George Clooney Has Malaria 9.21K Richard Lawson 01/20/11 06:15PM Filed to: diagnoses diagnoses George Clooney Malaria Sudan Gettypic Tweetg Tweetd Tweetv Fb Actor/activist George Clooney has malaria. Seems he contracted it earlier this month while traveling in the Sudan and is "feeling rough." That's a pretty extreme way to raise awareness for a cause, George! Well, keep the gin and tonics coming.