "Best Writing, Original Screenplay". That same year he won "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role" for Syriana. In 2008, he was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for Michael Clayton. (edit) A portrait of George made out of 10,000 jelly beans was donated to a charity of George's choice in 2008. (edit) During November of 2007, it was reported that George got into a shoving match with Italian model, Fabio at an L.A restaurant over suspicions one of Fabio's friends was taking pictures of George and his girlfriend Sarah Larsen. (edit) George was awarded the "Messenger of Peace" award by the United Nations in January 2008 for his outstanding humanitarian efforts in bringing attention to the crisis in Darfur. (edit) Multiple sources have said that George is one of the friendliest and most respectful celebrities when it comes to signing autographs. It is said that he often jokes around and makes fun of how he looks in different pictures when fans give them to him to sign. (edit) In September 2007 George collided with a car while riding his motorcycle in New Jersey. George broke a rib, while his passenger, Sarah Larson, broke a foot. (edit) George addressed the UN Security Council in September 2006, to try to convince them to take action and resolve the Darfur crisis. (edit) On June 6th 2007, George left his hand and feet prints in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (edit) A group of young children on school holidays set up a lemonade stand near the set of George’s 2007 movie, Leatherheads. Carter Fontaine, aged ten, six-year-old Chandler and five-year-old Chase were selling glasses of lemonade for 25 cents. George came over and posed for pictures with the children's mother, Courtney, and her friends so she gave him the lemonade for free. But the star insisted on paying and later sent a $US20 dollar bill and refused to accept any change. A sign read "George Clooney was here" was later displayed next to trio's stall. (edit) George played "Fairy Godfather" to an Italian family in Lake Como, Italy. George has a home there, and made friends with a family that lived next door. He decided to renovate their home for them. They are staying at his home while the work is being done. When asked "why?", he simply said that they were excellent people that deserved a nice place to bring friends and family to. (edit) George laughed off the claims made by former Roseanne co-star, Roseanne Barr, that they once got so intoxicated together, that he allowed her to take a picture of his genitals. Roseanne claims to have a picture of George wearing a pair of Grouch Marx glasses of his genitalia, he insists that she is twisting the truth. (edit) George donated his bag of Oscar goodies to an auction to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, citing that he has no need for the expensive gifts. The gift, which include a Tahitian Pearl necklace and a Kay Unger Kimono were auctioned for the United Way Hurricane Response & Relief Recovery Fund. (edit) George was forced to abandon his plans to build his proposed 'Las Ramblas' casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, after his backers decided to sell the plot of land that was ear-marked for the luxury resort. (edit) George and Warner Bros are being sued by French screenwriter Stephanie Vergniault over allegations that Syriana was copied. George claims that he drew inspiration from CIA agent Robert Baer's book See No Evil. Vergniault insists that he stole it from her 2002 script Oversight, demanding 35% of the film's earnings in the United States and France. (edit) George traveled with fellow actor Don Cheadle to China and Egypt, to speak with leaders and urge them to use their ties to the Sudanese Government, to help stop the violence. The pair went to Cairo to raise awareness about the killings in Darfur, and make a call for peace. (edit) George has appeared in television commercials for: Martini, AT&T, AquaFina, and Fiat. He has also appeared in the 'Bree Sharp' music video for David Duchovny, in 1999. (edit) George auditioned for the role of 'Mr. Blonde' in Quentin Tarantino's hit thriller Reservoir Dogs, but was turned down. (edit) George and longtime production partner Steven Soderbergh decided to close their 'Section Eight' production company after a six year run, in August 2006. (edit) George had been selected to take the lead role in Jack Frost, but backed out to star in 1997's Batman and Robin. Michael Keaton stepped in to fill the lead in Jack Frost. (edit) George flooded the celebrity gossip site Gawker with various false celebrity sightings, in an attempt to discredit their stories, and discourage their paparazzi. (edit) George turned down the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin in the Oliver Stone movie World Trade Center in 2006. (edit) George wanted to take on the role of Jack in 2004's Sideways. The director, Alexander Payne felt that he was too big a star, and chose to cast lessor known actor Thomas Haden Church. (edit) George suffered a terrible accident during the filming of Syriana, causing spinal fluid