George Clooney Biography

People's sexiest man alive George Clooney is an Oscar-winning actor best known for playing Dr. Doug Ross on TV's 'ER' and Danny Ocean in the 'Ocean's Eleven' films. Behind the camera, he is an Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter of 'Good Night, and Good Luck" and the Oscar-winning producer of 'Argo.'

Famed actor and director George Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. He scored his breakout role in 1992 as Dr. Doug Ross on TV's ER. The hit show lead to major film roles, including a turn as Batman. In 2005, Clooney won an Academy Award for his performance in Syriana. TIME magazine has called the actor "The Last Movie Star," and People magazine twice named him the "Sexiest Man Alive." In 2014, Clooney married international lawyer and activist Amal Alamuddin.