George Clooney won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Syriana. Some key facts about Clooney include that he was born in 1961 in Kentucky, attended Northern Kentucky University, and owns a villa in Italy. Clooney has had great success in films such as the Ocean's Eleven trilogy where he earned $15-20 million per film, and early in his career earned $3-10 million per film.