to leak into his brain, severe back pain, headaches, and memory loss. After several spine surgeries, he fully recovered. (edit) George shared a Los Angeles home with Kelly Preston, when the two were both struggling actors. (edit) George heads his own film and television production company, called 'Maysville Pictures'. (edit) George agreed to be in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? before he read the script. All of his singing parts were dubbed. (edit) George was given a Pot-Bellied Pig as a pet, from good friend Kelly Preston. He named him 'Max' and kept him as his companion for eighteen years, until the pig passed away on December 1, 2006. It was a hard year for George and his pets, his Bulldog also passed away that year. (edit) George slept in a friend's closet for a year while waiting for his big break into the acting world. (edit) George started acting in 1982 when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer got him a bit part in a feature film. He then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in acting. (edit) While starring in ER, George appeared in one of NBC's public service announcements, The More You Know. His topic was child abuse. (edit) George won a 2006 Golden Globe award for the Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his role in Syriana. (edit) George's ER character, Dr. Doug Ross, was named number 95 in Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters. (edit) George donated $1 million to the United Way for hurricane relief. (edit) George's notes his "perfect" woman from OK! magazine would include Nicole Kidman's laughter, Julia Roberts' personality, Michelle Pfeiffer's "quintessence of beauty", and Jennifer Lopez's ambition. (edit) George loves beer. He has done voice overs for Budweiser TV commercials and reportedly had a keg of Guinness installed in his dressing room during filming of Ocean's 11. (edit) George loves the show South Park so much that he called Trey Parker, the creator of the series, and asked for a part in an episode. He was given the role of "Sparky", the gay dog. (edit) George's appearances on various lists include:
1997
- Chosen as one of People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive of 1997'

2006
- Voted '#1 Dream Date' on the Match.com website
- Voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine
- Listed in the #9 position in the annual Harris Poll of 'America's Top Ten Favourite Movie Stars'

2007
- Ranked #17 on Entertainment Tonight's 'Hot List of 2007'
- Listed at #40 in Forbes magazine's 'Celebrity 100 of 2007'
- Named 'Most Eligible Bachelor' by the website Forbes.com
- Chosen as one of People Magazine's annual '100 Most Beautiful People in the World' (edit) George calls his eight-bedroom Tudor house "Casa De Clooney". (edit) George appears in ZZ Top's She's Just Killin' Me music video along with actress Salma Hayek. The song is on the soundtrack of From Dusk Till Dawn. (edit) George gained 30 pounds on a pasta-heavy diet to take on the role of Robert Baer. However, the actor refused to shave his head in imitation of Baer for fear of it not growing back. (edit) George is a big fan of the Dallas Mavericks. He also loves to play basketball and was on the 1979 Augusta, Kentucky Basketball Team. George also once tried out for a position with the Cincinnati Reds. (edit) George is only one of two men to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine (the other being Richard Gere). He was also on the cover for the premiere of Men's Vogue in 2005. (edit) George was the best man at the wedding of fellow actor and friend, Richard Kind. (edit) George's famous heritage includes his father, Nick Clooney, who was a television broadcaster, and two famous singer/actor aunts, Rosemary Clooney and Betty Clooney. He is also the cousin of actor Miguel Ferrer. (edit) George's Hollywood nickname is "Gorgeous George". (edit) George's salary for some of his movie roles include:
Intolerable Cruelty: $15,000,000;
Ocean's Eleven: $20,000,000;
The Perfect Storm: $8,000,000;
O Brother, Where Art Thou?: $1,000,000;
Three Kings: $5,000,000;
Out of Sight: $10,000,000;
The Peacemaker: $3,000,000;
Batman & Robin: $10,000,000;
One Fine Day: $3,000,000;
From Dusk Till Dawn: $250,000. (edit) George was the sixth actor to play Batman. (edit) George frequently stars in movies that revolve around some type of robbery (Out of Sight, Dusk Till Dawn, Three Kings, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Ocean's Eleven, and Welcome to Collinwood.) (edit) George suffers from stomach ulcers. (edit) George's famed "Roman haircut" was actually an accident. While filming From Dusk Till Dawn, he wanted to make his character Seth Gecko look really crazy with a chopped off hairstyle, but the haircut became popular and turned into a positive. (edit) George once said he would never get married again, nor have any children, but Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turns 40. As it turned out, they both lost the bet. (edit) George's hometown is Maysville, Kentucky. He attended Northern Kentucky University. (edit) George's bio lists his height at 5'11". (edit)

