{"id":11225,"date":"2021-06-10T01:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/george-clooney-through-the-years-the-photos\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T01:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:50:02","slug":"george-clooney-through-the-years-the-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/george-clooney-through-the-years-the-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney Through The Years: The Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBCGetty Images Not even a mullet could dampen George Clooney&#8217;s appeal. The actor got his start on the small screen, playing handyman George Burnett on The Facts of Life and, more famously, as Dr. Doug Ross on ER, but quickly rose to Tinseltown royalty. Now, he bounces between acting and directing critical darlings (The Descendants, Syriana) and commercial blockbusters (the Oceans franchise) as easily as he does between the good life in Lake Como, where he spends much of his time with wife Amal, and Darfur, Sudan, where he has worked tirelessly to stop human rights atrocities. He&#8217;s loved by seemingly all, including\u2014or especially\u2014Esquire, where he has graced our cover nearly 10 times. Here are 40 photos that chronicle his rise. 1 of 40 Clooney poses for a portrait session in May 1985 in Los Angeles, California. 2 of 40 Clooney and Kelly Preston, whom he dated and lived with, photograph&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Esquire<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/g27332330\/george-clooney-photos\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBCGetty Images Not even a mullet could dampen George Clooney&#8217;s appeal. The actor got his start on the small screen, playing handyman George Burnett on The Facts of Life and, more famously, as Dr. Doug Ross on ER, but quickly rose to Tinseltown royalty. 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