Tune in to Channel 4’s new adaptation of Catch-22 and you’ll get two Clooneys for the price of one.
The screen version of Joseph Heller’s 1961 anti-war satire is produced and directed by George Clooney, who also cast himself as General Scheisskopf.
The Oscar-winning actor turned film-maker is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, but his family ties to one of the most glamorous figures in 1950s music are less widely known.
Clooney, 58, has revealed that he used his influence to sneak three big-band hits by his late Aunt Rosemary into the soundtrack of the TV series.
Rosemary Clooney, who died in 2002 aged 74, was a global star celebrated for her warm jazz and pop vocals. A contemporary of Frank Sinatra,