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Last Friday, May 6, America's famous womanizer, bachelor, actor, and film director, George Clooney turned half a century old.
Today we present you some interesting facts about George Clooney:
* George shared a Los Angeles home with Kelly Preston, when the two were both struggling actors. She gave George a Pot-Bellied Pig as a pet. He named him 'Max' and kept him as his companion for eighteen years, until the pig passed away on December 1, 2006. It was a hard year for George and his pets, his Bulldog also passed away that year.
* George slept in a friend's closet for a year while waiting for his big break into the acting world. Hestarted acting in 1982 when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer got him a bit part in a feature film. He then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in acting.
* George auditioned for the role of 'Mr. Blonde' in Quentin Tarantino's hit thriller Reservoir Dogs, but was turned down.
* George has appeared in television commercials for: Martini, AT&T, AquaFina, and Fiat.
* George has been nominated for four Oscars, and won once. In 2006, he was nominated 3 times, including 2 nominations for Good Night and Good Luck. The two categories were "Best Achievement in Directing" and "Best Writing, Original Screenplay". That same year he won "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role" for Syriana. In 2008, he was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for Michael Clayton.
* George's notes his "perfect" woman from OK! magazine would include Nicole Kidman's laughter, Julia Roberts' personality, Michelle Pfeiffer's "quintessence of beauty", and Jennifer Lopez's ambition.
* George loves beer. He has done voice overs for Budweiser TV commercials and reportedly had a keg of Guinness installed in his dressing room during filming of Ocean's 11.
* George loves the show South Park so much that he called Trey Parker, the creator of the series, and asked for a part in an episode. He was given the role of "Sparky", the gay dog.
And here's a quote from George Clooney: "I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'."
Happy 50th birthday, George! Here's to more Oscars and many more great roles!
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