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THE INTERVIEW “He’s handsome, he’s charming, he’s
charismatic, he’s smart, he’s kind, he’s
84 www.oceanblueMAGAZINE.com funny and talented. He’s an activist and a
philanthropist and he looks really good in a
suit. I could keep going but his head would
get too big.”

-Sandra Bullock

T he latest Golden Globe awards
honored Clooney with the
prestigious Cecil B. DeMille
lifetime achievement award. In
May, Disney releases Tomorrowland, an all-
age adventure about saving the world in which
Clooney stars. And February 5, 2016 is the
release date for his most recent collaboration
with the renowned Coen Brothers on the film
Hail Caesar, a comedy about the personal lives
of actors in the 1950’s.

Clooney is an outspoken liberal who is a
frequent target of right-wing politicos and
personalities. Following the September 11
attacks in 2001, Clooney organized a fundraiser
that featured dozens of Hollywood stars and
raised more than $129 million US for the
United Way. Since 2006, Clooney has increased
his involvement in political and social causes.
He supported Senator Barack Obama's
campaign in the 2008 presidential election and
helped raise15 million US at the $40,000 per
plate fundraising dinner for President Obama’s
2012 reelection campaign held at Clooney’s
L.A. residence.