"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 "mayor of every movie set he's on" belies his essential seriousness, as a businessman and in his ascendancy to the Hollywood A-list." "In this long awaited and only up-to-date 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. After spending a decade languishing in failed TV series, Clooney slowly and deliberately built a resume 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, his political and humanitarian efforts, plus a major fight with director David O. Russell on the set of Three Kings." "Potts also recounts how Clooney has gained success and acclaim with his 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.

" "Including essential Clooney photographs, a filmography, timeline and a list of his favorite 100 films, this is the book no Clooney fan will want to be without."--BOOK JACKET.