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Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (/ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ/ SPEEL-burg) 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 film directors of all time and is the most commercially successful director in film history. Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films ever. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974) and became a household name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He directed more escapist box office successes with 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). In 1993, Spielberg directed the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film ever, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been listed as one of the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter and the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005) and Ready Player One (2018); 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 and has produced many successful films and television series, including Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Band of Brothers (2001). He has also collaborated extensively with the composer John Williams, with whom he has worked on all but five of his feature films. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and two BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, the Knight Commander of the British Empire in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "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 100 Impact Award in the US. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Spielberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1946-12-18

Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Also known as: 斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格, สตีเวน สปีลเบิร์ก, スティーヴン・スピルバーグ, 스티븐 스필버그, ستيفن سبيلبرغ, סטיבן שפילברג, स्टीवन स्पिलबर्ग, Стевен Спиелберг, Stevenas Spielbergas, Στίβεν Σπίλμπεργκ, اسٹیون اسپیلبرگ, స్టీవెన్ స్పీల్బర్గ్, ಸ್ಟೀವನ್ ಸ್ಪೀಲ್ಬರ್ಗ್, ஸ்டீவன் ஸ்பில்பேர்க், ስቲቨን ስፒልበርግ, Սթիվեն Սփիլբերգ, স্টিভেন স্পিলবার্গ, ស្តេវិនស្ពៀលប៊ឺក, სტივენ სპილბერგი, סטיבן ספילברג, Steven Allan Spielberg, 史蒂文·艾伦·斯皮尔伯格, استیون اسپیلبرگ

The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers

1980-06-16

Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk

Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg

2023-02-17

Self (archive footage)

Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky

2001-12-14

Self (uncredited)

Gremlins
Gremlins

1984-06-08

Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)

Close Up
Close Up

2012-09-30

Self (archive footage)

Paul
Paul

2011-02-14

Self

Kurosawa
Kurosawa

2000-12-24

Self (archive footage)

The Sci-Fi Boys
The Sci-Fi Boys

2006-04-27

Self

UFO's Are Here!
UFO's Are Here!

1977-01-01

Self

The Making of '1941'
The Making of '1941'

1996-05-28

Self

Voices from the List
Voices from the List

2004-03-09

Self - Host

Looking Back to the Future
Looking Back to the Future

2009-02-10

Self (archive footage)

Milius
Milius

2013-03-09

Self

In the Teeth of Jaws
In the Teeth of Jaws

1997-01-01

Self

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021-03-26

Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy

2025-02-04

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009-09-05

Self (archive footage)

Your Studio and You
Your Studio and You

1995-02-01

Backlot Tour Guide

The Making of 'Jaws'
The Making of 'Jaws'

1995-11-28

Self

The Concert for Valor
The Concert for Valor

2014-11-11

Self

Jaws: The Restoration
Jaws: The Restoration

2012-10-04

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...

2014-02-01

Self (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014-12-12

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Bloody Hundredth
The Bloody Hundredth

2024-03-14

Self - Filmmaker

Back to Room 666
Back to Room 666

2008-02-02

Self (archive footage)

Jaws
Jaws

1975-06-20

Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)

Back in Time
Back in Time

2015-10-20

Self

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

2004-04-05

Self - Interviewee

Room 666
Room 666

1982-06-02

Self

Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016-12-02

Self - Filmmaker

Music by John Williams
Music by John Williams

2024-11-01

Self - Filmmaker

Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford

1971-09-06

Self (2009)

Five Came Back
Five Came Back

2017-03-31

Self

Kubrick Remembered
Kubrick Remembered

2014-11-04

Self

Spielberg
Spielberg

2017-10-05

Self

Everything Is Copy
Everything Is Copy

2015-09-29

Self

How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit
How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit

2017-12-07

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Warner at War
Warner at War

2008-11-11

Narrator (voice)

Something Evil
Something Evil

1972-01-21

Party Guest

Video Games: The New Masters of the World
Video Games: The New Masters of the World

2016-11-15

Self (archive footage)

The Untameable Kirk Douglas
The Untameable Kirk Douglas

2017-06-01

Self - Filmmaker

Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Peter Falk Versus Columbo

2019-03-31

Self (archive footage)

Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood

1999-01-01

Self

Trumbull Land
Trumbull Land

2018-10-15

Self (archive footage)

Spielberg on Kubrick
Spielberg on Kubrick

1999-11-19

Self

The 'E.T.' Journals
The 'E.T.' Journals

2012-10-09

Self

New England Our Way
New England Our Way

1974-12-09

Self

Tales from the Future
Tales from the Future

2010-10-26

Self

The Joe Spinell Story
The Joe Spinell Story

2001-08-21

(archive footage)

Double Dare
Double Dare

2004-03-13

Self

Blacks and Jews
Blacks and Jews

1997-07-29

Self

A Century of Cinema
A Century of Cinema

1994-01-01

Self

The Universal Story
The Universal Story

1996-04-21

Self (archive footage)

Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson

2006-11-02

Self

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984-05-23

Tourist at Airport (uncredited)

Men in Black
Men in Black

1997-07-02

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997-05-23

Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)

Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002-07-26

Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021-05-07

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021-05-02

Self (archive footage)

Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks

2007-10-24

Self

Altman
Altman

2014-08-01

Self

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

2024-05-16

Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

2001-09-09

Self (uncredited)

The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage

1997-12-11

Self

Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre
Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre

2024-12-16

Self - cineast (archive)

Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005-08-23

Self (Archival footage)