Tag: George Clooney

George Clooney to launch Los Angeles high school film program

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood star George Clooney will launch an academy for Los Angeles high school students as part of a new scheme to teach movie industry skills to children from disadvantaged and minority communities, it was announced Monday. Clooney and fellow A-listers Don Cheadle and Eva Longoria will spearhead the program initially available next fall for 14 to 16-year-olds at a downtown high school, with plans to expand to other ages […]

Clooneys donate $500,000 to student gun reform march

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal on Monday pledged $500,000 to help fund a student march on Washington, giving a huge boost to what is considered an unprecedented youth mobilization against gun violence. The “March for Our Lives” is scheduled to take place on March 24, with sister rallies planned across the country demanding that US Congress come up with effective legislation to address […]

George Clooney makes TV return with ‘Catch-22,’ two decades after ER

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — George Clooney will make his return to television in a serialized adaptation of “Catch-22,” Paramount Television said on Thursday (November 16), nearly 20 years after he left hit show “ER” to become one of film’s biggest names. Clooney will direct and star in the six-episode series, based on U.S. author Joseph Heller’s darkly comedic 1961 novel “Catch-22.” The show has not yet been acquired by a network for distribution but […]

George Clooney and lawyer wife Amal welcome twins

FLORENCE , Italy (AFP) — Amal Clooney gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday, her husband George Clooney’s publicist said, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse. Amal Clooney and the Oscar-winning star of films like “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Three Kings” married in Italy in 2014, making them one of the world’s biggest celebrity couples. “This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander […]

Amal Clooney pregnant with twins: family friend

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Amal Clooney, the prominent Lebanese-British human rights lawyer and wife of American actor George, is pregnant with twins, a family friend said on Wednesday. “She’s pregnant with twins,” the friend said, asking to remain anonymous and without providing any further details about the sexes of the babies or due date. The 39-year-old rights lawyer and 55-year-old Hollywood star tied the knot in Venice in 2014. Amal’s clients include former […]

George Clooney to get top French film honour

PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s film academy said Thursday it will confer a top honorary award on US actor George Clooney when it hands out its coveted Cesar awards, the nation’s equivalent of the Oscars, on February 24. The Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema said that Clooney was their chosen recipient of this year’s Honorary Cesar Award as they wanted to fete his “dazzling talent as an actor, director, scriptwriter and producer — […]

Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Clooney on ‘overpaid’ Forbes list

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Johnny Depp and Will Smith topped a list on Wednesday (December 7) of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors, an illustration that star power does not always bring in dollars at the movie box-office. Fan favorite George Clooney also found himself on the annual Forbes list after the limited commercial appeal of films like “Hail Caesar,” “Money Monster” and the 2015 flop “Tomorrowland.” Depp led the list for the second straight year […]

George Clooney walks the ‘grey carpet’ at ‘Tomorrowland’ premiere

MAY 18 (Reuters) — Hollywood superstar, George Clooney, walked the ‘grey carpet’ alongside rising star Britt Robertson, director Brad Bird and actor Hugh Laurie for the European premiere of ‘Tomorrowland: A World Beyond’ on Sunday (May 17). Disney’s new sci-fi pic shows a teenager with an interest in science, Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), who finds a pin marked with the letter ‘T’ which seemingly transports her to a futuristic world whenever she touches it. But […]

Oprah closing Harpo Studios

After 26 years Oprah Winfrey will be shutting down Harpo Studios in Chicago, the long-time home of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Winfrey broke the news on Tuesday (March 03) to her staff that they’ll be moving all operations to Oprah’s cable network OWN’s headquarters in Los Angeles. The new office offers ample sound stages and post production space that will be aimed at growing original programming at OWN. The move is expected to be completed […]

George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin tie the knot in Venice

(Reuters) – The world’s most famous bachelor, George Clooney, broke a vow to remain single on Saturday and married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin during a weekend of lavish celebrations in Venice. The Italian city of gondolas and palazzi looked like Hollywood on the Adriatic as A-list guests cruised between luxury hotels for the extravaganza, billed as the party of the year even as details were kept largely secret. Clooney’s representative, Stan Rosenfield, broke a long silence […]