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Steven Spielberg: Biography

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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)