George Clooney Net Worth 2022: How Wealthy Amal Alamuddin’s Husband is to Refuse a Day Work Worth $35M?

George Clooney is not only an A-list actor in Hollywood. He is one of the most sought-after stars, a recipient of numerous accolades and used to be one of the highest-paid actors in the industry.

With over four decades of a successful acting career and a long list of acting, producing and filmmaking credits, it is safe to say that George Clooney is also one of the wealthiest stars in the business. With that said, how much does the husband of Amal Alamuddin have made today?

George Clooney and his Huge Net Worth, Successful Career

The 60-year-old actor has a lot to his name. He is also a screenwriter, director, entrepreneur and activist. But did you know that he used to live in his car before he became a successful all-around Hollywood star?

This car was parked in the driveway of his famous aunt’s, Rosemary Clooney,” Beverly Hills mansion. He started to play minor roles in TV shows, The Facts of Life, Roseanne and The Golden Girls.

Thankfully, his breakthrough soon came when he did ER in 1994, playing the role of Dr. Doug Ross. Since then, he has made several major films, like From Dusk til Dawn, One Fine Day and Out of Sight.

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He also played the role of Batman in Batman & Robin. When ER ended in 1997, the start of his box office successes began.

He did Ocean’s 11, The Perfect Storm, O’ Brother Where Are Thou, Ocean’s 12, Ocean’s 13, Syriana and more. Of course, this comes with a number of awards and nominations one after another, ending up receiving the 2018 AFI Life Achievement Award.

George Clooney’s Salary Highlights and Career Earnings

When he was doing ER, George Clooney made $100,000 per episode, totaling $11 million. He intentionally didn’t ask for an increase. Instead, he focused on becoming a huge star and he did.

One of his biggest paychecks was from the 1996 movie One Fine Day, earning him $3 million. The amount started to dramatically increase, having him received $10 million for Batman, $10 million for Out of Sight, $8 million for The Perfect Storm, $15 million for Intolerable Cruelty, $15 million for Ocean’s Thirteen and a career-high of $20 million for Ocean’s Eleven.

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For his film and TV works alone, he can effortlessly earn $200 million. With that said, don’t be surprised that he’s now worth $500 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.

Being this rich made George Clooney refuse a one-day work worth $35 million, knowing it didn’t align with his beliefs.

“It’s not worth it,” he told The Guardian. The project in question was that of an airline commercial.

However, after talking about it with his wife, Amal Alamuddin, he believed he had enough money to refuse it.

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"Well, yeah. I was offered 35 million dollars for one day's work for an airline commercial, but I talked to Amal about it and we decided it's not worth it,” he explained. "It was (associated with) a country that, although it's an ally, is questionable at times, and so I thought, 'Well, if it takes a minute's sleep away from me, it's not worth it'."

Well, earning £30m by advertising Nespresso coffee and $1bn for selling his tequila company Casamigos, it’s not a big issue at all.

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