Steven Spielberg

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

214

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-18 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Steven Spielberg

Biography

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 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.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

    Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Mr. Scorsese

    Mr. Scorsese

  • Jaws

    Jaws

  • Tiny Toon Adventures

    Tiny Toon Adventures

  • Tiny Toon Adventures

    Tiny Toon Adventures

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • The Shark Is Still Working

    The Shark Is Still Working

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • The Tracey Ullman Show

    The Tracey Ullman Show

  • Paul

    Paul

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  • Gremlins

    Gremlins

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The Bloody Hundredth

    The Bloody Hundredth

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember

    Austin Powers in Goldmember

  • Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

  • The Stories of West Side Story

    The Stories of West Side Story

  • The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • Vanilla Sky

    Vanilla Sky

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • An Oral History of: Schindler's List

    An Oral History of: Schindler's List

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

  • Some Good News

    Some Good News

  • The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

  • The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

    The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Spielberg on Kubrick

    Spielberg on Kubrick

  • Music by John Williams

    Music by John Williams

  • Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

    Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

  • The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  • Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

    Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  • Back in Time

    Back in Time

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • Jaws: The Inside Story

    Jaws: The Inside Story

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • The Making of '1941'

    The Making of '1941'

  • Stanley Kubrick in Focus

    Stanley Kubrick in Focus

  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

  • The Universal Story

    The Universal Story

  • American Beauty: Look Closer...

    American Beauty: Look Closer...

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Challenger: The Final Flight

    Challenger: The Final Flight

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Trumbull Land

    Trumbull Land

  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

  • The Making of 'The Lost World'

    The Making of 'The Lost World'

  • The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

  • Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

  • Something's Coming: West Side Story

    Something's Coming: West Side Story

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Everything Is Copy

    Everything Is Copy

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

    The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

  • The Beginning: Making Episode I

    The Beginning: Making Episode I

  • Creating A.I.

    Creating A.I.

  • Back to Room 666

    Back to Room 666

  • The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

    The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

  • The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

    The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

  • The Making of 'Jaws'

    The Making of 'Jaws'

  • Robert Capa: In Love and War

    Robert Capa: In Love and War

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • The Magical World of Chuck Jones

    The Magical World of Chuck Jones

  • From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

    From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

    Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

  • In the Teeth of Jaws

    In the Teeth of Jaws

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

    Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

  • The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

    The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

  • Kubrick Remembered

    Kubrick Remembered

  • Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'

    Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'

  • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

    Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Return to Jurassic Park

    Return to Jurassic Park

  • The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

  • Inventing David Geffen

    Inventing David Geffen

  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • Room 666

    Room 666

  • UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

    UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

  • The Concert for Valor

    The Concert for Valor

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Spielberg on Spielberg

    Spielberg on Spielberg

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

    From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

  • The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

    The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

  • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

    The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • The Music of 'Indiana Jones'

    The Music of 'Indiana Jones'

  • Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

    Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

    The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

  • Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

  • The Making of 'The Goonies'

    The Making of 'The Goonies'

  • Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy

    Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

  • Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

    Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

  • Denzel Washington: A Model American

    Denzel Washington: A Model American

  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

  • Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

    Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

  • Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

    Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

  • Double Dare

    Double Dare

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

  • The Making of Back to the Future

    The Making of Back to the Future

  • Video Games: The New Masters of the World

    Video Games: The New Masters of the World

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

  • Three Kinds of Close Encounters

    Three Kinds of Close Encounters

  • Altman

    Altman

  • Voices from the List

    Voices from the List

  • Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

    Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

  • Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

  • Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

  • Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

    Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

  • TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

    TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

  • Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia

    Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • Score: A Film Music Documentary

    Score: A Film Music Documentary

  • AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

    AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

  • The 90s Greatest

    The 90s Greatest

  • Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

    Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

  • François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

    François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams

    The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams

  • The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

    The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

  • Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

    Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

    Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

  • Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

    Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

  • Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

    Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

  • Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

    Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

  • Looking Back to the Future

    Looking Back to the Future

  • Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

    Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

  • How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit

    How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit

  • Blacks and Jews

    Blacks and Jews

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • Tales from the Future

    Tales from the Future

  • Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Mike Nichols: An American Master

  • Your Studio and You

    Your Studio and You

  • The 'E.T.' Journals

    The 'E.T.' Journals

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • Peter Falk Versus Columbo

    Peter Falk Versus Columbo

  • Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

    Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

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

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

  • Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

    Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

  • Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

    Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • Lost in the Garden of the World

    Lost in the Garden of the World

  • Remembering Stanley Kubrick

    Remembering Stanley Kubrick

  • Warner at War

    Warner at War

  • David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

  • Milius

    Milius

  • Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return

    Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

  • Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

    Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

  • Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit

    Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

  • The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

    The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

  • Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

    Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

  • Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    Star Wars: Music by John Williams

  • The Joe Spinell Story

    The Joe Spinell Story

  • Jaws: The Restoration

    Jaws: The Restoration

  • Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

  • Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

  • The Making of Poltergeist

    The Making of Poltergeist

  • Searching for Orson

    Searching for Orson

  • The Untameable Kirk Douglas

    The Untameable Kirk Douglas

  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

  • Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg

    Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg

  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

  • A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

    A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

  • The Making of 'The Color Purple'

    The Making of 'The Color Purple'

  • In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel

    In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel

  • UFO's Are Here!

    UFO's Are Here!

  • Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues

    Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues

  • The Middle Passage

    The Middle Passage

  • Filip och Fredrik träffar Steven Spielberg - i en minut

    Filip och Fredrik träffar Steven Spielberg - i en minut

  • The Moviemakers: Spielberg

    The Moviemakers: Spielberg

  • AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams

    AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams

  • Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

    Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.