George: Rich, famous people getting free shit looks bad. And I don't need a cellphone with sparkles on it. (edit) George: Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint. (edit) George: (on his eco-friendly car) There's nowhere to hide, because it's just me behind the wheel and there isn't enough space for anyone else. But it goes from zero to 60mph in four seconds, which is faster than virtually any other car on the road, so I can take off with a burst of speed if I get too many insults. (edit) George: (revealing his fears of going bald) My career will plummet. All careers do. So I am going to enjoy this while it's going on. I've got good screen hair so I must make the most of it before it falls out. (edit) George: I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency. (edit) George: I have a great life. But there are things that happen that if you hung out with me for a few days in a city you'd just go, "That sucks!" And I'd go, "Yeah, that sucks." Like walking through an airport and some guy will try and pick a fight or say something rude, and you'd probably lean over and go, "Hey! Knock it off!" And I'd have to tell you, "Don't do it. Don't lose your temper." Because your first reaction is to get angry and go, "You can't do that!" And you learn to dismiss it and ignore it. You have to. (edit) George: I find that I'm at my best when my neck is out a bit. Every time I've taken a risk, even if it didn't work, at least it wasn't boring. I'm in a good spot right now in my career where I'm getting away with trying things, and as long as I get away with it I'll keep trying things. (edit) George: I bought a piano once because I had the dream of playing As Time Goes By as some girl's leaning on it drinking a martini. Great image. But none of it worked out. I can't even play Chopsticks. But I've got a nice piano at my house! (edit) George: I love my house in Italy. It's big and audacious and ridiculous, and nicer than any human being has the right to have. (edit) George: I don't go on that many dates, because the truth is, anytime you go out in public with a girl when you're well-known, there are pictures of you everywhere and it's like you're a thing. So mostly I spend time getting to know people at work... (edit) George: Any time I think I'm smart, I'm not. There's a great movie, Out of the Past, where Robert Mitchum says, "I never found out much listening to myself." So what I'm learning more every year is to listen to other people. (edit) George (on being criticised for his opinions against the Iraq War): You can't sit around demanding freedom of speech and then say, "But don't say bad things about me." (edit) George: I just found out about 10 days ago that I must live 300 or 400 yards from Britney Spears... so now I have to move. (edit) George: There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on. (edit) George: (on world peace)The great thing about our country is we sort of fix it, otherwise women wouldn't be voting, blacks would still be sitting in the back of the bus, and we'd still be fighting in Vietnam. (edit) George: Things hurt me now. My knees hurt, my back hurts. But my head still thinks it's 23. (edit) George: (joking that he has told Brad Pitt his Italian villa is a child-free zone) Some of the cast will come and visit me at my villa again. Brad will, but I've told him he can't bring his 15 children. (edit) George: (declaring he has no desire to become a father) I'm so selfish and I get nervous around kids, and I know I'm not ready for that kind of life. I've settled into a very comfortable lifestyle and I really don't want to change things. I've learnt enough about myself to know that my work is the main thing which drives me and whatever woman comes into my life is going to have deal with that, which isn't easy. (edit) George: I‘ve written letters to Johnny Depp just to say, ‘Hey, man, you‘re flaming great. (edit) George: If you’ve survived a mullet, you can survive anything. (edit) George: (on his father) He shows me what I’ll look like in 30 years if I keep drinking. (edit) George: After doing One Fine Day and playing a paediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy. (edit) George: I'm actually a much better ex-boyfriend than I am a boyfriend. (edit) George: When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win. (edit) George: I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?’. (edit) George: I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life. (edit) George: I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film. (edit) George: Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties. (edit) George: They say I was a bad Batman, that it was my fault, that I buried the franchise. But the truth is, it was a big project. I was pretty intimidated in that world. I did the best I could in the situation I was given. (edit) George: I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad. (edit) George: I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything. (edit) George: I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it. (edit)