Photos: George Clooney (2024)

Kentucky native George Clooney celebrates his birthday on May 6. Take a look back at his life. 1973-74: George Clooney at St. Susanna School (Homeroom 3).

Undated: George Clooney at a friend's house jumping on a pogo stick.

1974-1975: George Clooney at St. Susanna School (Homeroom 5).

1979: George Clooney graduated from Augusta Independent High School. This is his yearbook photo.

1983: Elizabeth Durant and George Clooney at The Conservatory.

George Clooney (estimated 1979-1982) at a friend's house.

George Clooney (estimated 1979-1982) at a friend's house.

A young George Clooney, at left, in 1967 with dad, Nick, sister, Ada, and mother, Nina.

1986: George Clooney (with Robert Culp) stars in a sitcom about two troublemakers sentenced to a year in a tough military school in "Combat High."

1984: George Clooney (with Elliott Gould) in the comedy "E/R."

1989: George Clooney appears as the boyfriend of Laurie Metcalf (right) on "Rosanne."

1992: George Clooney starred with Lee Horsley, Kate McNeil and Al Fann in "Bodies of Evidence" a drama series on CBS.

1990: George Clooney (from left), Markus Flanagan, Erik King and Michael DeLuise (foreground) star in "Sunset Beat," an ABC-TV series.

1989: George Clooney in the CBS comedy "Hot Prospects."

1987: George Clooney in an episode of "Murder, She Wrote."

1987: George Clooney (top) was regular on "The Facts of Life," an NBC sitcom.

1990: George Clooney and Connie Sellecca in the ABC sitcom "Baby Talk."

1987: George Clooney with Richard Kind in the NBC sitcom "The Bennett Brothers."

2007: Nick Clooney and son George Clooney, shown here in Africa, take a 'Journey to Darfur' on AmericanLife TV.

2005: Diane Sawyer traveled to Italy for an interview with George Clooney, who discussed "Good Night, and Good Luck," his film about pioneering television journalist Edward R. Murrow's battle with Senator Joseph McCarthy.

1994: George Clooney stars with Anthony Edwards and Sherry Stringfield in "ER."

2005: George Clooney on the set of "Good Night and Good Luck."

1990: George Clooney in a publicity shot from the TV show "Sunset Beat."

2003: Actor/director George Clooney greets movie fans at the first screening of his new movie "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," as he arrives at the Camelot Theater in Palm Springs, Calif.

2007: George Clooney as Michael Clayton and Sydney Pollack as Marty Bach in "Michael Clayton."

2005: George Clooney was the cover model for the inaugural issue of Men's Vogue.

2001: George Clooney signs autographs as he answers media questions in downtown Milan, Italy.

2002: George Clooney and his father, Nick, arrive for the funeral of Nick's sister, actress and singer Rosemary Clooney in Maysville, Ky.

2000: Actor George Clooney arrives for the premiere of his movie, "The Perfect Storm," in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.

1999: Actor George Clooney chases a loose ball during a pick-up basketball game in Gloucester, Mass., during a break in the shooting of the movie, "The Perfect Storm."

2006: George Clooney and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., take part in a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington to bring awareness to the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.

2006: George Clooney waits on the stage with his father, Nick Clooney, during a gathering on the National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Washington. Actors, athletes and activists concerned about the atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region joined politicians and religious leaders in urging a greater U.S. role in ending what the United Nations says is the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

2006: George Clooney and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel speak to the media after addressing members of the Security Council on the crisis in Darfur at United Nations headquarters.

2006: George Clooney laughs with host David Letterman on the set of "The Late Show with David Letterman."

2006: Host Bonnie Hunt shows off an old picture of herself and George Clooney during the 21st Annual American Cinematheque Award gala honoring Clooney, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

2006: George Clooney holds his award backstage alongside actresses Julia Roberts and Bonnie Hunt at the 21st Annual American Cinematheque Award gala honoring Clooney.

2006: Witty, elegant and handsome, 45-year-old George Clooney is thoroughly the Hollywood gentleman and "People's" 2006 Sexiest Man Alive.

2008: Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, right, presents George Clooney with a certificate to honor his new role as a United Nations Messenger of Peace at U.N. headquarters. At left are Clooney's parents, Nick and Nina Clooney.

2008: George Clooney, nominated for an Oscar for best actor in a leading role in "Michael Clayton," and Sarah Larson arrive at the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

2008: George Clooney is interviewed by his dad, Nick, on the red carpet at the feature of his movie "Leatherheads" at the Washington Opera Theatre in Maysville, Ky.

2008: George Clooney signs autographs for fans on the red carpet at the feature of his movie "Leatherheads" at the Washington Opera Theatre in Maysville, Ky.

2008: George Clooney arrives in Venice, Italy on a taxi boat for the 65th Venice Film Festival.

2007: George Clooney stars as Jake Geismer in "The Good German."

2008: George Clooney stars in Joel and Ethan Coen's dark spy-comedy "Burn After Reading."

2008: George Clooney takes a photo with fan Ariana Bowles from West Union, Ohio, on the red carpet at the feature of his movie "Leatherheads" at the Washington Opera Theatre in Maysville, Ky.

2009: George Clooney is shown in a scene from, "The Men Who Stare At Goats."

2009: George Clooney and Vera Farmiga are shown in a scene from "Up in the Air."

2010: George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis arrive for the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.

2010: George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis arrive for the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.

2008: Team captain Dodge Connolly (George Clooney) and newswoman Lexie Littleton (Rene Zellweger) in "Leatherheads."

2010: George Clooney holds the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in the press room during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

2010: George Clooney and Violante Placido are shown in a scene from, "The American."

2009: Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres finally lures George Clooney to her show with Reds greats and Baseball Hall of Famers Johnny Bench (left) and Joe Morgan during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

2009: George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres pose with Reds greats and Baseball Hall of Famers Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."