Nicholas Joseph Clooney (born January 13, 1934) is an American journalist, anchorman, and television host. He is the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney and the father of actor George Clooney. Maysville, Kentucky, U.S.
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.
Not only is George a married man, but he's also a dad to two kids. George and Amal got married in a ceremony in Venice, Italy, in 2014, and the latter gave birth to their fraternal twins, Alexander and Ella, in June 2017.
How are George Clooney and Rosemary Clooney related?
She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney; mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone; and sister to former television personality Nick Clooney. She was the ex-wife of Jose Ferrer; mother of actor Miguel Ferrer Clooney was diagnosed with lung cancer at the end of 2001.
Julia Roberts and George Clooney have a friendship for the ages! The pair first met in 2000, before they teamed up for Ocean's Eleven, and have since worked on a total of six movies together, most recently Ticket to Paradise. "We became instant friends," Roberts told Jimmy Kimmel of meeting Clooney for the first time.
While the Clooney family was not wealthy, Clooney said his father emphasized their great fortune to be born where they were born and thought their luck should be shared.
When 54-year-old George Clooney tied the knot with 37-year-old Amal Alamuddin in 2014, the wedding created quite a stir due to the massive age difference of 17 years between the actor and the lawyer.
Amal shared even more during a speech at the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award Gala, as George was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award. “I met George when I was 35 and starting to become quite resigned to the idea that I was going to be a spinster,” she said.
George had been a notorious bachelor, but he had a simple explanation as to why he decided to get married: He found the love of his life. "I've never been happier in a relationship by any stretch of the imagination," Clooney told Esquire in 2016. "At 52, I found the love of my life and I'm really happy."
How old are George and Amal Clooney's kids? Alexander and Ella Clooney are 6 years old. According to George Clooney's interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Alexander is the oldest of the twins. Born one minute and 49 seconds before his sister, Alexander Clooney weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces when he was born.
The villa was a bachelor pad, of sorts, for George who bought the property in 2002 over a decade prior to his marriage to Amal. In addition to the paparazzi aspect, insiders allege that Amal prefers to stay at the couple's Domaine du Canadel estate in Provence, France which they purchased in 2021.
George Clooney met a then-Amal Alamuddin at his home in Lake Como, Italy, in July 2013, per The Hollywood Reporter. The actor also told David Letterman on his Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” in 2018, that they met through a mutual friend who was paying him a visit.
"I thought she was beautiful, and I thought she was funny and obviously smart … Then she sent some pictures from when she was here, and we were writing each other, emailing, talking, mostly about what was going on in each other's lives, and over a period of time it became clear we were more than just friends," George ...
George Clooney reveals how his age gap with Amal Clooney affects their relationship. George Clooney has revealed how his 17-year age gap with wife Amal Clooney affects their relationship.
I changed my maiden name to my middle name and took my husband's last name when we wed and I write professionally under both names. It seemed like a nice compromise between tradition and feminism and I've never regretted my decision nor even really felt like it was a big deal.
Clooney also owns an adjacent property, making the villa one of the largest private homes in the area, according to The Wall Street Journal. Villa Oleandra reportedly boasts 25 rooms with amenities including an outdoor pool, tennis courts, gym, home theater, and a big garage that holds Clooney's vintage motorcycles.
No. Clooney's father, Nick, was a news anchorman and television host, first in Kentucky (where George was born), then in Ohio. Not at the level of a Tom Brokaw or Dan Rather, but regionally prominent and quite successful; he had his own show in Cincinnati for years.
Did Julia Roberts attend George Clooney's wedding?
Although Roberts did not attend Clooney's wedding in Italy last year, the actress has spoken about her fondness for her friend's new wife, Amal Clooney, after having dinner with the newlyweds this past May. “George doesn't need my approval,” she told reporters, “but I am quite enamored of her.”
