121-691: George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his work in both blockbuster and independent films , he has received numerous accolades , including two Academy Awards , a British Academy Film Award and four Golden Globe Awards . His honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award , the Honorary César , the AFI Life Achievement Award , and the Kennedy Center Honor . Clooney started acting in television in
242-649: A Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and an Academy Award nomination. In 2013, he co-starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the space thriller Gravity . He directed, co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in The Monuments Men , originally scheduled for release in 2013, but pushed back until 2014. He next starred in Brad Bird 's science fiction film Tomorrowland , released on May 22, 2015. Producer only Executive producer AMC (TV channel) AMC (stylized as aMc ; an abbreviation of
363-560: A basic service. Turner completed the acquisition of MGM in early 1986, but his ownership was short-lived and he sold it back to the previous owner months later. However, he retained the film library and executed his original plan to air the movies on WTBS and later on his new networks Turner Network Television and Turner Classic Movies , a direct competitor to AMC. The new movie network struggled to gain carriage. By March 1986, it had only 300,000 subscribers. To solve this problem, Cablevision and CBS (which became half owner of Rainbow about
484-535: A critical failure (with Clooney himself calling the film "a waste of money"). In 1998, he co-starred in the crime-comedy Out of Sight opposite Jennifer Lopez , marking the first of his many collaborations with director Steven Soderbergh . He also starred in Three Kings during the last weeks of his contract with ER . After leaving ER , Clooney starred in commercially successful films including Wolfgang Petersen 's disaster film The Perfect Storm (2000) which
605-482: A detective, on an episode of The Golden Girls . His first prominent role was a semi-regular supporting role in the sitcom Roseanne , playing Roseanne Barr 's supervisor Booker Brooks, followed by the role of a construction worker on Baby Talk , a co-starring role on the CBS drama Bodies of Evidence as Detective Ryan Walker, and then a year-long turn as Det. James Falconer on Sisters . In 1988, Clooney played one of
726-510: A docuseries about the Ohio State University abuse scandal , and that the series would be based on an October 2020 Sports Illustrated article by Jon Wertheim . HBO announced in June 2022 that the documentary had started production, with a planned debut on HBO and HBO MAX . In 2022, he reunited with Julia Roberts for a romantic comedy film Ticket to Paradise directed by Ol Parker . It
847-587: A film he also directed and produced, based upon the Lily Brooks-Dalton debut novel Good Morning, Midnight for Netflix . He co-starred opposite Felicity Jones and David Oyelowo . The film received mixed reviews and was a financial flop. It went on to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects . He also directed The Tender Bar , based upon the memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer , for Amazon Studios with Ben Affleck in
968-462: A film. Josh Brolin co-starred as fixer Eddie Mannix . Clooney reunited with Julia Roberts for the Jodie Foster -directed thriller Money Monster (2016), playing the host of a television show that investigates conspiracies on commerce and Wall Street , who is taken hostage by a bankrupt viewer given a bad tip. In October 2017, his directorial project Suburbicon a 1950s-set crime comedy
1089-757: A five-year on-again, off-again relationship with her. Clooney dated Renée Zellweger (2001), Jennifer Siebel Newsom (2002) Krista Allen (2002–2008), and Linda Thompson (2006). In June 2007, he started dating reality personality Sarah Larson, but the couple broke up in May 2008. In July 2009, Clooney was in a relationship with Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis until they split in June 2011. In July 2011, Clooney started dating former WWE personnel Stacy Keibler , and they ended their relationship in July 2013. Clooney became engaged to British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin on April 28, 2014. He subsequently said they forged
1210-473: A horror movie double feature on late Friday evenings. On September 26, 2008, AMC announced the launch of a new horror-themed movie marathon for its October schedule called "Fearfest" (which replaced Monsterfest); coinciding with this, the "Monsterfest" blog was renamed as the "Horror Hacker" blog. "Fearfest" also ran from mid- or late October every year for Halloween until the day after Halloween too from 2008 to 2021. Beginning in 2021, Fearfest now runs throughout
1331-477: A leading film star. It is Clooney's most successful film with him in the lead role, earning $ 451 million worldwide (he appeared, but did not star, in Gravity , which has a $ 723 million worldwide box office). Ocean's Eleven inspired two sequels starring Clooney, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007. In 2001, Clooney and Soderbergh co-founded Section Eight Productions , for which Grant Heslov
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#17328556404761452-401: A lowercase and uppercase "a MC " text) and a new slogan that says TV for Movie people. Kate McEnroe, then-president of Rainbow Media, cited lack of subsidies from cable providers as the reason for the addition of advertising, and cited ad agencies who insist on programming relevant to their products' consumers as the reason for the shift to recent movies instead of just classics. At the time of
1573-485: A mini-documentary series Making of a Classic . By 1989, AMC was available to 39 million subscribers in the U.S. On December 1, 1990, AMC began operating on a 24-hour-a-day schedule. Beginning in 1993, AMC presented an annual Film Preservation Festival to raise awareness of and funding for film preservation . Coordinated with The Film Foundation , an industry group that was founded by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese ,
1694-1117: A reputation on par with premium cable networks HBO and Showtime , both of which rejected Mad Men before it came to AMC. AMC also airs acquired programming , ranging from black-and-white filmed shows (such as The Rifleman and shorts from The Three Stooges ) to contemporary series (such as CSI: Miami ). AMC maintains movie licensing rights agreements with Warner Bros. Entertainment , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (including films from United Artists and library content from The Samuel Goldwyn Company , Orion Pictures , and Cannon Group ), Universal Pictures (including some films from DreamWorks Animation as titles from Illumination Entertainment and most from Focus Features are absent), Paramount Pictures (including films from pre-2011 DreamWorks Pictures and Miramax ), Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (primarily film content from Touchstone Pictures , Hollywood Pictures , 20th Century Studios , Searchlight Pictures , Disney , Walt Disney Animation Studios , and Buena Vista International , while titles from Pixar , Lucasfilm , much of Marvel Studios , and
