Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg is a film director, producer, and screenwriter from the United States. He started his career in the New Hollywood era and is now the most financially successful director in history. Three Academy Awards (two for Best Director), a Kennedy Center distinction, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award have all been bestowed to Spielberg.

Steven Spielberg has provided spectators with a broad array of films that capture the feeling of "Hollywood magic" in terms of pure mass appeal. From big adventures like E.T. and the renowned Indiana Jones to tense horror thrillers like Jaws, Spielberg established himself as one of "New Hollywood's" important directors. When it comes to horror and thriller films, in particular, the latter was a game-changer. His films age very well, as seen by the 1993 classic Jurassic Park, which combined awe-inspiring adventure and creativity with some appropriate terror. The careful use of real effects in Spielberg's films contributes to their ageless quality.

He also co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation and has produced several television shows and films. Spielberg is also noted for his lengthy association with composer John Williams, with whom he has collaborated on all of his feature films except five. Several of Spielberg's films are among the all-time top-grossing films. The Library of Congress has entered nine of his works into the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."

Born: December 18, 1946, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States