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Steven Spielberg

Directing

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is a director born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is known for Back to the Future, Jurassic World and Shrek. GloboWatch shows where to watch 3 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
December 18, 1946
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Steven Allan Spielberg

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 name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He continued directing acclaimed escapist box-office hits with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He also explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). In 1993, Spielberg directed back-to-back hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film at the time, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been ranked among the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter as well as for 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 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), Freakazoid! (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 films of all time. 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 among the 100 most influential people. In 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first-ever Time 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.

Filmography

  1. 2026Disclosure DayDirector · Producer · Story
  2. 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyExecutive producer
  3. 2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsExecutive producer
  4. 2022Jurassic World DominionExecutive producer
  5. 2019Men in Black: InternationalExecutive producer
  6. 2018BumblebeeExecutive producer
  7. 2018First ManExecutive producer
  8. 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomExecutive producer
  9. 2018Ready Player OneDirector · Producer
  10. 2017The PostDirector · Producer
  11. 2017Transformers: The Last KnightExecutive producer
  12. 2015Bridge of SpiesDirector · Producer
  13. 2015Jurassic WorldExecutive producer
  14. 2014Transformers: Age of ExtinctionExecutive producer
  15. 2013Under the DomeExecutive producer
  16. 2012LincolnDirector · Producer
  17. 2012Men in Black 3Executive producer
  18. 2011The Adventures of TintinDirector · Producer
  19. 2011Real SteelExecutive producer
  20. 2011Cowboys & AliensExecutive producer
  21. 2011Transformers: Dark of the MoonExecutive producer
  22. 2011Super 8Producer
  23. 2011Paulas Steven Spielberg
  24. 2010True GritExecutive producer
  25. 2009The Lovely BonesExecutive producer
  26. 2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenExecutive producer
  27. 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullDirector
  28. 2007TransformersExecutive producer
  29. 2006Monster HouseExecutive producer
  30. 2005War of the WorldsDirector
  31. 2004The TerminalProducer · Director
  32. 2002Catch Me If You CanProducer · Director
  33. 2002Men in Black IIExecutive producer
  34. 2002Minority ReportDirector
  35. 2001Vanilla Skyas Self (uncredited)
  36. 2001Band of BrothersExecutive producer
  37. 2001Jurassic Park IIIExecutive producer
  38. 2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceScreenplay · Director · Producer
  39. 2001ShrekExecutive producer
  40. 1998Saving Private RyanDirector · Producer
  41. 1998The Mask of ZorroExecutive producer
  42. 1997Men in Blackas Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) · Executive producer
  43. 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Parkas Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited) · Director
  44. 1996TwisterExecutive producer
  45. 1995CasperExecutive producer
  46. 1993Schindler's ListDirector · Producer
  47. 1993Jurassic ParkDirector
  48. 1991HookDirector
  49. 1990Back to the Future Part IIIExecutive producer
  50. 1989Back to the Future Part IIExecutive producer
  51. 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeDirector
  52. 1988Who Framed Roger RabbitExecutive producer
  53. 1985Back to the FutureExecutive producer
  54. 1985The GooniesExecutive producer · Story
  55. 1984Gremlinsas Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited) · Executive producer
  56. 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomas Tourist at Airport (uncredited) · Director
  57. 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDirector · Producer
  58. 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkDirector
  59. 1980The Blues Brothersas Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
  60. 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindDirector · Writer
  61. 1975Jawsas Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited) · Director