1815-430: A result of this move, Turner Classic Movies became the only one of the two classic film-focused networks to present their films commercial-free. On September 30, 2002, AMC underwent a significant rebranding, changing its format from a classic movie channel, to a more general focus on movies from all eras – as well as shortening its name to just the "AMC" abbreviation, and introducing a new logo (a rectangular outline with
1936-408: A separate company, which was renamed AMC Networks, after its flagship cable network. Cablevision founder Charles Dolan and his family continue to retain a controlling interest in the company. Also during this year, the network introduced two new dramas ( The Killing and Hell on Wheels ), two original web series ( The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks and The Walking Dead: Torn Apart ), and
2057-413: A set timeslot with commercials added. In 1997, AMC launched "Monsterfest", a popular week-long marathon of horror movies and thrillers that aired from mid- or late October every year for Halloween until the day after Halloween. In the mid-2000s, AMC started a Monsterfest blog on its website, which chronicled news on horror-related film and television productions. In addition, AMC presented "Fear Friday",
2178-514: A solid gold block with the network's acronymic name retained in the center. 2013 saw the channel's unscripted slate double with the additions of Owner's Manual , Showville , the second part of the final season of Breaking Bad , the Breaking Bad discussion series Talking Bad , and the second season of the unscripted series Freakshow , before being cancelled. Also in April, Rectify , which
2299-649: A space thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón . In 2013, Clooney co-founded Casamigos Tequila with Rande Gerber and Michael Meldman . It was sold to Diageo for $ 700 million in June 2017, with an additional $ 300 million possible depending on the company's performance over the next ten years. According to the Forbes annual ranking, he was the world's highest-paid actor for 2017–2018, earning $ 239 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018. In 2014, Clooney co-wrote, directed and starred in The Monuments Men , an adaptation of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and
2420-449: A stake in AMC – which it divested in the early 2000s. From 1996 to 1998, AMC aired its first original series, Remember WENN , a half-hour scripted series about a radio station during the peak of radio's influence in the 1930s. The show was well received by both critics and its enthusiastic fans, but was abruptly cancelled after its fourth season following management changes at the channel (WENN
2541-557: A strong bond because of their interest in campaigning work, and particularly over the issue of the Elgin Marbles , when she was acting for the government of Greece in support of their return from the British Museum and he, while promoting his film The Monuments Men , had argued for this and been criticised by the Mayor of London , Boris Johnson . In July 2014, Clooney publicly mocked
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#17328556404762662-476: A taste for challenge." That same year Clooney made his directorial debut in the 2002 film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , based on the autobiography of TV producer Chuck Barris . The film premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Though the film did not do well at the box office, critics stated that Clooney's directing showed promise. In 2003, Clooney reunited with
2783-509: A vineyard near the village of Brignoles , in France, which includes an 18th-century manor with its own swimming pool and a tennis court. George Clooney filmography George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time with over $ 2.6 billion total box office gross and an average of $ 61.7 million per film. He has been involved in thirteen films that grossed over $ 200 million at
2904-442: A year earlier) worked out a deal with the nation's largest cable television provider, Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI). TCI gained a one-third interest in AMC (but not Bravo , Rainbow's other network) and in exchange made AMC available as an offering for most of its 3.9 million subscribers. (TCI's Liberty Media division eventually would create another premium service— Encore , which also originally focused on older films, mainly from
3025-629: Is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations . He is married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney . Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky . His mother, Nina Bruce ( née Warren), was a beauty queen and city councilwoman . His father, Nick Clooney , is a former anchorman and television host, including five years on the AMC network. Clooney is of Irish , German , and English ancestry. His maternal fourth great-grandmother, Mary Ann Sparrow,
3146-540: Is an add-on subscription service only available as an extra to those already normally subscribed to AMC. It involves access to an expanded On-Demand library compared to the standard "AMC OnDemand" library packaged with the usual cable service. This is necessary to view many "locked" programs on the AMC website (such as complete availability to The Walking Dead all eleven seasons) which prompts someone to subscribe for ~$ 5/mo or ~$ 30/yr. For currently-airing programs it sometimes gives early access to viewing them before they debut on
3267-698: Is in the village of Laglio , on Lake Como , near the former residence of Italian author Ada Negri . Clooney also owns a home in Los Cabos , Mexico, that is next door to the home of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber . In 2014, Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin bought the Grade II listed Mill House on an island in the River Thames at Sonning Eye in Oxfordshire , England at a cost of around £10 million. In May 2021, The Economic Times reported Clooney plans to buy
3388-598: Is represented by Bryan Lourd , co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). In 2011, Clooney starred in The Descendants as a husband whose wife has an accident that leaves her in a coma. He earned critical praise for his work, and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama . Also, he was nominated for
3509-572: Is that when it comes to the atrocities in Darfur ... those people are not better off now than they were years ago." On January 18, 2008, the United Nations announced Clooney's appointment as a UN messenger of peace, effective January 31. Clooney conceived of and, with John Prendergast —human rights activist, co-founder of the Enough Project , and Strategic Advisor for Not on Our Watch Project—initiated
3630-495: The 2016 presidential election . Clooney endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election , and he hosted a virtual fundraiser for Biden together with Obama in July 2020. In a July 2024 op-ed for The New York Times , Clooney called for Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election weeks after he hosted another fundraiser for Biden. Clooney has also made humorous statements against Republican Party figures. In 2006, Clooney sarcastically thanked Jack Abramoff at
3751-743: The 63rd Golden Globe Awards before concluding with "Who would name their kid 'Jack' with 'off' at the end? No wonder the guy's screwed up". Clooney has also described Republican donor Steve Wynn as an "asshole" and a "jackass", after the two had a heated disagreement over the Affordable Care Act . Clooney is involved with Not On Our Watch Project , an organization that focuses global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities, along with Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Don Cheadle , David Pressman and Jerry Weintraub . In February 2009, he visited Goz Beida, Chad, with New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof . In January 2010, he organized
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3872-554: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the thriller Syriana (2005), and earned Best Actor nominations for the legal thriller Michael Clayton (2007), and the comedy-dramas Up in the Air (2009) and The Descendants (2011). He has also starred in Burn After Reading (2008), The American (2010), Gravity (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and Ticket to Paradise (2022). Clooney made his directorial debut with
3993-530: The American Foundation for Equal Rights . In September 2012, Clooney offered to take an auction winner out to lunch to benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network ( GLSEN ). GLSEN works to create a safe space in schools for children who are or may be perceived to be gay , lesbian , bisexual or transgender . On August 7, 2020, George and Amal Clooney donated $ 100,000 to three Lebanese charities after
4114-568: The Cincinnati Reds in 1977, but he did not pass the first round of player cuts and was not offered a contract. He attended Northern Kentucky University from 1979 to 1981, majoring in broadcast journalism, and very briefly attended the University of Cincinnati , but did not graduate from either. He earned money selling women's shoes, selling insurance door to door, stocking shelves, working in construction, and cutting tobacco. Clooney's first role
4235-632: The Coen brothers in the romantic comedy Intolerable Cruelty opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones . Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times praised their chemistry and the casting of Clooney in the role writing, "the good work comes from George Clooney, who happens to have the Art Deco profile fit for a 1930s comedy. He scores with his willingness to mock his above-average charisma level and the chiseled chin, cover-guy good looks". In 2005, Clooney starred in Syriana , which
4356-478: The Great Depression . He plays escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination for his performance. Variety critic Todd McCarthy compared Clooney to Clark Gable , writing: "Not for the first time recalling Clark Gable in his looks and line delivery, Clooney clearly delights in embellishing Everett's vanity and in delivering
4477-443: The Hulu historical miniseries Catch-22 , based upon the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller . Clooney was initially cast in a main role in the series; however, he opted to take a smaller supporting role instead. The series premiered on May 31, 2019, to critical acclaim. After a four-year absence from acting in film, Clooney starred in the science fiction film, The Midnight Sky
4598-515: The International Criminal Court for genocide , is escalating bombing and food aid obstruction in Darfur, and he now threatens the entire north-south peace process ... the evidence shows that incentives alone are insufficient to change Khartoum 's calculations. International support should be sought immediately for denying debt relief , expanding the ICC indictments, diplomatically isolating
4719-482: The MGM/UA film library. On July 30 of that year, Rainbow had paid $ 45 million to license up to 800 pre-1950 films from the library. Weeks later, Turner announced an agreement to purchase the film studio with the intention of airing the films on his Superstation WTBS . Rainbow claimed it had exclusive basic cable rights to the films for the next five years. Despite its widespread cable carriage, Turner claimed that because WTBS
4840-558: The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), after an October 2010 trip to South Sudan . SSP aims to monitor armed activity for signs of renewed civil war between Sudan and South Sudan, and to detect and deter mass atrocities along the border regions there. Clooney and Prendergast co-wrote a Washington Post op-ed piece in May 2011, titled "Dancing with a dictator in Sudan", arguing that: President Omar al-Bashir has been indicted by
4961-610: The Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor , the BAFTA Award for Best Actor , and the Academy Award for Best Actor . He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the political drama The Ides of March . In 2013, Clooney won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama , the BAFTA Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Argo . The following year, Clooney co-starred with Sandra Bullock in Gravity (2013),
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5082-775: The Venice International Film Festival to positive reviews. Also in November 2009, he voiced the title character opposite Meryl Streep as Mrs. Fox in Wes Anderson 's animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox . The same year, Clooney starred in the Jason Reitman directed comedy-drama Up in the Air , which was initially given limited release, and then a wide release on December 25, 2009. Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter praised Clooney's performance, writing: "Boasting one of George Clooney's strongest performances,
5203-546: The Walking Dead discussion series Talking Dead . In 2012, AMC premiered three original reality series: The Pitch , Comic Book Men and Small Town Security ; along with a second web series spun off from The Walking Dead , The Walking Dead: Cold Storage . In July 2012, AMC was dropped from Dish Network , in conjunction with a carriage dispute with the satellite provider, citing that AMC Networks charged an excessive amount in retransmission consent payments from
5324-455: The Writers Guild of America over a dispute concerning Leatherheads . Clooney, who is the director, producer and star of the film, claimed that he had contributed in writing "all but two scenes" of it, and requested a writing credit alongside Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly , who had worked on the screenplay for 17 years. Clooney lost an arbitration vote 2–1, and withdrew from the union over
5445-557: The 1960s to the 1980s – five years later in April 1991). During its early years, it was not uncommon for AMC to host a marathon of Marx Brothers films, or show classics such as the original 1925 release of The Phantom of the Opera . In 1987, the channel began to be carried on the basic cable tiers of many cable providers. In July 1988, AMC added its first original programming: Classic Stories From Classic Stars (featuring interviews), followed later that year by Star Facts (biographies) and
