Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg Spielberg at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Born Steven Allan Spielberg (1946-12-18) December 18, 1946 (age 68) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Residence Los Angeles Education Saratoga (CA) High School Alma mater California State University, Long Beach Occupation Film director, producer, writer, business magnate Years active 1963–present Notable work(s) Close Encounters of the Third Kind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jaws Jurassic Park Lincoln Munich Indiana Jones Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List Net worth US$3.6 billion (Jan. 2015) Religion Judaism Spouse(s) Amy Irving (m. 1985–89) Kate Capshaw (m. 1991) Children 6 Relatives Anne Spielberg (sister) Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and business magnate. Spielberg is consistently considered as one of the leading pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, war, and terrorism. He is one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios. Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg's films—Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, each becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time. To date, the unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $8.5 billion worldwide. Forbes puts Spielberg's wealth at $3 billion.