Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)^[4] is an American film director, producer an screenwriter. He is conseedert ane o the foondin pioneers o the New Hollywood era an ane o the maist popular directors an producers in film history.^[5]

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg, 2017
Born	Steven Allan Spielberg (1946-12-18) 18 December 1946 (age 78)[1] Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, Californie, U.S.
Eddication	Saratoga (CA) Heich Schuil
Alma mater	Californie State Varsity, Long Beach
Thrift	Film director film producer screenwriter
Years active	1963–present
Notable wirk(s)	Close Encounters of the Third Kind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jaws Jurassic Park Lincoln Munich Raiders of the Lost Ark Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List
Net wirth	$3 billion (2014)[2]
Releegion	Judaism
Hauf-marrae(s)	Amy Irving (m. 1985–1989) Kate Capshaw (m. 1991)[3]
Bairns	6

Efter gainin traction in Hollywood wi directin telly an several minor theatrical releases, Spielberg becam a hoosehaud name as the director o Jaws (1975), that wis creetically an commercially successfu, an is conseedert the first simmer blockbuster.^[6] His subsequent releases focused teepically on science feection an adventur films, wi Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), an the Jurassic Park series seen as archeteeps o modren Hollywood escapist filmmakkin.^[7] Spielberg transeetioned intae addressin humanistic issues in his later wark via the films The Color Purple (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Schindler's List (1993), Amistad (1997) an Saving Private Ryan (1998). He haes lairgely adhered tae this practice in the 21st century, wi Munich (2005), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), an The Post (2017).

Spielberg co-foondit Amblin Entertainment an DreamWorks Studios, whaur he haes an aw served as a producer for several successfu films, includin the Back to the Future, Men in Black, an Transformers series. Spielberg later transeetioned intae producin several gemmes within the video-gemme industrie.

Spielberg is ane o the American film industrie's maist creetically successfu filmmakkers, wi praise for his directin talent an versatility,^[8][9] an haes wan the Academy Awaird for Best Director twice.^[10] Some o his movies are an aw amang the heichest-grossin movies o aw-time, while his tot wark, unadjuistit for ticket-price inflation, maks him the heichest-grossin film director in history.^[11] His net worth is estimatit tae be mair nor $3 billion.^[2]