5566-596: The 1960s. The show was immediately lauded by critics, and won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award . Breaking Bad , a drama about a cancer -stricken chemistry teacher involved in making and dealing methamphetamine (played by Bryan Cranston , who had been known primarily for comedic roles in series such as Malcolm in the Middle prior to the series), premiered in 2008; also garnering critical acclaim, winning 16 Primetime Emmy Awards. Breaking Bad and Mad Men ended their runs in 2013 and 2015, respectively, with
5687-474: The 1970s – that aired during the afternoon and early evening hours in a commercial -free, generally unedited, uncut, uninterrupted and uncolorized format. The new network replaced Montage , a channel with a similar format that was being offered to Cablevision subscribers in the New York area. In 1985, Rainbow became involved in a dispute with Ted Turner 's Turner Broadcasting System over broadcast rights to
5808-554: The 2006 Academy Awards, Clooney was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night, and Good Luck , as well as Best Supporting Actor for Syriana . He won the Oscar for his role in Syriana . Clooney next appeared in The Good German (2006), a film noir directed by Soderbergh that is set in post-World War II Germany. In August 2006, Clooney and Heslov started
5929-550: The British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail after it claimed his fiancée's mother opposes their marriage on religious grounds. When the tabloid apologized for its false story, Clooney refused to accept the apology. He called the paper "the worst kind of tabloid. One that makes up its facts to the detriment of its readers." On August 7, 2014, Clooney and Alamuddin obtained marriage licenses at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea of
6050-458: The Coens' carefully calibrated, high-toned dialogue". The following year In 2001, Clooney reunited with Soderbergh for the heist comedy Ocean's Eleven , a remake of the 1960s Rat Pack film of the same name , with Clooney playing Danny Ocean , originally portrayed by Frank Sinatra . The film starred Clooney, Brad Pitt , Julia Roberts , Matt Damon and Andy Garcia . The film cemented Clooney as
6171-585: The Festival for creating "not only a greater awareness, but [...] more of an expectation now to see restored films." In 1996, curator of the Museum of Modern Art Mary Lee Bandy called the Festival "the most important public event in support of film preservation." By its tenth anniversary in 2003, the Festival had raised $ 2 million from the general public, which The Film Foundation divided among its five-member archives. In 1993, Cablevision's Rainbow Media division became
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#17328556404766292-565: The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel . The film starred an ensemble cast of A-list stars including Matt Damon , Cate Blanchett , Bill Murray , John Goodman and Bob Balaban , as well as European stars Hugh Bonneville and Jean Dujardin . The film was a critical misfire and a box office failure. Many historians were critical of the film for its historical inaccuracies. The Guardian film critic Andrew Pulver, panned
6413-601: The Killer Tomatoes (1988), Unbecoming Age (1992) and The Harvest (1993). His role as doctor Doug Ross on ER earned him Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. In the 1990s Clooney appeared in the films From Dusk till Dawn (1996), One Fine Day (1996), with Michelle Pfeiffer , The Peacemaker (1997) with Nicole Kidman , Batman & Robin (1997), and Out of Sight (1998) opposite Jennifer Lopez . The new millennium saw Clooney in films The Perfect Storm (2000), which earned $ 328.7 million at
6534-491: The Saturday morning infomercial block was eliminated after its March 25, 2011, airing as AMC added a Saturday block of western series and films the following week. 2010 also saw the premieres of Rubicon and The Walking Dead . While Rubicon was cancelled, The Walking Dead became an enormous success and has become the most watched scripted program in basic cable history. In 2011, Cablevision spun off Rainbow Media into
6655-640: The TV special A Journey to Darfur reflecting the situation of Darfur's refugees, and advocated for action. The documentary was broadcast on American cable TV as well as in the UK and France. In 2008, it was released on DVD, with the sale proceeds being donated to the International Rescue Committee . In September of the same year, he spoke to the UN Security Council with Nobel Prize-winner Elie Wiesel to ask
6776-567: The UN to find a solution to the conflict and to help the people of Darfur. In December, he visited China and Egypt with Don Cheadle and two Olympic winners to ask both governments to pressure Sudan's government. On March 25, 2007, he sent an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel , calling on the European Union to take "decisive action" in the region given the failure of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir to respond to UN resolutions. He narrated and
6897-538: The United Kingdom. Alamuddin and Clooney were officially married on September 27, 2014, at Ca' Farsetti . They were married by Clooney's friend Walter Veltroni , the former mayor of Rome. In 2015, Clooney and Alamuddin adopted a rescue dog, a Basset Hound named Millie, from the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. On February 9, 2017, it was reported by the CBS talk show, The Talk , that Amal
7018-722: The United States co-production of the sci-fi drama Humans from Xbox Entertainment Studios . AMC Media recently bought the European media giant Chello Media from Liberty Global . At the end of October, it was announced that AMC had won the bidding war to air the miniseries The Night Manager . In November, AMC Networks renamed the European MGM Channel to AMC . In January 2015, the Asian MGM channel also became AMC as well. In January 2015, AMC announced that they would be airing
7139-604: The United States' recognition of the Armenian Genocide. He also visited Armenia to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the event in April 2016. In May 2015, Clooney told the BBC that the Syrian conflict was too complicated politically to get involved in and he wanted to focus on helping the refugees . In March 2016, he and his wife Amal met with Syrian refugees living in Berlin to mark
7260-504: The World . On September 1, 2006, AMC officially became available in Canada for cable customers of Shaw Cable and satellite customers of Shaw Direct (formerly StarChoice), marking the first time the network was made available outside the United States. In late 2007 the network debuted its first original drama series Mad Men , a period piece about Madison Avenue advertising executives in
7381-621: The box office and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), which won him a Golden Globe Award , as well as Empire Award and Satellite Award nominations. In 2001, he teamed up again with Soderbergh for the star-studded caper film Ocean's Eleven , alongside Matt Damon , Brad Pitt and many others. The film was followed by two sequels starring Clooney, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007. He has also appeared in Solaris (2002), Welcome To Collinwood (2002), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Syriana (2005), for which he
