George Clooney

Born: 6 May 1961 Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Best Known As: Dr. Doug Ross on ER George Clooney spent 10 years as an acting unknown until his role in the hospital drama E.R. made him TV's hottest heartthrob in 1994. He left the show in 1999 to concentrate on film work. His movies have included Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (with Jennifer Lopez, 1998) and The Perfect Storm (with Mark Wahlberg, 2000). In 2001 he re-teamed with Soderbergh for the heist adventure Ocean's Eleven, a remake of the 1960 Frank Sinatra film. Clooney comes from a show business family: he's the nephew of singer Rosemary Clooney and the son of newscaster and chat host Nick Clooney. His other films include O, Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, with Holly Hunter), Solaris (2002) and Ocean's Twelve (2004, with Julia Roberts and Don Cheadle). Clooney and Jason Alexander both had roles in a 1984 medical sitcom titled, coincidentally, E/R... Clooney's feature directing debut was Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, the 2002 film based on the writings of game show impresario Chuck Barris... Politically outspoken and left-of-center, Clooney has an off-and-on feud with TV personality Bill O'Reilly.