Steven Spielberg

Described as

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Other names

Steven Allan Spielberg, Spielberg

Born

December 18, 1946 · 12 references

Born in

Cincinnati · 2 references

Citizen of

United States · 1 reference

Occupation

film director · 1 reference; film producer · 1 reference; actor; art collector; science fiction writer; film actor; executive producer; film editor

Positions held

President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival (2013)

Political party

Democratic Party

Education

California State University, Long Beach (–2002); Saratoga High School (–1965) · 1 reference; Arcadia High School · 1 reference

Member of

Writers Guild of America West · 1 reference; Directors Guild of America · 1 reference

Genre

thriller film; drama film; science fiction film; horror film; action film; adventure film

Awards

Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2001); Commander of the Order of the Crown; Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998) · 1 reference; Directors Guild of America Award; National Humanities Medal (1999) · 1 reference; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Academy Award for Best Director (2 times) (1994, 1999) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Picture (1994) · 1 reference; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film; BAFTA Award for Best Film (1993) · 1 reference; Kennedy Center Honors (2006); New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film (2 times) (1993, 1998); National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director (2 times) (1982, 1993); Saturn Award for Best Director (4 times) (1978, 1982, 1994, 2003); Golden Globe Award for Best Director (3 times) (1994, 1998, 2023)

Field

film · 1 reference; film direction · 1 reference; film production · 1 reference; film screenwriting · 1 reference; screenwriting

Spouse

Amy Irving (1985–1989); Kate Capshaw (1991–)

Children

Sasha Spielberg; Jessica Capshaw; Max Spielberg; Sawyer Spielberg; Theo Spielberg; Destry Spielberg

Father

Arnold Spielberg · 1 reference

Siblings

Anne Spielberg · 1 reference

Religion

Judaism · 1 reference

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Website

https://amblin.com/steven-spielberg/

Wikipedias with a page

171

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Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time, with his films having earned almost $11 billion worldwide. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is one of the world's wealthiest celebrities, with a net worth of at least $5.3 billion. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age and studied film in college. Starting his career in television, Spielberg made his directorial debut with Duel (1971). His theatrical debut was The Sugarland Express (1974), which began his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams. He became a household name with Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987).
Spielberg directed the historical war epics Schindler's List (1993)—which has often been listed as one of the greatest films ever made—and Saving Private Ryan (1998), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Director with the former also earning him Best Picture. He has also directed the science fiction films Jurassic Park (1993)—which became the highest-grossing film at the time—A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005), Ready Player One (2018) and Disclosure Day (2026); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the comedies Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Terminal (2004); the animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the family drama The Fabelmans (2022).
Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, and he has served as a producer for many successful films and television series, among them Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Animaniacs (1993), Pinky and the Brain (1995), Twister (1996), Band of Brothers (2001) and Transformers (2007). Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing ever. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2013, Time listed him as one of the 100 most influential people, and in 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first ever Time 100 Impact Award in the United States.

Born, in its opening lines

December 18, 1946

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