George Clooney
4 Extra Debut. From Hank Williams to William Shatner. George Clooney shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 2003.
From Hank Williams to William Shatner.
American actor George Clooney shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley
George was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1961, the son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster. From the age of five, George spent time pottering round his father's sets, joining in where possible, shouting out the temperature during the weather report.
After an initial plan to follow his father into broadcasting, then studying for a short while at Northern Kentucky University, George failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. But then he got a part in a small film through his uncle, the actor Jose Ferrer. The film was never released, but it had persuaded George of his vocation.
Since this programme was made, George has become a family man and more involved in political and humanitarian work.
His Academy Awards include Best Supporting Actor for Syriana in 2005 and Best Picture for Argo in 2012.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 2003.
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