At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.

2011 saw the release of The Descendants in which Clooney starred as a husband whose wife has an accident that leaves her in a coma. His father Nick Clooney is a former anchorman as well as a game show and American Movie Classics host. He tried out to play professional baseball with the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1977 but was not offered a contract.

Though he made his acting debut on television in 1978 Clooney gained recognition by portraying Dr. In 2005 TV Guide ranked Clooney # 1 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" lists.