Fun Facts on PopSugar

PopSugar posted some fun facts about George today:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

11 George Clooney Facts You Probably Didn't Know
by Lauren Turner 5/05/14  

11 George Clooney Facts You Probably Didn't Know      
It's already been a big year for George Clooney! He got engaged to girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, released The Monuments Men, and on Tuesday he turns 53 years old. We all know George got his start in Hollywood more than three decades ago and spent five years playing Dr. Doug Ross on ER, but let's take a look at some lesser-known facts about the star.

(working on inserting the pictures)

1 He Has a Mad Men Connection
He Has a Mad Men Connection

     
George's first wife, Talia Balsam, whom he was married to between 1989 and 1993, is now married to John Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC's Mad Men.


2 He Wanted to Play Major League Baseball
He Wanted to Play Major League Baseball

     
In 1977, George tried out for the Cincinnati Reds but wasn't offered a contract with the team.


3 He Shares a House With Cindy Crawford
He Shares a House With Cindy Crawford

George, Cindy, and her husband, Rande Gerber, share a compound in Mexico. Their two homes are joined by shared living spaces, and the entire estate was featured in Architectural Digest.



4 He's Related to Abraham Lincoln
He's Related to Abraham Lincoln

     
The former president is one of George's distant relatives. They are connected by Lincoln's maternal grandmother, Lucy Hanks, making George Lincoln's half-first cousin five times removed.


5 He Had a Pet Pig
He Had a Pet Pig

     
George had a potbellied pig named Max for 18 years until Max's death in 2006.

6 He's From Kentucky
He's From Kentucky

     
George was born in Lexington, KY, and later moved to Augusta, KY, where he attended high school.


7 He Didn't Graduate From College
He Didn't Graduate From College

     
Despite attending both the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University, George never actually got a college degree.

Source: Getty / Terry McGinnis
8 He Was the Second Man to Ever Cover Vogue
He Was the Second Man to Ever Cover Vogue

George shared the front cover of Vogue with Gisele Bündchen in June 2000, making him the second man to land the spot after Richard Gere. George went on to pose for the cover of the first issue of Men's Vogue in 2005.



9 He Had Bell's Palsy
He Had Bell's Palsy

     
While George was in middle school, he suffered from Bell's Palsy, which partially paralyzed his face. The condition went away within a year.


10 He Owns a Tequila Company
He Owns a Tequila Company

     
George and his good friends Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman created Casamigos tequila out of their own love for drinking tequila. They even have their own Casamigos airplane!

11 His Dad Is a Small-Screen Star
His Dad Is a Small-Screen Star

     
George's dad, Nick, was a news anchor and game-show host and also hosted American Movie Classics. He's been on the big screen as well and had a part in 2014's The Monuments Men, which was directed by George.

Yeah, and tell us something we don't know!

melbert wrote:Yeah, and tell us something we don't know!

Sorry...the pictures were great, which was why I posted it.

Still having trouble inserting pictures if anyone wants to help?

Oh no, no need to apologize. I wasn't criticizing you for posting. Just Popsugar thinks that his fans don't know this stuff?

Thanks for posting the pictures!

The pictures are much better than the article.

Pita428 wrote:The pictures are much better than the article.

Yup! That's why I wanted to post the article.

The woman in that last picture probably cringed when it was originally published and she saw how bad her ass looked with that sweater tied around it.

brahahahahaha

George of course, looks wonderful in MOST not all of the pictures. Cannot stand the pictures of him with that mullet hair! Geesh!

Ah thanks for all the pictures. Love them. The last one is my favorite