Clooney hires nephew for new film

LONDON - Hollywood actor George Clooney is making sure his family keeps connected to its show business roots as he has given his teenage nephew a cameo in his new movie.

The Oscar-winner is the son of renowned TV host Nick Clooney, the nephew of singer Rosemary Clooney and his cousins are actors Miguel and Rafael Ferrer, reports dailystar.co.uk.

Now, the 49-year-old star is carrying on the tradition by giving his sister’s 14-year-old son Nick Zeidler the chance to appear in his latest film “The Ides of March” which stars Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman.