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GeorGe Clooney

Arguably oneof themost legendary stars of alltime, this month,the

58-year-old actor is directing and starring in new drama Catch-22

Georgeliveswithhiswife,

humanrightslawyerAmal,41,

andtheirone-year-oldtwins,

AlexanderandElla.Theyhave

homesinLosAngeles,Italy

and Berkshire, England.

Mychildhoodmemories...The

firstthingthatI learned– andI

understoodit ata youngage–

wasthatI couldgeta laugh.My

father’sa reallyfunnyman,and

atthetimeweweregrowing

up,in themid-60sandI waslike

sevenyearsold,theyalwayshad

dinnerparties.Mydadwouldtella

story,somethinga littlerisqué,and

I knewI couldtakethenextstep.

Thelittle-bit-dirtierversion.The

placewouldexplode,andDad

would kick me under the table!

Myrisetofame...Ididn’treallythink

aboutactingwhenI wasyounger.My

dadwasananchorman,andbeforethat,

hehada varietyshowcalledTheNick

ClooneyShow. Hewouldputmein this

leprechaunoutfit,givemea cigar,sitme

on a chair and interview me as St Patrick,

butthatneverfeltlikeacting.Thatjust

feltlikeplaying.MycousinMiguelFerrer,

whowasa wonderfulactor,cametovisit

KentuckywithhisdadJoseFerrerfor

a film. And at the end of the movie, my

cousinsaidtome,“CometoCalifornia

andbeanactor,”andI said,“OK!”

andthat’showit sortofhappened

• by accident in a way.

Mywife...Sheis thisremarkable

humanbeingandnowmother,which

is somethingI supposeyoushould

assumeshewouldbewonderfulat

aswell.Whenyouseeit in person,

it makes you feel incredibly proud.

Mytwins...Myhouseis filledwith

thewarmsoundsofbabiescrying.

Youshouldseewhenmyfriends

showupandseemechangea

diaper,thelaughterthatcomes

fromthem.I go,“I know,I know.”

I’vegiventhemsomuchsh**forso

many years, I deserve every bit of it.

MyroleinCatch-22...It’soneofthe

greatAmericannovelsofalltime,

andthewritersdidsucha greatjob

ofunspoolingthesecharacters.They

justfiguredouta waytointerpretit

that we didn’t think was really possible.

Catch-22 is on Channel 4 this spring.

loves & Hates

<3Network

Ithinkthewriter

PaddyChayefsky

is a genius.

<3CookingI’mthe

cook of the family.

XMy

Batman

costume

Iwasn’t

thrilled

withthe

nipples

onthe

Batsuit!

XHollywoodbaby

namesThey’re

ridiculousanddon’t

mean anything. w&h

1984

Georgelandshis

firstmajorrolein

short-livedsitcom

E/Randlater

stars in NBC’sER.

2005

Hedirects,

producesand

starsinGood

Night,and

Good Luck.

2011

Theactorplaysa

leadcharacterin

TheDescendants,

forwhichheearns

critical praise.

2019

Georgeplaysthe

supportingrole

ofScheisskopf

in thewardrama

Catch-22.

George on screen

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