George Clooney. a troubled childhood, great love and secret ambitions

The first time we saw him, he was wearing a white coat, a geometric patterned tie and a stethoscope around his neck. It was the summer of 1996 in this series broadcast on France 2, which today has become a little kitsch. EMERGENCY. George Clooney plays Dr. Ross, a smoky-eyed pediatrician who breaks women’s hearts at this Chicago hospital.

Almost thirty years later, he has become a star in Hollywood, starred with the world’s greatest directors, is the unsurpassed Nespresso muse and caused a lot of pain before meeting the woman he considers the woman of his life, Amal Alamoudi; This is probably how most of us would sum up George Clooney as he slowly enters his sixties.

But that would be without knowing what hides this personality that is apparently so easy to decipher. This would be a difficult period for him without knowing about his childhood, but during which he learned everything. Not knowing his secret ambitions that could finally get him out of the Hollywood bubble. What does George Clooney’s life tell us if we look at it? a lot closer?

To answer these questions, journalist Marion Gali-Ramuno approaches the microphone one by one.

• Mael Bruhn, journalist, head of people department closer to and co-author George Clooney, Secret Ambition
• Rüdiger Sturm, Berlin-based film critic

Scandals is a podcast Madame Figaro, written and performed by Marion Galli-Ramuno and produced by Lucille Russo-Garcia. Camille Lamblaut participated in the production of this episode. Océane Ciuni is the editor-in-chief Scandalspodcast produced by Louie Créative, Louie Média’s audio content agency.