George+Clooney

//**The Impact of... George Clooney **//

 //"The only failure is not to try."// //-George Clooney//

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Born on May 6, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky, George Clooney is an Academy-Award winning actor and an Oscar-nominated director. Clooney started out small in the entertainment industry, but in 1984, he landed his first big part in the TV series, E/R. This role dramatically influenced Clooney’s career as an actor. Clooney, known to the world as a “heartthrob”, landed a couple of other big TV roles before breaking his way into the movie industry. These films got his name out there and had him working with the “leaders” of the industry, such as Alicia Silverstone and Chris O’Donnell.


By the 2000s, Clooney was starring in several big-budget films such as the Golden Globe-winning //O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Perfect Storm, Solaris, Spy Kids, Good Night and Good Luck,// and the very popular //Ocean’s Eleven(//he starred in //Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen// as well.) George Clooney would make his debut as a director in the 2002 film, //Confessions of a Dangerous Mind//, and would be nominated for an Academy Award for //Good Night, and Good Luck//.


George Clooney has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine twice, with Brad Pitt being the only other man to achieve that feat. And while Clooney is best known for his acting career, he also has been outspoken on the topic of politics. While Clooney has spoken out against the Iraq War, George has made his biggest political  goal to bring about a resolution in the Darfur crisis, which has been officially classified as a Genocide by the United Nations. Clooney has announced he supports Barack Obama in his 2008 Presidential run.

**References (2009-10.1.2.B) ** "George Clooney Biography." //AbsoluteCelebrities.com://. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. . Home Back to Prominent Figures <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">