| | '''George Clooney''', born May 6, 1961 (age {{age|1961|5|6}}), a divorced<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/bio</ref> [[liberal]] actor and son of a TV newscaster. George'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''. Clooney went prematurely grey, making him look older than he really was. | | '''George Clooney''', born May 6, 1961 (age {{age|1961|5|6}}), a divorced<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/bio</ref> [[liberal]] actor and son of a TV newscaster. George'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''. Clooney went prematurely grey, making him look older than he really was. |
| − | Clooney supported [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 Presidential Election]], and in May 2012 held a massive fundraiser at his home for the reelection of Obama. Clooney's father also raised more than a million dollars for his own run for Congress in 2004, but then lost in a landslide. | + | Clooney supported [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 Presidential Election]], and in May 2012 held a massive fundraiser at his home for the reelection of Obama. Clooney's father also raised more than a million dollars for his own run as the [[Democrat]] nominee for Congress in [[Kentucky]] in 2004, but then lost in a landslide. |
| | 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> |