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Steven E. de Souza Biography

Birth Name:Steven E. de Souza

Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Script department

Fast Facts

Won an Atlanta Film Festival Gold Medal Award for "Arnold's Wrecking Co․" in 1973
Was nominated for two Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Motion Picture for "48 Hrs․" in 1983 and "Die Hard" in 1989
Won a Norman Lear Writer's Award from the Imagen Foundation in 2000
Wrote and produced the TV series "Knight Rider" in 1982 and 1983
Started out as a writer, director, and actor in the film "Arnold's Wrecking Co․" in 1973
Best known as the writer of "Die Hard" and "Die Hard 2" and as the creator, executive producer, and director of "Unknown Sender․"
Created the TV series "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs," "Supercarrier," and "The Powers of Matthew Star․"