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Actor George Clooney, publicist Stan Rosenfield, recipient of the Les Mason Award attend the 47th Annual ICG Publicist Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on March 5, 2010 in Century City, California.

George attended the 47th annual Publicists Awards luncheon Friday to present Stan Rosenfield with the Les Mason Award.  The Les Mason Award honors an outstanding current member, regardless of his or her geographical location, whose achievements have been outstanding; whose work reflects the highest professional ideals worthy of being singled out by his or her peers for the highest honor the Publicists can bestow on one of its own members.  Stan took the time to answer a few Q&A’s for Clooney Unlimited earlier and you can read those here.  The luncheon was held at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel and honored many in the business including James Cameron with the Motion Picture Showmanship Award. Source

George Clooney: Before He Was Famous
Exclusive: Father Nick Clooney on Mega-Famous Son’s Childhood, Awkward Stage
By KATIE THOMSON and LAUREN SHER

March 2, 2010— From a Special Forces soldier in 1999’s “Three Kings,” an adventurous sea captain in “The Perfect Storm,” a suave con artist Danny Ocean in “Oceans 11,” to CIA agent in the political thriller “Syriana,” he’s transformed himself into countless leading roles.

“I was just as stunned as anybody watching it, to see how he did that,” father Nick Clooney said. “He undertakes another character and I said, where’d he get that?”

George Clooney is nominated for best actor for his role as corporate hatchet-man Ryan Bingham in “Up in the Air.” It’s the star’s fifth Academy Award nomination. He won best supporting actor in 2005 for “Syriana.”

But before he became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, the Oscar-winning actor was another nerdy-looking kid in glasses. People magazine’s two-time choice for “Sexiest Man Alive” went through an awkward stage in middle school like everyone else.

“George and his glasses, an experiment that did not work out,” his dad joked.

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Here are a few pics of George from the Oscars Nominee Luncheon held Monday February 15.

George is listed among those that are to attend the Oscars Nominee Luncheon on Monday(Feb 15th).

I’ve added scans from the latest issue of Vanity Fair (Mar)

George Clooney
Age: 48
Role: Ryan Bingham, a high-flying corporate hatchet man who reevaluates his connection-free lifestyle after falling for a fellow traveler (Vera Farmiga).

Oscar History: Four previous nominations: two for acting, one for directing, one for writing. He’s won once: Best Supporting Actor for 2005’s Syriana.
He Always had it in him: Though Clooney’s turn in Up in the Air has several surprisingly emotional moments near the end, it’s the breezy feel of most of the performance that’s won praise from critics and audiences alike. “Laurance Olivier disappeared into roles and you never could recognize him,” Clooney says. “Then there was Spencer Tracy, and he was always sort of  … Spencer Tracy. I don’t know where I fit in. There’s always some element of me in there. So if it feels effortless, then I did my job.  I mean, I am a professional.  I know what I’m doing.
Up Next: He’ll star as a hitman completing one last assignment in Italy in The American (Out Sept 1), based on Martin Booth’s 2004 novel A Very Private Gentleman. — Dave Karger