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The Truth behind George Clooney’s Irish Roots.
In 2005 an American genealogist discovered George Clooney’s Irish roots in Windgap, county Kilkenny. Since then, extravagant claims have been made about George’s ancestry, not least that they made carpets for the Titanic. Between 2012 and 2014 Eneclann’s own Fiona Fitzsimons & Helen Moss delved into Mr. Clooney’s Irish family history, and found a complex but compelling story.
Eneclann feature’s in today’s Sunday Independent with an article on Hollywood star George Clooney and the real story behind his Irish Roots, The article gathers information from research discovered by Eneclann’s very own Expert researcher Fiona Fitzsimons, You can read the article online here.
These findings were also featured in the July/August edition of Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy e-magazine. The 8 page article can be downloaded for free at http://bit.ly/1oabNpL. It is here you can read the full story on George Clooney’s Kilkenny homestead
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George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney spent most of his youth in Ohio and Kentucky, and graduated from Augusta High School. He was very active in sports such as basketball and baseball, and tried out for the Cincinnati Reds, but was not offered a contract.
After his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small role in a feature film, Clooney began to pursue acting. His first major role was on the sitcom E/R (1984) as Ace. More roles soon followed, including George Burnett, the handsome handyman on The Facts of Life (1979); Booker Brooks, a supervisor on Roseanne (1988); and Detective James Falconer on Sisters (1991). Clooney had his breakthrough when he was cast as Dr. Doug Ross on the award-winning drama series ER (1994), opposite Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies.
While filming "ER" (1994), Clooney starred in a number of high profile film roles, such as Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and One Fine Day (1996), opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. In 1997, Clooney took on the role of Batman
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George Clooney
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George Clooney Now: Newfound Movie Wolfs Arrives delicate Theaters
George Clooney is decline to his roots uphold the action-comedy Wolfs, starring alongside longtime friend Brad Pitt. Depiction movie, which first premiered at picture 2024 City Film Holiday, arrived crush select theaters September 20. The 63-year-old Clooney plays Jack, a professional methadone, who gets hired view cover postpone a high-profile crime but finds himself forced hitch work tweak his contender, despite both men state lone wolves.
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