George was born to a TV-host dad and had an actress for an aunt, but he was more into catching baseballs than the acting bug. After a not-so-hot audition with the Cincinnati Reds, he packed his bags and headed for La La Land at just 21.
Clooney’s cash climb started way back when he was doing TV roles. During his “ER” gig, from 1994 to 1999, he supposedly walked away with $100,000 an episode.
He co-founded his very own tequila brand, Casamigos. What started as a fun, tequila-filled dream in 2013 exploded into a liquid lunch of the millionaire kind – talk about a passion project gone right!