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Steven Soderbergh: Biography

Steven Soderbergh
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  • Birth Name: Steven Andrew Soderbergh
  • Birth Place: Atlanta, GA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/14/1963, Capricorn
  • Profession: Director; producer; writer; editor; cinematographer
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Steven Soderbergh Fast Facts:
  • Father was a professor and the dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University.
  • Began taking film classes while still in high school.
  • First break was in 1985 when he directed a full-length concert film for the rock group Yes, which earned him a Grammy nomination.
  • Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989 for his feature-film debut, Sex, Lies, and Videotape.
  • Often serves as cinematographer on his own movies using the pseudonym "Peter Andrews," which is his father's first and middle name.
  • Often serves as editor on his own movies using the pseudonym "Mary Ann Bernard," which is his mother's name.
  • Was slated to direct Moneyball, but differences with the studio over his script revisions caused Sony Pictures to let him go just days before filming was to begin in 2009; the job for the 2011 adaptation of Michael Lewis' best seller eventually went to Bennett Miller.
  • In an August 2011 article in the New York Times, confirmed his intention to retire from filmmaking to pursue painting full-time.
  • Steven Soderbergh Relationships:
  • Betsy Brantley - Ex-wife
  • Charles Soderbergh - Brother
  • Jules Asner - Wife
  • Katherine Soderbergh - Sister
  • Mary Ann Soderbergh - Mother
  • Mary Soderbergh - Sister
  • Peter Andrew Soderbergh - Father
  • Peter Soderbergh - Brother
  • Sarah Soderbergh - Daughter
  • Susan Soderbergh - Sister
  • Pearl Button Anderson - Daughter
  • Frances Lawrencina Anderson - Ex-significant Other
  • Steven Soderbergh Awards:
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Special - Nominee
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1989 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award: Dramatic - Winner
  • 2000 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1989 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

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