George Clooney's Lanford connection came early, with his recurring role as Booker Brooks, Jackie's boss and love interest at Wellman Plastics. It was a small but not insignificant stop on the road to his breakthrough as Dr Doug Ross in medical drama ER.

Now standing at half a billion dollars, Clooney's fortune has been powered by blockbuster films including Ocean's Eleven, Gravity and Ticket to Paradise, lucrative Nespresso ads, and the huge 2017 sale of Casamigos Tequila, the drinks brand he co-founded.

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