The Hollywood star, now a dual US-French citizen, has previously praised France's strict privacy laws, saying they protect his children from paparazzi.

The Hollywood star, now a dual US-French citizen, has previously praised France's strict privacy laws, saying they protect his children from paparazzi.

Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor George Clooney, his wife, British-Lebanese human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, and their 8-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, have been granted French citizenship.

Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

George and Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins, have been granted French citizenship.

George and Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins, have been granted French citizenship.

Hollywood superstar George Clooney has become French, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children, an official decree seen by AFP on Monday showed. 

Hollywood star George Clooney has become French, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children, an official decree seen by AFP on Monday showed. The publication, in France's government gazette, confirms an ambition Clooney alluded to early in December when he hailed French privacy laws that keep…

George Clooney and his wife Amal and their two children have been granted French citizenship, according to an official decree.

George Clooney and wife Amal become French citizens with their twins, trading Hollywood glamor for peaceful farm life in the French countryside together.

George Clooney and wife Amal become French citizens with their twins, trading Hollywood glamor for peaceful farm life in the French countryside together.