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#17328556404767502-489: The boycott of the Sultan of Brunei 's hotels over a new law that came into force on April 3, 2019, that punishes homosexual sex and adultery with death by stoning . Clooney lists nine hotels including The Dorchester , 45 Park Lane, Coworth Park , The Beverly Hills Hotel , Hotel Bel-Air , Le Meurice , Hotel Plaza Athenee , Hotel Eden and Hotel Principe di Savoia and asks readers to consider how "we are putting money directly into
7623-427: The cable providers that maintained carriage agreements with the channel. However, in 1998, AMC began accepting traditional advertising, incorporating limited commercial interruptions between films (its sister movie channel Romance Classics , which had launched only one year earlier, became an entirely ad-supported channel at that point). By 2001, AMC had also incorporated commercial breaks during its movie telecasts. As
7744-633: The capital, Beirut, was left devastated by a deadly explosion. They donated money to the Lebanese Red Cross , Impact Lebanon, and Baytna Baytak. The blast claimed the lives of at least 145 people and injured more than 5,000. Clooney has advocated a resolution of the Darfur conflict . He spoke at a 2006 Save Darfur rally in Washington, D.C. In April 2006, he spent ten days in Chad and Sudan with his father to make
7865-410: The carriage agreement on its own terms. However, the two companies came to a resolution, bringing back the channel (and sister networks IFC , Sundance Channel and WE tv ) to Dish in October 2012. On March 31, 2013, during the third-season finale of The Walking Dead , AMC unveiled a rebranding campaign with the new slogan "Something More", and inverted the logo from a rectangular outlined box to
7986-469: The channel's original name, American Movie Classics ) is an American basic cable television channel that first launched in 1984, and is the namesake flagship property of AMC Networks . Since 2002, the full name has been de-emphasized as a result of a major shift in its programming . AMC's primarily produces original scripted dramas and documentaries, while airing theatrically released films , and acquired television programming. In July 2015, AMC
8107-543: The company's 1996 acquisition of the Turner Broadcasting System) also attempted to acquire at least part of Liberty Media's stake in AMC. In June 1995, AMC became involved with another dispute with Turner. It filed a $ 550 million breach of contract lawsuit against Turner Entertainment , which alleged that the company violated AMC's exclusive cable television rights to the pre-1950 Warner Bros. Pictures film library to broadcast approximately 30 times between July 1994 and April 1995, charging that Turner's objective in violating
8228-463: The condition: "It's probably a great thing that it happened to me because it forced me to engage in a series of making fun of myself. And I think that's an important part of being famous. The practical jokes have to be aimed at you." After his parents moved to Augusta, Kentucky , Clooney attended Augusta High School . He has stated that he earned all As and a B in school, and played baseball and basketball. He tried out to play professional baseball with
8349-420: The contract was "to gain unfair advantage for the Turner Classic Movies cable network (which debuted in April 1994) at the expense of AMC."; Turner owns rights to the RKO Radio Pictures film library and licensed RKO's films to AMC in an output deal that was slated to last through 2004. Under the terms of the deal, AMC obtained the RKO titles in exclusive windows. Around this time, General Electric / NBC owned
8470-436: The decision. He became a " financial core status" non-member, meaning he no longer has voting rights, and cannot run for office or attend membership meetings, according to the Writers Guild of America's constitution. In 2009, he starred in the war comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats alongside Ewan McGregor , Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey . The film was directed by Heslov and released in November 2009. The film premiered at
8591-612: The defunct Blue Sky Studios are not included because of other channels' agreements, including those owned by Disney themselves) and Sony Pictures Entertainment (including Columbia Pictures , TriStar Pictures , Sony Pictures Classics , Screen Gems , and Triumph Films ). Since the 2002 format change, the network's film telecasts usually are "television" cuts meant for basic cable, which feature content edits, censoring or dubbing of profanities , and some time edits by removing some superfluous plotting or toning down scenes with adult content inappropriate for basic cable broadcast to fit within
8712-644: The eight part miniseries The Making of the Mob: New York . In March 2015, Sling TV announced it would soon add AMC Networks (including BBC America , IFC , Sundance TV , and We TV ) to its service. In 2016, AMC introduced a new slate of original unscripted series, including Ride with Norman Reedus , Geeking Out , and new expansions of the Talking Dead format with Talking Saul , Talking Preacher , and Talking with Chris Hardwick . Although movies remain an integral part of AMC's schedule,
8833-407: The event), as well as other specials from DreamWorks Animation . As expected, AMC saw ratings gains over the holiday season; primetime viewership for the first two weeks of the event was up 40% year-over-year, airings of Elf and Christmas Vacation both peaked at 1.5 million viewers, and average viewership of feature films on Freeform fell by 36% year-over-year in the same period. AMC Premiere
8954-436: The festival was originally conceived as a multi-day marathon presenting rare and previously lost films , many airing for the first time on television, along with behind-the-scenes reports on the technical and monetary issues faced by those engaged in archival restoration. Portions of the festival were often dedicated to all-day marathons focusing on a single performer. During its fifth anniversary year in 1998, Scorsese credited
9075-571: The fifth anniversary of the conflict, before meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel to thank her for Germany's open-door policy. In 2018, following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , the Clooneys pledged $ 500,000 to the March for Our Lives and said they would be in attendance. Clooney is a supporter of LGBT rights . On March 28, 2019, Clooney wrote an open letter calling for
9196-450: The film seems like a surefire awards contender". For his performance in the film he was nominated for a Golden Globe , a Screen Actors Guild Award , BAFTA and an Academy Award . The following year, Clooney produced and starred in the dark crime drama The American (2010), based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth and directed by Anton Corbijn . As of 2011, Clooney
