Clooney

/ (ˈkluːnɪ) /

noun

George. born 1961, US film actor; he starred in the television series ER (1994–99) and the films The Perfect Storm (2000), and Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002, also directed), Syriana (2005, also directed), and The American (2010)

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For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”
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When I tell her that Clooney is rumored to also kiss the Dowager Countess during the episode, she chuckles.
Elizabeth McGovern on the ‘Downton Abbey’ Xmas Album and Lady Grantham’s Kiss with George Clooney|Marlow Stern|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most actors would have realized they were no expert and quietly backed away, but Mr. Clooney had no such intention.
Can Amal Clooney Save Greece’s Antiquities?|Nico Hines|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Clooney has been followed around Athens during a three-day visit by a horde of paparazzi that number into the hundreds.
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The officer seated is Captain Clooney, of the same regiment, who was killed at Antietam.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson