‘The Ides of March’ star George Clooney

Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor’s famous roles — and relationships.

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George Clooney, left, and Jeffrey Wright in "The Ides of March." The movie opens nationwide on Oct. 7.

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George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis pose on the red carpet on the occasion of the screening of the movie " Up in the Air " at the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival in 2009.

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Elisabetta Canalis and actor George Clooney arrive at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in 2010. Clooney and Canalis have ended their relationship according to a statement released by the couple June 22, 2011.

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George Clooney watches camera monitors during the shooting of a scene for the film, "Ides of March," in February, in Cincinnati.

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The 2007 crime comedy “Ocean's Thirteen” brought together Matt Damon, Clooney and Brad Pitt.

This undated file photo shows actor Clooney as a CIA agent in the politcal thriller "Syriana." Clooney won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance. "Syriana," which also starred Matt Damon, depicts parallel storylines include an energy consultant in Geneva, a CIA officer in Iran and unemployed migrant workers in Pakistan.

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"Ocean's Twelve" cast members, from left, George Clooney, Elliott Gould, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle are shown behind bars in this 2004 movie.

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In 2003’s “Intolerable Cruelty,” Clooney stars as Miles Massey, a fierce divorce attorney.

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In “Ocean’s Eleven,” the first of Steven Soderbergh’s crime comedy trilogy, Pitt and Clooney star as partners in crime in this 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name.

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George Clooney won a Best Actor Golden Globe award in 2001 for his performance in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”

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George Clooney along with his mother, left, his father and his grandmother, right, attend the 2000 premiere of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.

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Clooney starred as Batman in “Batman and Robin," in 1997 with Chris O’Donnell taking the role of his sidekick.

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In “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” Clooney starred as Ulysses, with Tim Blake Nelson, left, and John Turturro, right, in the satire of the Great Depression loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey.”

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Clooney teamed up with Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube Star for "Three Kings" in 1999.

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The role that made Clooney famous was his five-year stint as Dr. Doug Ross on ER.

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Clooney arrives on crutches at the 1997 Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for best actor in a television drama for his role in "ER."

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In the 1998 movie "Out of Sight,” Clooney starred as a career bank robber named Jack Foley.

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Clooney starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1996 rom-com “One Fine Day,” where they both played single parents brought together by accident.

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Clooney starred as a pediatrician with Juliana Margulies in "ER."

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Sebastian Junger, right, author of "The Perfect Storm" poses with actors Mark Wahlberg, center, and George Clooney on the film set. The 2000 movie is based on an actual storm that occurred in October 1991 off the coast of Nova Scotia, which took the lives of six crew members on board the Andrea Gail, a 70-foot fishing boat.

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Clooney arrives with his girlfriend Celine Balitran for the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 1997. Clooney was nominated for Best Actor in the drama category for television series for his role in "ER.”

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Johnathon Carrington, valedictorian at Dunbar High School, laughs with family and friends after his school's graduation ceremony at Howard University on Friday, June 14, 2013, in Washington, DC. Carrington, who grew up in Tyler House public-housing apartments and is graduating from one of DC's low-performing high schoolsy, where academic expectations are high. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Reenactors dressed as knights stage a medieval jousting competition at Eltham Palace on June 16, 2013 in Eltham, England. The 'Grand Medieval Joust' event at Eltham Palace, an English Heritage property which was the childhood home of King Henry VIII, aims to give a great insight into life at the palace during the medieval period. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

The Grand Medieval Joust

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In this June 8, 2013 photo, youth compete in the Sao Carlos slum local soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The pitch is just dirt and the incandescent lights aren't so bright. But when the boys' feet strike the football in the Sao Carlos slum as night falls every Saturday, big league dreams glow, inflated by the hope of escaping the shantytown with sporting skills. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 16: Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady reacts after being crowned Miss USA during the 2013 Miss USA pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on June 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Miss USA 2013

Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady is crowned Miss USA 2013 in Las Vegas.

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