9317-476: The film writing, that the film was "filled with unearned patriotic sentiment, sketchy to the point of inanity, and interrupted every few minutes with neurotic self-justification". That same year, Clooney produced August: Osage County (2013), an adaptation of the play of the same name . The film stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts . His next film was Tomorrowland (2015), a science fiction adventure film in which he played Frank Walker, an inventor. Later in
9438-552: The final season of Breaking Bad ). The former two would both be renewed for second seasons while the latter two were cancelled after their first seasons. AMC would then pick up Into the Badlands for a six episode first season and Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul for two seasons. On October 9, 2014, it was announced that AMC would scrap its entire current and future unscripted slate outside Talking Dead and Comic Book Men . This announcement came shortly after AMC took over
9559-547: The format switchover, the company also attempted to launch a spin-off digital cable channel, AMC's Hollywood Classics, which would have required viewers to pay an extra fee to receive the channel. This commercial-free channel would have aired black-and-white classics from the 1930s through the 1950s that American Movie Classics had been airing up until its format changeover; however, the new channel never debuted. The network also gradually brought back original programming. In 2004, AMC aired its first reality series , FilmFakers ;
9680-424: The former receiving a spin-off in the form of Better Call Saul . On May 31, 2009, during the second-season finale of Breaking Bad , AMC rebranded with the introduction of a new slogan, "Story Matters Here". Later that year, the network premiered its second miniseries, The Prisoner . On January 4, 2010, AMC began airing infomercials on Monday through Saturday mornings from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time;
9801-722: The late 1970s, and later gained wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER (1994–1999), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He expanded to leading roles in films, with his breakthrough role in From Dusk till Dawn (1996) followed by Batman & Robin (1997), Out of Sight (1998), Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000) and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Greater stardom came from his starring role in Soderbergh's Ocean ' s film series from 2001 to 2007. Clooney won
9922-512: The lead roles in the comedy-horror film Return of the Killer Tomatoes . In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama Sunset Beat . During this period, Clooney was a student at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school for five years. Clooney rose to fame when he played Dr. Doug Ross , alongside Anthony Edwards , Julianna Margulies , and Noah Wyle , on the hit NBC medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999. After leaving
10043-477: The lead. The coming-of-age film had its nationwide premiere on December 22, 2021, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 7, 2022. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film earned Affleck Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In February 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures would be teaming with Sports Illustrated Studios and 101 Studios to produce
10164-423: The longest relationship he had ever had. Clooney was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993. He also had a relationship with actress Ginger Lynn Allen . In 1995, Clooney dated Cameron Diaz and Frances Fisher . Clooney dated French reality TV personality Céline Balitran (1996–1999). In 2000, he was linked to Charlize Theron and Lucy Liu . After meeting British model Lisa Snowdon in 2000, he had
10285-529: The main AMC channel. AMC+ is a premium, commercial-free streaming bundle that includes the same benefits of AMC Premiere, early access to additional AMC series, as well as additional library content from sister networks BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, and the complete collections of fellow AMC Networks streaming services including Shudder, Sundance Now and IFC Films Unlimited. The service is available through most streaming services for $ 8.99 per month like Apple TV , Amazon Prime Video and Roku and it's also at
10406-581: The majority owner of the channel, when it bought out Liberty Media's 50% stake in AMC; incidentally in August of that year, Liberty announced its intent to purchase the 25% stake in the channel that Cablevision held at the time, with the Turner Broadcasting System helping to finance the buyout that included an option for TBS to eventually acquire AMC outright. The following year, Time Warner (which later purchased rival Turner Classic Movies following
10527-553: The most strident critics of Omar al-Bashir. Clooney supports recognition of the Armenian genocide . He is one of the chief associates of the 100 Lives Initiative, a project which aims to remember the lives lost during the event. As part of the initiative, Clooney launched the Aurora Prize , which awards to those who risk their lives to prevent genocides and atrocities. Clooney had also urged various American government officials to support
10648-420: The network announced that it had given series orders for two dramas: Turn: Washington's Spies (which premiered on April 6, 2014) and Halt and Catch Fire (which premiered on June 1, 2014). This marked the first time that AMC had four pilot orders picked up to series in the same cycle, the other two being The Divide and Low Winter Sun (the latter premiered on August 11, 2013, after the season premiere of
10769-556: The network has garnered attention in recent years for its original series. The channel's first original series was the game show The Movie Masters , which ran from 1989 to 1990 and was otherwise notable for being Gene Rayburn 's last hosting role; outside Remember WENN and Filmfakers , most of AMC's original programming prior to September 2007 consisted of film history-related documentary and review programs. The establishment of Mad Men in 2007, followed by that of Breaking Bad in 2008, and Better Call Saul in 2015, has given AMC
10890-414: The pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery." Clooney dated actress Kelly Preston (1987–1989). During this relationship, he purchased a Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig named Max as a gift for Preston, but when their relationship ended, Clooney kept the pig for an additional 18 years until Max died in 2006. He has jokingly referred to Max as
11011-518: The political thriller Argo (2012). As of 2023, he is one of four people to have been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories. Clooney was included on Time 's annual Time 100 list, which identifies the most influential people in the world, every year from 2006 to 2009. He is also noted for his political and economic activism , and has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008. Clooney
