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Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Directing
Born: Dec 18, 1946
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (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. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors 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 the wealthiest celebrity. 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 television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatrical releases. He became a household …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg Self (archive footage) 2023 7.5
The Stories of West Side Story Self 2022 7.3
Something's Coming: West Side Story Self 2021 7.5
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Self 2021 7.5
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries Self 2018 8.0
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck Self 2013 6.313
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012 9.5
Inventing David Geffen Self 2012 7.6
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Self 2012 7.4
Paul Self 2011 6.735
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Self 2010 6.6
The Shark Is Still Working Self 2009 7.292
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't Self 2008 7.2
Spielberg on Spielberg Self 2007 7.5
50 Films to See Before You Die Self 2006 8.5
The Sci-Fi Boys Self 2006 7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Self 2004 7.015
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Self 2004 6.643
Voices from the List Self - Host 2004 6.864
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams Self 2002 5.0
Vanilla Sky Self (uncredited) 2001 6.819
Remembering Stanley Kubrick Self 1999
The Making of '1941' Self 1996 6.667
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. Self 1991 6.75
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson Self 1990 6.833
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! 1990 7.0
Gremlins Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited) 1984 7.1
The Blues Brothers Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk 1980 7.717
UFO's Are Here! Self 1977 6.0
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Self 1976 6.333
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits30
Born1946
FromCincinnati, Ohio, USA