--- description: George who? title: This Article Nails the Most Frustrating Thing About the Alamuddin-Clooney Wedding image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc76a94047b434a30/6986a5d213c79f60e91941f1/456319134.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Article Nails the Most Frustrating Thing About the Alamuddin-Clooney Wedding  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2014 2:37 PM CUT  US actor George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin arrive on September 29, 2014 at the palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice, for a civil ceremony to officialise their wedding. US actor George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin arrive on September 29, 2014 at the palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice, for a civil ceremony to officialise their wedding.PIERRE TEYSSOT—AFP/Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2014 2:37 PM CUT While the Internet fawned over the nuptials of George Clooney to Amal Alamuddin this past weekend, one website had a [fresh take](http://www.thebusinesswomanmedia.com/amal-alamuddin-marries-actor/ "undefined") on the story that, well, wins. “Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor,” declared [The Business Woman Media](http://www.thebusinesswomanmedia.com/amal-alamuddin-marries-actor/ "undefined"). The rest of the story, which is fantastic, tells of Alamuddin’s many extraordinary accomplishments as a leading international human rights jurist, plus her personal elegance and excellent taste in shoes. “Little is known of Amal’s earlier relationships (we assume she was climbing that corporate ladder and smashing glass ceilings),” writes Internet-winning blogger Amanda Rose, “but she’s tying the knot with an actor, whose name is George Clooney, we’re told.” Standing ovation. ### From Goofy Teen to Dashing Groom: See George Clooney's Life in Pictures  Nerds of the world take heart: This is how the future "Sexiest Man Alive" looked in middle school. Chris Bott—Splash News/Corbis  Clooney played George Burnett on "The Facts of Life" from 1985-1987. Ron Tom—NBC/Getty Images  Clooney married Talia Balsam in 1989\. They divorced three years later. Ron Galella—WireImage  Clooney premiered in his breakout role as Dr. Doug Ross on ER in 1994. Sven Arnstein—NBC/Getty Images  In 1996 Clooney appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn, his first successful movie.  Clooney was voted People's Sexiest Man Alive for the first time in 1997 (he would win again in 2006). Sunset/Warner Bros.  Clooney tore his dura mater while filming Syriana in 2005, causing spinal fluid to leak out of his nose. He had to undergo two surgeries to repair it. Warner Brothers  In 2006 Clooney was the first person in Oscars history to be nominated for best director (Good Night and Good Luck) and best actor (Syriana) in different movies in the same year. Reed Saxon—AP  Clooney was on the cover of TIME Magazine in 2008. TIME  Clooney won the Bob Hope Humanitarian Emmy in 2010 for his work for the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Kevin Winter—Getty Images  In 2014 Clooney proposed to girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, despite claims that he would never marry again. 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