George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards. Clooney has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2015, the Honorary César in 2017, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2022. Clooney started his career in television, gaining wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama
ER from 1994 to 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
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