George Clooney is in final talks to move his production company Smoke House Pictures to Sony, but some speculate that the fit is a bit strange. Can this actor, writer, director, and producer pull it off? Fans of George Clooney are certainly rooting for him!

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, George is the son of a pageant queen and American Movie Classics host. His education was that of a “normal” child, although his exposure to his father’s career might have given him a nudge in the acting direction. He attended Blessed Sacrament School in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, but also attended St. Michael’s School in Columbus, Ohio, and St. Susanna School in Mason, Ohio. Beating a serious physical ailment in middle school, he moved to Augusta, Kentucky, to attend Augusta High School. Soon after, he did not make the cut when he tried out for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He attended both Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati but did not earn a diploma from either.

George broke into acting, landing various TV roles on such shows as E/R (the sitcom), Roseanne, and The Facts of Life, but, it was his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the television show ER that gained him the most acclaim (and made his haircut a partial celebrity as well). He went on to his first big screen role in From Dusk ‘Til Dawn, and even now owns his own production companies, Mirador Entertainment and Smoke House Pictures.

George Clooney’s film success will likely be positively marked by his roles in the Oceans Eleven movie and its sequels. But, then again, who could forget one of the only men voted the “Sexiest Man Alive” TWICE by People Magazine?

Do you want to see George Clooney more behind the camera, or keeping his dreamy smile front and center?

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