| − | '''George Clooney''', born May 6, 1961 (age {{age|1961|5|6}}), is a divorced<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/bio</ref> [[liberal]] actor.<ref>Clooney has also dabbled in roles as a producer, film director and screen writer.</ref> | + | '''George Clooney''', born May 6, 1961 (age {{age|1961|5|6}}), is a divorced<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/bio</ref> [[liberal]] actor.<ref>Clooney has also dabbled in roles as a producer, film director and screen writer.</ref> Clooney's wife, Amal, was one of the "legal experts" who recommended war crimes charges against [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref>https://apnews.com/article/icc-war-crimes-hamas-israel-amal-clooney-1e68197428fcfb31e280c443647e5abb</ref> |
| | He was born in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], and is the son of TV newscaster Nick Clooney. Clooney's role on the television series ''E.R.'' brought him public attention, and his liberal politics aided his movie career. He was placed in prominent roles in films, including the ''Perfect Storm'' (where he had very little dialog), ''Batman & Robin'', ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', and ''Ocean's Eleven'', and its two sequels. He won an [[Oscar]] for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for his role in the film ''Syriana'',<ref name="bio">[http://www.biography.com/people/george-clooney-9251385 George Clooney] biography.com, retrieved May 11, 201</ref> but was passed over for an Oscar for Best Actor in 2012 despite heavy media promotion for him to receive it. Clooney went prematurely grey, making him look older than he really was. | | He was born in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], and is the son of TV newscaster Nick Clooney. Clooney's role on the television series ''E.R.'' brought him public attention, and his liberal politics aided his movie career. He was placed in prominent roles in films, including the ''Perfect Storm'' (where he had very little dialog), ''Batman & Robin'', ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', and ''Ocean's Eleven'', and its two sequels. He won an [[Oscar]] for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for his role in the film ''Syriana'',<ref name="bio">[http://www.biography.com/people/george-clooney-9251385 George Clooney] biography.com, retrieved May 11, 201</ref> but was passed over for an Oscar for Best Actor in 2012 despite heavy media promotion for him to receive it. Clooney went prematurely grey, making him look older than he really was. |
| | Clooney joked about [[Charlton Heston]]'s [[Alzheimer's disease]] and defended his actions afterwards, stating that Heston deserved it.<ref>http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/1931445/detail.html</ref> Heston replied that George should be careful, as he had as much chance of contracting the disease as anyone else.<ref>http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2008/dp_04072.shtml |Charlton Heston Made History</ref> | | Clooney joked about [[Charlton Heston]]'s [[Alzheimer's disease]] and defended his actions afterwards, stating that Heston deserved it.<ref>http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/1931445/detail.html</ref> Heston replied that George should be careful, as he had as much chance of contracting the disease as anyone else.<ref>http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2008/dp_04072.shtml |Charlton Heston Made History</ref> |