Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV
newscaster of many years who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited
George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his
father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.
Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati
Reds baseball team. He came to acting, when his cousin got him a small part in
a feature film. After that he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to
get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with
Charlie Sheen stayed unreleased, but got him the producers' attention for later
contracts. Clooney was born May 6, 1961,
in Lexington, KY. He made his first television appearance at age five, on his
father's talk show , The Nick Clooney Show .. |
