France has granted citizenship to Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, according to government decrees issued over the weekend.
The orders of naturalization for the couple and their 8-year-old twins came in documents published by France’s Ministry of Justice. Mr. Clooney, who was born in Kentucky, also has U.S. citizenship, which French law allows him to retain.
Mr. Clooney, 64, has praised French culture and said that living there enabled him and his family to pursue a quieter existence.
In the interview with the French broadcaster RTL aired early this month, Mr. Clooney said that his family had found a farmhouse in France that they loved.
“Here, they don’t take photos of kids. There aren’t any paparazzi hidden at the school gates. That’s No. 1 for us,” he said. “We also have a house in the United States, but our happiest place is on this farm where the kids can have fun.”
Mr. Clooney also said that he was attempting to learn French using the language app Duolingo, but confessed that it was not easy at his age. Mr. Clooney also owns a villa on Lake Como in northern Italy.
Mr. Clooney’s career in film has spanned decades and includes comedies, dramas and thrillers. Among his awards are an Oscar in 2006 for his role in the film “Syriana” and another as co-producer of the 2013 drama “Argo.”
In his latest film, Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” Mr. Clooney plays an aging American film star who, in an attempt to rediscover himself, takes a train journey from Paris to Tuscany in Italy.
Matthew Mpoke Bigg is a London-based reporter on the Live team at The Times, which covers breaking and developing news.
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