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George Clooney.

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George Clooney.

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George Clooney. The Last Great Movie Star Revised and Updated Edition. Applause Books. Softcover. 292 pages. Published by Applause Books. HL.314867. ISBN 1557837856. 6x9 inches. He'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 résumé 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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George Clooney. Die Laaste Groot film ster hersien en opgedateer Edition. Applous Books. Softcover. 292 bladsye. Gepubliseer deur Applous Books. HL.314867. ISBN 1557837856. 6x9 duim. Hy is bekend vir twee keer om die tydskrif People se Sexiest Man Alive, vir sy voorliefde vir praktiese grappies en sy gelofte nooit weer trou, sowel as vir sy Oscar-bekroonde en Emmy-benoemde waarnemende loopbaan. Maar George Clooney se reputasie as 'n celebrity weerspreek sy noodsaaklike erns, as 'n sakeman, 'n humanitêre, en, natuurlik, in sy opgang na die Hollywood A-lys. In hierdie opgedateer biografie van een van Hollywood se mees kleurvolle voorste manne, pop-kultuur kenner Kimberly Potts spore Clooney se lewe van klein-gemeente seuntjie groot skerm afgod. Clooney stadig en doelbewus 'n CV wat hom van TV-ster op DAAR 'n bekroonde film loopbaan as 'n ernstige akteur, skrywer, regisseur en produksieleier gebou. Langs die pad Potts lig ons in oor Clooney se vroeë pogings om te breek in die film. insluitende sy Batman flop. , Het sy baie goed-gepubliseerde liefdesverhale, en sy politieke en humanitêre pogings, insluitend cofounding die antigenocide organisasie nie op ons Watch. Potts bespreek ook Clooney se uitgeslape strategie van afwisselende suksesvolle film rolle met minder winsgewende "passie" projekte - soos Syriana en Good Night, en baie geluk - dat sy persoonlike etiek weerspieël. Hy het 'n Oscar-toekenning vir die voormalige en kraai resensies vir die laaste, en het voortgegaan om toekennings en Oscar nominasies te verdien vir smart dramas soos Michael Clayton en Up in the Air. Insluitend vars onderhoude, wat noodsaaklik is Clooney foto's, 'n updated filmografie en tydlyn, en 'n lys van sy gunsteling 100 films, dit is die boek nie Clooney fan sal wil wees sonder.