George Clooney has become a French citizen
The American actor, his British-Lebanese wife, Amal and their eight-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, have all received French passports, according to an official decree in France's government gazette.
6 January 2026
George, 64, and Amal, 47, bought a home in the South of France in 2021 and purchased a property near Cannes last year.
George recently revealed he was "worried" about raising children in Los Angeles and was happy with their family life on a farm in France.
He told Esquire: "We're very lucky. You know, we live on a farm in France. A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid I hated the whole idea of it.
"But now, for them, it's like - they're not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.
"I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life [in Los Angeles]. France - they kind of don't give a s*** about fame.
"I don't want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don't want them being compared to somebody else's famous kids."
Along with their French properties, the Clooneys also own an estate in Italy's Lake Como, a manor house in England, a New York apartment and a property in Kentucky.
Despite his citizenship, George has admitted his French language skills are not good.
He previously told France's RTL radio: "I love the French culture, your language, even if I'm still bad at it after 400 days of courses."
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