--- title: Amal Alamuddin Takes George Clooney's Name description: It's official canonical: https://time.com/3506108/george-clooney-amal-alamuddin-mrs-clooney/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-14T15:05:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:42:48.594Z og:title: Amal Alamuddin Takes George Clooney's Name og:description: It's official og:url: https://time.com/3506108/george-clooney-amal-alamuddin-mrs-clooney/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4b1a2485893c3b3/698760a0428a9e55a1cc485c/456334040.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George Clooney And Amal Alamuddin Civil Wedding og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amal Alamuddin Takes George Clooney's Name twitter:description: It's official twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4b1a2485893c3b3/698760a0428a9e55a1cc485c/456334040.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # That's Mrs. Clooney To You: Amal Alamuddin Takes Her Husband's Name  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Oct 14, 2014 3:05 PM UTC  George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin sighting during their civil wedding at Canal Grande on September 29, 2014 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Robino Salvatore/GC Images) George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin sighting during their civil wedding at Canal Grande on September 29, 2014 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Robino Salvatore/GC Images)Robino Salvatore—GC Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Oct 14, 2014 3:05 PM UTC World, meet Mrs. Clooney. Human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin has returned from her honeymoon with George Clooney with a new name. Amal Alamuddin is [now listed](http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers) as Amal Clooney on the website for her London-based firm, Doughty Street Chambers. The choice is not all that surprising: Though the former Ms. Alamuddin is a high-profile attorney in her own right, the Clooney name obviously holds a lot of clout. And she’s not in the minority–most wives still take their husbands’ name. The couple was married in Venice on Sept. 27\. Amal Clooney has since traveled to Greece where she is helping to negotiate the return of the Parthenon marbles stolen by British diplomats over 200 years ago, according to _People._ The issue is an important one for her new husband as well: while promoting _Monuments Men_, George Clooney [said](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/feb/11/george-clooney-bill-murray-matt-damon-elgin-marbles) that the British Museum ought to return the 2,500-year-old sculptures. While Mrs. Clooney traveled to Greece, Mr. Clooney made a surprise appearance at New York Comic-Con to promote his upcoming Disney sci-fi flick, _Tomorrowland_. “It is not lost on me that I’m spending my honeymoon at Comic Con,” the actor joked at the event. ### 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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