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Nick Clooney (born January 13, 1934Nick Clooney is an American television journalist, anchorman, game show and American Movie Classics host, as well as a politician from the state of Kentucky. He is the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney and the father of actor George Clooney.

Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky. After a stint in the Army where he rose to the rank of corporal, he moved to California for a try at show business. When that didn't work out, Clooney moved to Ohio, where he met his wife, Nina, when she was a contestant in a beauty pageant he was judging.

Clooney had a five-year stint as a news anchor in Lexington, Kentucky, then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a television and radio personality. In 1974, he gained his first national fame by hosting the short-lived ABC daytime game show

He became a regional legend during his years working in Cincinnati television, especially memorable stints as news director and anchor for WKRC-TV. As a journalist, he is probably best remembered for his hardhitting coverage of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire and its aftermath, which stretched for several years.

Clooney entered print media in 1989 with a column in then in 1994 resurfaced nationally in television as a host and researcher for the cable channel American Movie Classics, where he introduced and presented backgounds of classic movies, along with Bob Dorian. He also worked as a presenter on a Cincinnati oldies radio station, WSAI-AM.

Clooney ran as a Democrat in the 2004 election for a seat in the House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional district. He challenged Republican Geoff Davis for the open seat. Many observers, citing the star power and funding that Clooney's famous son would be able to draw, rated the race as highly competitive, and it quickly gained a high profile as one of few seriously contested House races. Clooney lost the election, gaining 44% of the vote to Davis's 54%. The conservative demographics of the northern Kentucky Fourth District, which were at odds with Clooney's mostly liberal leanings, have been cited as the main reason for Davis's win.

After his loss, he went back to writing a column for