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George Clooney takes Amal to visit his hometown in Kentucky


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 5:40 AM EST

We're used to seeing George Clooney and Amal dazzle on redcarpets and dress up for nights out on the town in New York, but it seems thehandsome actor and his lawyer wife enjoy a country escape with family just as much.The power couple were spotted around George's hometown of Kentucky enjoying alow-key getaway.

A couple locals took to social media to post about the A-listsightings in the area noting that the actor and lawyer were friendly toeveryone. "George Clooney wasin his (& my parents') hometown today," wrote an eyewitness on Twitteralong with a picture of the smiling couple. "I run down this street everytime I visit my grandpa!"

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Dressed in casual clothes, George donneda t-shirt with his tequila brand logo, jeans and blue blazer while Amal stilllooked as stylish as ever in black pants, a white t-shirt and floral scarf.

Seemingly there for a hometown visit, the 54-year-old was spotted out with some family members at a local restaurantalong the Ohio River. "GEORGE CLOONEY sat at the tablenext to me at dinner," wrote an eyewitness along with a picture of George."Not only that, but he and his family sang Happy Birthday to me after Iate!"

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The Tomorrowland star grew up in the areaattending elementary school in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and Mason, Ohio.After his parents moved to Augusta, Kentucky, George attended Augusta HighSchool and later tried out to play professional baseball with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. He instead ended up attending NorthernKentucky University from 1979 to 1981 and majored in broadcastjournalism. George briefly attended the University ofCincinnati but didn't graduatefrom either college.

After visiting George's family, it seems Amal willsoon be closer to her own family full time. George confirmed that he and his wifewill be moving to England where they purchased a nine-bedroom home seven monthsago. The actor revealed their plans to relocate to the the small Berkshirevillage of Sonning county during an interview with Good Morning Britain'sRoss King that aired May 20. "We've got a house there, we're fixingit up," he said. "We're going to be moving in at the end of thesummer, and we're really excited."