11132-690: The production company Smokehouse Pictures . In October 2006, Clooney received the American Cinematheque Award , which honors someone in the entertainment industry who has made "a significant contribution to the art of motion pictures". On January 22, 2008, Clooney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Michael Clayton (2007) losing to Daniel Day-Lewis who won for Paul Thomas Anderson 's drama There Will Be Blood (2007). Later that year, he directed his third film, Leatherheads , in which he also starred. On April 4, 2008, Variety reported that Clooney had quietly resigned from
11253-572: The regime, suspending all non-humanitarian aid, obstructing state-controlled bank transactions and freezing accounts holding oil wealth diverted by senior regime officials. On March 16, 2012, Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy for civil disobedience . He intended to be arrested when he planned the protest. Several other prominent participants were also arrested, including Martin Luther King III . Clooney has been described as one of
11374-578: The segments that AMC played to fill out the timeslot (Saturday nights from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ): classic movie trailers , drive-in movie ads and snipes (bits extolling viewers to visit the snack bar, etc.), along with music videos cribbed from movie musicals from the period. The majority of the films presented on AMC during the 1990s had originally been released by Paramount Pictures , 20th Century Fox , Columbia Pictures , and Universal Pictures . The channel also occasionally showed classic silent films . The regular hosts of
11495-522: The series in 1999, he made a cameo appearance in the 6th season and returned for a guest spot in the show's final season. For his work on the series, Clooney received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1995 and 1996. He also earned three Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1995, 1996, and 1997 (losing to co-star Anthony Edwards ). Clooney began appearing in films while working on ER . His first major Hollywood role
11616-463: The service for carriage which was in disproportion with the lower audience viewership for the channels. AMC Networks cited the removal as being related to a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Dish Network by the channel's former parent Rainbow Media's Voom HD Networks in 2008 for improperly terminating its carriage contract; Dish Network denied that the lawsuit had any relation to the decision to remove AMC and its sister channels and that it ended
11737-479: The show featured out-of-work actors who believed they were auditioning for a major role in a real movie, only to be told that they were the subject of a prank and no film actually existed. A New York Times article on the show said that " FilmFakers may go down as one of the meanest reality series yet." From 2003 to 2007, AMC was a channel focused on American films partially classics as well as documentaries about film history such as Backstory and Movies that Shook
11858-465: The spy drama Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), and has since directed the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the political drama The Ides of March (2011), the war film The Monuments Men (2014), the science fiction film The Midnight Sky (2020) and the biographical sports drama The Boys in the Boat (2023). He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for co-producing
11979-518: The telecasts were Bob Dorian and later, Nick Clooney (brother of singer Rosemary and father of actor and businessman George ), as well as New York City radio personality Gene Klavan from WNEW (1130 AM, now WBBR ). Another WNEW alum, Al "Jazzbo" Collins , provided his voice for the "Jazzbo's Swingin' Soundies" series of interstitials . For most of its first 18 years in existence, AMC provided uncut and uncolorized films without commercial interruption. Its revenue came from carriage fees provided by
12100-628: The telethon Hope for Haiti Now , which collected donations for the 2010 Haiti earthquake victims. In March 2012, Clooney starred with Martin Sheen and Brad Pitt in a performance of Dustin Lance Black 's play 8 —a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage—as attorney David Boies . The production was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for
12221-723: The whole month of October. AMC had typically aired a rotating lineup of five to six Christmas movies during the holiday season. In 2018, the channel introduced a more extensive holiday lineup branded as Best Christmas Ever, running from November 26 to December 25, featuring a mix of popular Christmas and family films, along with other acquired specials. The schedule included notable acquisitions from Warner Bros. , including Elf , National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation , The Polar Express , and 12 Rankin/Bass specials (the films had been recent mainstays of Freeform 's competing 25 Days of Christmas schedule, with Elf in particular having received extensive airplay and high viewership during
12342-409: The worldwide box office. Clooney appeared in the television series The Facts of Life (1985–1987), Roseanne (1988–1991), Bodies of Evidence (1992–1993), Sisters (1993–1994) and ER (1994–1999). Early in his career, Clooney also appeared in a number of low-budget film roles like Grizzly II: Revenge (1983), Return to Horror High (1987), Combat Academy (1987), Return of
12463-617: The year, he was featured as himself in the Netflix Christmas musical comedy A Very Murray Christmas , starring Bill Murray . The following year, he starred in Hail, Caesar! , a comedy from the Coen brothers set in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, which premiered in February 2016. Clooney portrayed Baird Whitlock, a Robert Taylor -type film star who is kidnapped during the production of
12584-508: Was a box office success. The same year he starred in the Coen brothers adventure comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) alongside John Turturro , Tim Blake Nelson and John Goodman . The film, a modern satire, is loosely based on Homer 's epic Greek poem the Odyssey and the Preston Sturges 1941 classic film Sullivan's Travels . This film is set in 1937 rural Mississippi during
12705-544: Was a broadcast station, the restriction did not apply. This led to both companies filing lawsuits against each other in September, and MGM/UA terminating the agreement with Rainbow after alleging that Rainbow had breached it by announcing its intention to offer a premium tier to the AMC cable service. By October, the lawsuit was settled. Rainbow received $ 50 million and agreed to terminate the licensing deal on December 31, 1985, before which time AMC would not be allowed to convert to
12826-491: Was as an extra in the television miniseries Centennial in 1978, which was based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener and was partly filmed in Clooney's hometown of Augusta, Kentucky. Clooney's first major role came in 1984 in the short-lived CBS sitcom E/R (not to be confused with ER , the long-running medical drama). He played a handyman on the series The Facts of Life and appeared as Bobby Hopkins,
12947-553: Was based loosely on former Central Intelligence Agency agent Robert Baer 's memoirs of his service in the Middle East. Clooney suffered an accident on the set of Syriana , which caused a brain injury with complications from a punctured dura . The same year he directed, produced, and starred in Good Night, and Good Luck , a film about 1950s television journalist Edward R. Murrow 's famous war of words with Senator Joseph McCarthy . At
