Steven E. de Souza

Birth Name:

Steven E. de Souza

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

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

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
Won an Atlanta Film Festival Gold Medal Award for "Arnold's Wrecking Co․" in 1973
Started out as a writer, director, and actor in the film "Arnold's Wrecking Co․" in 1973
Wrote and produced the TV series "Knight Rider" in 1982 and 1983
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․"

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