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  • Birth Name: Steven Allan Spielberg
  • Birth Place: Cincinnati, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/18/1946, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Director; producer; writer
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Steven Spielberg Fast Facts:
  • Was given an inexpensive Kodak movie camera when he was 12, which spurred his imagination; liked to create and film train wrecks on his toy railroad.
  • Directed a high-school production of Peter Pan. As an adult, he directed the lavish 1991 Peter Pan update, Hook, starring Robin Williams.
  • Wanted John Wayne to play Gen. Stilwell in 1941 (1979), but the Duke lost interest when he learned the film's story (about the hysteria that followed Pearl Harbor) included two American planes being shot down. The part eventually went to Robert Stack.
  • Came up with the story for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) with producer George Lucas and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan over five days.
  • His own boyhood fears, including a tree outside his window, formed the basis for Poltergeist (1982), which he wrote and produced.
  • His three favorite films that he directed are E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.
  • Steven Spielberg Relationships:
  • Amy Irving - Ex-wife
  • Anne Spielberg - Sister
  • Arnold Spielberg - Father
  • Bernice Colner - Stepmother
  • Bernie Adler - Stepfather
  • Destry Allyn Spielberg - Daughter
  • Jessica Capshaw - Stepdaughter
  • Kate Capshaw - Wife
  • Leah Adler - Mother
  • Max Spielberg - Son
  • Mikaela George Spielberg - Daughter
  • Nancy Spielberg - Sister
  • Sasha Spielberg - Daughter
  • Sawyer Spielberg - Son
  • Sue Spielberg - Sister
  • Theo Spielberg - Son
  • Steven Spielberg Awards:
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Winner
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Winner
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) - Nominee
  • 1986 Emmy: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1978 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1976 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1978 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1994 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1999 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1977 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1981 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1993 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1998 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2005 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1985 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1993 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 1998 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2005 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2006 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Winner
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • College:
  • California State University, Long Beach, CA (BA in Film and Electronic Arts, 2002)
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