What is George Clooney’s net worth? Who is George Clooney’s wife?
Introduction
George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker who is best known for his roles in Ocean’s Eleven, The Perfect Storm, The Ides of March, The Descendants, ER, Up in the Air, and Syriana.
Biography
He was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, as George Timothy Clooney.
His parents are Nina Warren Clooney and AMC host Nick Clooney.
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He has a sister named Adelia.
His aunt was Rosemary Clooney, who starred alongside Bing Crosby in White Christmas. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 74.
George was raised in a town in Kentucky that had a population of around 1,100.
He graduated from Augusta High School.
At age 21, Clooney moved to LA to pursue an acting career.
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Clooney gained widespread recognition as Dr. Doug Ross on the TV show ER. He performed in 108 episodes from 1994 to 2009. He was paid $100,000 per episode.
In 1997, he played Batman in Batman & Robin. The film is considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
“I watch Batman & Robin from time to time,” Clooney revealed in a later interview. “It’s the worst movie I ever made, so it’s a good lesson in humility.”
In 2000, he founded his production company, Section Eight Productions.
Ocean’s Eleven
In 2001, Clooney portrayed Danny Ocean in Ocean’s Eleven, a heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh which followed a group of con artists as they robbed a casino.
The film features an ensemble cast including — Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Andy García, and Matt Damon. It grossed $450.7 million worldwide.
: George Clooney is seen arriving ahead of the 80th Venice International Film Festival 2023 – @Getty
In 2002, he made his directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
Ocean’s Twelve was released in 2004. The film grossed over $362 million.
He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
In 2005, Clooney starred in Syriana, a political thriller Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan. In 2006, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Syriana.
Ocean’s Thirteen was released in 2007, also directed by Steven Soderbergh.
In 2013, Clooney won an Oscar as one of the producers of Argo (2012).
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Tequila Brand Casamigos
In 2013, Clooney alongside Mike Meldman and Rande Gerber co-founded the tequila brand Casamigos. Initially, it was at first just for private events.
In 2024, he played alongside longtime friend Brad Pitt in the action-comedy Wolfs. It first premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Wife
From 1989 until 1993, George Clooney was married to actress Talia Balsam.
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After the divorce, he vowed he would never get married again.
In 2014, George Clooney married a British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin) at the luxury Aman Canal Grande Hotel in Venice.
Amal and George Clooney atttend Disney’s “Tomorrowland” Los Angeles premiere at AMC Downtown Disney 12 Theater on May 9, 2015 – @Getty
The wedding cost was $4.6 million.
“There is no question that having Amal in my life changed everything for me,” Clooney confessed about his wife. “No question.”
The two first met at a dinner party in 2013 at his Lake Como villa while the actor was hosting a dinner party.
“We met in Italy,” the Oceans Eleven actor said. “We have a home there.”
He proposed in April 2014 and made their red carpet debut at the Golden Globes in early 2015.
Amal and George Clooney arrive at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle before the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018 – @Getty
Their twins, Ella and Alexander, were born in 2017.
“I really didn’t think at 56 that I would be the parent of twins,” the Fantastic Mr. Fox star told AP in 2017. “Don’t make plans. You always have to just enjoy the ride.”
Height
George Clooney is 5′ 11″ (1.80 m) tall.
George Clooney – Net Worth
So, how much is George Clooney worth?
Clooney earned most of his wealth from performing in 87 TV and movies.
He made $50 million for his appearances in the Ocean’s movies, $25 million for Tomorrowland, $20 million for Money Monster, $34 million for Gravity (base salary and part of the movie’s profits), $15 million for Intolerable Cruelty, $11 million for his role as Dr. Doug on NBC’s ER, and $10 million for each — Out of Sight, Hail, Caesar!, and Out of Sight.
George Clooney attends the first taping of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on September 8, 2015 in New York City – @Getty
In 2017, Clooney made at least $150 million after taxes from selling Casamigos Tequila to Diageo for $$1 billion.
“We’ll still be very much a part of Casamigos,” he stated after the sale of his tequila brand. “Starting with a shot tonight.”
Clooney also made about $40 million from a partnership with Nespresso. He reportedly turns down a $35 million commercial offer for an airline on ethical grounds.
Over the years he also worked with Fiat, Martini Vermouth, and Omega. Therefore, George Clooney has an estimated net worth of $550 million.
Real estate
In 1995, the American actor bought an English-style estate in Los Angeles’s Studio City neighborhood for $2.2 million. The former owner was legendary singer Stevie Nicks. He sold it in 2014 for $14 million to San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo.
In 2002, Clooney paid about $12 million for a 25-room villa near Lake Como from the Heinz family. George later bought the adjacent property. Ther property is now valued at $107 million.
He said that living in Italy has “changed his life in a very pleasant and unexpected way.”
In 2009, Clooney with Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber built two side-by-side villas in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The properties are known as Casamingos (House of Friends). They sold the villas to a Mexican billionaire.
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In 2016, Clooney and his wife paid $14.7 million for a New York City luxury condo.
In 2021, he bought the Domaine du Canadel estate in France for $8.3 million. The 425-acre Provence wine estate is just miles from Brad Pitt’s Château Miraval estate.,
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