George
Clooney is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actor who has not been afraid
to make controversial films that seek to change the world for the better. Once
called People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 2006, he became the first
person in Academy Award history to be nominated for acting in one film, Syriana,
and directing another, Good Night and Good Luck. Both of these films were
sharp criticisms of the system that allows our government to erode civil liberties
due to corporate interests and the ideological beliefs of a few individuals.
George Clooney also spoke out about genocide in Darfur after a visit there in
2006 where he saw first hand the atrocities that have been committed. He urged
the United States and NATO to become more involved in intervening, and testified
before the UN Security Council to urge UN Peacekeepers to help bring order to
Darfur. In 2008, George Clooney was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace
to help raise support for United Nations peacekeeping efforts.
