I know it’s a day late, but I thought it was still worth it to wish George Clooney, activist, actor, writer, messenger of peace and director extraordinaire a Happy Birthday!!In celebration of all things George, here are some classic Clooney moments. Give a watch here and below the fold and be sure to and visit

www.takepart.com/DarfurNow to learn about a charity Mr. Clooney often gives his time to.

Here’s a trailer from what might be my favorite Clooney performance in Out of Sight:

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Check out these Top 10 stories from January 2008 about social action written by our very own TakePart bloggers. From Cadbury to Clooney, these advocacy-oriented stories will encourage awareness and action to create positive changes in our communities and in the world.

1) Clooney Claims Role as Peace Messenger

2) The Reinvestment Fund Helps Low-Income Baltimore Families During Sub-Prime Fallout

3) Ron Hunter Is A Superstar!

4) Great YouTube Video About Burma From Michael Stipe

5) Cadbury Strikes Sweet Deal With Cocoa Farmers

6) Uptown Girls Is Down on Power Lines

7) Greenpeace Persuades Chefs to Support Sustainable Seafood

8 ) BGCI Helps Save Medicinal Plants From Extinction

9) Top 5 Socially Conscious Movie Trailers

10) I Believe That Children See the Future Drawings of Climate Change

I have to say that as each day goes by recently I love George Clooney more and more. His performance in Michael Clayton was one of the best this year (as was the film itself) and now he has been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in honor of his humanitarian work.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. “messenger of peace” on Friday to promote the world body’s peacekeeping efforts.

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