
George Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Nina (born Warren), was a former beauty pageant queen, and his father, Nick, was an anchorman plus game show and American Movie Classics host. George Clooney is of Irish descent on his father's side. His paternal great-great grandparents, Nicholas Clooney (of County Kilkenny) and Bridget Byron, immigrated to the United States from Ireland.