Still in theaters and nominated for five Academy Awards, THE DESCENDANTS centers on a man struggling to renew his relationship with his kids after a tragic accident puts his wife in a life-threatening coma. Co-written and directed by ALEXANDER PAYNE, the film stars GEORGE CLOONEY, SHAILENE WOODLEY, AMARA MILLER, NICK KRAUSE, BEAU BRIDGES, MICHAEL ONTKEAN and MATT LILLARD.  A child of show business whose father, NICK, was a noted newscaster and talk show host and aunt, ROSEMARY, an iconic singer and actress, CLOONEY started his acting career in the 1970s. During the press conference to promote THE DESCENDANTS, he talked about his beginnings in show biz. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)