New York, Feb 11 : George Clooney has revealed that he “gave up all hope for masculinity” when he had to don a Hawaiian shirt with khakis in his movie ‘The Descendants’.

His ‘Hawaiian dad’ wardrobe in the Alexander Payne film kept his usually debonair persona at bay.

“I was playing [it] as macho as I could,” the New York Post quoted Clooney as saying in Time’s Oscar preview.

Washington, Feb 11 : George Clooney, who is known for his practical pranks jokes, recently played a hilarious prank on a photographer.

While leaving his favourite L. A. Italian spot Dan Tana's with his ladylove Stacy Keibler on Wednesday, the 50-year-old actor totally set up a TMZ photographer then blasted the guy, TMZ reported.

London, Feb 9 : George Clooney has revealed that he cannot be a good father as he lacks parental qualities.

The 50-year-old, who is dating wrestler Stacy Keibler, realized he wasn't destined for fatherhood when he told a group of kids to shut the f*** up.

Washington, Feb 8 : George Clooney joked in an interview at Monday's 84th Annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills that he was "looking to adopt very successful people."

At the top of the list is Shailene Woodley, who plays his troubled teenage daughter in `The Descendants'.

"She's 20 and smart, and I figure she has a big career ahead and can support me," Us Magazine quoted him as telling The Insider.

Washington, Feb 8 : George Clooney showed off his artistic skills at the Oscars luncheon in Hollywood on Monday when he sketched an interviewer as a dog.

When an `Entertainment Weekly and Access Hollywood' reporter asked the 50-year-old if he still had a knack for drawing caricatures, a job he once had, Clooney reached for his notebook and pen.

London, Feb 7 - Actor George Clooney has been challenged for a wrestling match by Muppet character Miss Piggy at the British Academy of Film and Telivision Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2012.

The outspoken puppet star of the movie "The Muppets" is the official red carpet host of the film awards, and is looking forward to the possibility of meeting "The Descendants" star, who is dating former WWE wrestler Stacey Kleiber.

Washington, Feb 5 : In the war of prank playing between A-list Hollywood actors, Brad Pitt has said that he is the one who actually started the practical joke battle with George Clooney in the first place.

While Pitt claimed to be the pioneer during an interview on ‘Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio’, Clooney recently revealed that he has a career-ending prank up his sleeve for Pitt.

New York, Jan 31 : Mary Tyler Moore may have won the Lifetime Achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild but what she really wanted to do was to “seek out” the man who had once said ‘I love you’ to her - George Clooney.

The 75-year-old described her first meeting with ‘The Descendents’ actor two years ago, in an elevator.

London, Jan 28 : George Clooney has just been nominated for an Oscar but what the veteran actor really looks forward to at the time is something entirely different - the 2012 London Olympics.

The 50-year-old has revealed that he is trying to get himself some tickets for the track and field events at the games this year.

London, Jan 28 - Actor George Clooney says he wants to attend this year's London Olympics.

The "Descendants" actor is delighted the world's biggest sports event is coming to the British capital as he loves visiting, but has not yet been able to get hold of any tickets to watch any of the games.

London, Jan 25 - Actor George Clooney has revealed that he is prepared for the day when he will stop doing films.

Despite being tipped for an Oscar next month for his role in "The Descendants", the 50-year-old reckons he may be the forgotten man of movies in the next few years.

Washington, Jan 24 : George Clooney insists that the best way to maintain Hollywood friendships is to never cast a pal in a film you are directing.

The actor-turned-moviemaker maintains that it is "almost always" a bad idea to ask a friend to appear in your film because you might have to eventually cut them out.

London, Jan 24 : George Clooney has revealed that he is prepared for the day when he has to hang up his boots.

Despite being tipped for an Oscar next month for his role in `The Descendants', the 50-year-old actor reckons he may be the forgotten man of movies in the next few years.

"I've been around show business my whole life," the Mirror quoted the `Ocean's Eleven' star as saying.

Los Angeles, Jan 22 - George Clooney who walked away with the best actor Golden Globe for "The Descendents" says he could not relate to his role in the film.

The 50-year-old actor plays Matt King, a wealthy man who sets out with his two daughters to find the lover of his ailing wife.

Washington, Jan 21 : George Clooney has admitted that he has made "''dumb" choices in his career and is not proud of all his work.

The 50-year-old `Descendants' actor also feels "lucky" that most of the work he did that he isn't proud of was made early in his professional life because few people remember the "turkeys" he has appeared in.

London, Jan 21 - Actor George Clooney says he has made some "dumb" career choices and is not proud of all his work.

The 50-year-old feels "lucky" that most of the work he did, that he is not proud of, was made early in his professional life because there were just few people who remember that.

Washington, Jan 17 : George Clooney has revealed that his New Year’s resolution is to temporarily give up booze.

However, the star insists that he has no intention of becoming a teetotaler, but he thought it would be a healthy boost to be dry for a few months, Contactmusic reported.

Washington, Jan 17 : George Clooney has said that he is grateful to win the `Best Actor' in a Drama accolade at the Golden Globes as it celebrates his last three years of work.

The 50-year-old star also said that he liked the acknowledgment, as he is a "big fan" of movies.

London, Jan 17 - Actor George Clooney has decided to quit drinking because of health reasons.

The 50-year-old, who won the Golden Globe award for best actor for his performance in "The Descendants", pledged not to use intoxicating drinks for a few months.

"I've made a little New Year's deal that I wouldn't drink for a while... I'm giving my liver a chance to catch back up," contcatmusic. com quoted Clooney as saying.(IANS)

London, Jan 16 : George Clooney poked fun at an injured Brad Pitt, who is also a fellow Golden Globe Awards nominee.

Before presenting a clip of Brad's movie Moneyball, the actor hobbled on stage with a walking stick, and was met with raucous laughter from the audience, the Daily Mail reported.

He had been mimicking his pal Brad, 48, who has had to walk with the aid of a cane since acquiring a knee injury.

Los Angeles, Jan 16 : George Clooney and Meryl Streep walked away with the Golden Globe trophies for best performance by an actor and an actress respectively in a motion picture - drama.

Clooney won the best actor golden trophy for "The Descendents", beating Leonardo DiCaprio for "J. Edgar", Michael Fassbender for "Shame", Ryan Gosling for "The Ides Of March" and Brad Pitt for "Moneyball".

Washington, Jan 14 : George Clooney, who has been nominated for a Golden Globe, has also been announced as one of the presenters at the 69th annual ceremony of the awards.

He joins the likes of Jane Lynch, who is also presenting along with being nominated for her role in `Glee'.

New York, Jan 14 : George Clooney was worried that his khakis-and-Hawaiian-shirts wardrobe in `The Descendants' ruined his masculinity.

In the movie, the actor looks considerably less dapper than usual. Not only is his hair far grayer than in real life, his character's clothing choices are downright suburban.

Washington, Jan 12 : George Clooney is reportedly heading back to the hospital for another elbow operation.

It was only two months ago that Clooney had posed for a photograph at the Ravens game in November -- sporting some kind of elbow brace.

His representative had then said that he had recently undergone a procedure to fix something in his arm joint, TMZ reported.