He is Hollywood royalty: the handsome, silver-haired actor and director celebrated globally for his razor-sharp wit, political activism, and seemingly effortless style. Today, George Clooney lives a refined existence, splitting his time between an impressive Lake Como villa and his British Berkshire estate with his accomplished barrister wife, Amal, and their twins.
Yet, this image of polished decorum is starkly contrasted by the raw, often chaotic reality of his younger self. Before the success of ER catapulted him to superstardom, Clooney spent the 1980s working to build a career in a Hollywood that was, by his own shocking admission, fuelled by drugs and excessive partying.