13068-586: Was based on the book of the same name by Daniel James Brown . Clooney re-teamed with Brad Pitt for the 2024 thriller film Wolfs written and directed by Jon Watts . In 2024, he was cast in the lead role in Noah Baumbach 's untitled film for Netflix . In 2025, Clooney is set to make his Broadway debut as an actor and playwright in a stage adaption of his film Good Night, and Good Luck . Clooney supported both of Barack Obama 's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns . Clooney endorsed Hillary Clinton for
13189-664: Was co-executive producer of the 2007 documentary Sand and Sorrow . Clooney also appeared in the documentary film Darfur Now , a call-to-action film released in November 2007 for people all over the world to help stop the Darfur crisis. In December 2007, Clooney and fellow actor Don Cheadle received the Summit Peace Award from the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome. In his acceptance speech, Clooney said that "Don and I ... stand here before you as failures. The simple truth
13310-512: Was followed up by The Lot , which lasted for only 17 episodes). Despite a well publicized write-in campaign to save the series, the show was not renewed for its originally scheduled fifth season. One popular AMC program was American Pop! (originally intended as a preview of a new 24-hour cable channel), which ran from 1998 to 2003 and featured movies from the 1950s and 1960s aimed at baby boomers (such as Beach Blanket Bingo and Ski Party ). Of particular interest to movie completists were
13431-468: Was in the horror comedy-crime thriller From Dusk till Dawn , directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-starring Harvey Keitel . He followed its success with the romantic comedy One Fine Day with Michelle Pfeiffer , and the action-thriller The Peacemaker with Nicole Kidman . Clooney was then cast as Batman in Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin , which was a modest box office performer, but
13552-472: Was initially set to release in theatres on September 30, 2022, but was pushed by a month to October 21, 2022. In 2023, Clooney reprised the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman in a cameo in The Flash . Clooney next film as a director was the biographical sports drama The Boys in the Boat which was released on December 25, 2023. The film starred Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton and received mixed reviews. The film
13673-428: Was midway through the seventh grade. In middle school, Clooney developed Bell's palsy , a medical condition that partially paralyzes the face. The malady went away within a year. In an interview with Larry King , he stated that "yes, it goes away. It takes about nine months to go away. It was the first year of high school, which was a bad time for having half your face paralyzed." He also described one positive outcome of
13794-516: Was originally developed for AMC, premiered on AMC's sister channel Sundance Channel to jump-start that network's emerging slate of original scripted programming. It was then followed by the July announcement that fellow sister channel WE tv had picked up another series originally developed for AMC for the 2012-13 development slate, The Divide , to series. During this timeframe, AMC had started to run marathons of certain shows and cross-promote programs from its co-owned sister channels. In July 2013,
13915-589: Was pregnant, and that they were expecting twins. On June 6, 2017, Amal gave birth to a daughter, Ella, and a son, Alexander. In 2020, Clooney revealed to Jimmy Kimmel and Graham Norton in their respective talk shows that the twins can speak Italian fluently, despite both Clooney and Alamuddin not speaking the language. Clooney has property in Los Angeles . He purchased the 7,354-square-foot (683.2 m) house in 1995 through his George Guilfoyle Trust. His home in Italy
14036-484: Was president of television. The following year he would work with Soderbergh yet again in the science fiction drama Solaris (2002) an adaptation of the acclaimed 1972 film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky . Roger Ebert praised the film and Clooney, writing: "Clooney has successfully survived being named People magazine's sexiest man alive by deliberately choosing projects that ignore that image. His alliance with Soderbergh, both as an actor and co-producer, shows
14157-854: Was raised a strict Roman Catholic but said in 1998 that he did not know if he believed "in Heaven or even God." He has said, "Yes, we were Catholic, big-time, whole family, whole group." He began his education at the Blessed Sacrament School in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky . He attended St. Michael's School in Worthington, Ohio ; then Western Row Elementary School (a public school) in Mason, Ohio , from 1968 to 1974; and St. Susanna School in Mason, where he served as an altar boy. The Clooneys moved back to Kentucky when George
14278-510: Was received by approximately 94,832,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service (81.5% of U.S. households with at least one television set). By December 2023, that number has dropped to approximately 65,054,000 households. American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally known, debuted on October 1, 1984, as a premium channel by Rainbow Programming Services (a subsidiary of Cablevision ). Its original format focused on classic movies – largely those made prior to
14399-600: Was released. It stars Matt Damon , Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac , from a script written by the Coen brothers in the 1980s, that they had originally intended to direct themselves. He received the 2018 AFI Life Achievement Award on June 7, 2018. The award was presented to him by Shirley MacLaine , and was honored by Julianna Margulies , Cate Blanchett , Bill Murray , Anna Kendrick , Jimmy Kimmel , Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox and his wife Amal Clooney . In 2019, Clooney returned to television, starring, directing and producing
14520-623: Was rewarded with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, The Good German (2006), Michael Clayton (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), Up in the Air (2009), for the latter earning an Academy Award nomination. Clooney also directed and starred in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Leatherheads (2008), The Ides of March (2011), and The Midnight Sky (2020). In 2011, Clooney starred in Alexander Payne 's The Descendants , earning
14641-417: Was the half-sister of Nancy Lincoln , mother of President Abraham Lincoln , making Clooney and President Lincoln half-first cousins five times removed. Clooney has an older sister named Adelia (known as Ada). Cabaret singer and actress Rosemary Clooney was an aunt. Through Rosemary, his cousins include actors Miguel Ferrer , Rafael Ferrer, and Gabriel Ferrer, who is married to singer Debby Boone . Clooney
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