Applause BooksHe's famous for twice being People
magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, for his penchant for
practical jokes and his vow never to remarry, as well as
for his Oscar-winning and Emmy-nominated acting career.
But George Clooney's reputation as a celebrity belies
his essential seriousness, as a businessman, a
humanitarian, and, of course, in his ascendancy to the
Hollywood A-list.In this updated biography of one of
Hollywood's most colorful leading men, pop culture
expert Kimberly Potts traces Clooney's life from
small-town boy to big-screen idol. Clooney slowly and
deliberately built a resume that took him from TV
stardom on ER to a winning film career as a serious
actor, writer, producer and director. Along the way
Potts fills us in on Clooney's early attempts to break
into film (including his Batman flop), his many
well-publicized romances, and his political and
humanitarian efforts, including cofounding the
antigenocide organization Not On Our Watch. Potts also
discusses Clooney's shrewd strategy of alternating
blockbuster movie roles with less lucrative ''passion''
projects such as Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck
that reflect his personal ethics. He won an Academy
Award for the former and rave reviews for the latter,
and has continued to earn accolades and Oscar
nominations for smart dramas such as Michael Clayton and
Up in the Air .Including fresh interviews, essential
Clooney photographs, an updated filmography and
timeline, and a list of his favorite 100 films, this is
the book no Clooney fan will want to be without. |
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