Biography
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatr…
Directed
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Jurassic Park (1993) — Director
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Schindler's List (1993) — Director
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) — Director
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Catch Me If You Can (2002) — Director
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Ready Player One (2018) — Director
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Director
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Director
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Jaws (1975) — Director
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — Director
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Director
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Minority Report (2002) — Director
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) — Director
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War of the Worlds (2005) — Director
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — Director
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The Terminal (2004) — Director
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Bridge of Spies (2015) — Director
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — Director
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011) — Director
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Hook (1991) — Director
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The Post (2017) — Director
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — Director
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Lincoln (2012) — Director
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War Horse (2011) — Director
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The BFG (2016) — Director
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Poltergeist (1982) — Director
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Munich (2005) — Director
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The Fabelmans (2022) — Director
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Empire of the Sun (1987) — Director
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Duel (1971) — Director
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The Color Purple (1985) — Director
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Disclosure Day (2026) — Director
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West Side Story (2021) — Director
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Amistad (1997) — Director
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Columbo (1971) — Director
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — Director
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1941 (1979) — Director
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Always (1989) — Director
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The Sugarland Express (1974) — Director
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Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
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Night Gallery (1970) — Director
Also appeared in
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Men in Black (1997) — Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
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Jaws (1975) — Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Tourist at Airport (uncredited)
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) — Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)
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Gremlins (1984) — Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
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Paul (2011) — Steven Spielberg
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Vanilla Sky (2001) — Self (uncredited)
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The Blues Brothers (1980) — Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) — Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')
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Return to Jurassic Park (2011) — Self
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Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) — White Rabbit (voice)
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
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Back in Time (2015) — Self
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Spielberg (2017) — Self
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) — Self
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Challenger: The Final Flight (2020) — Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage)
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Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) — Self
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self (archive footage)
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John Candy: I Like Me (2025) — Self - Director, 1941 (archive footage)
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Music by John Williams (2024) — Self - Filmmaker
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60 Minutes (1968) — Self
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Five Came Back (2017) — Self
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) — Self
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
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Something Evil (1972) — Party Guest
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
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Inside the Actors Studio (1994) — Self
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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self (uncredited)
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Room 666 (1985) — Self
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Milius (2013) — Self
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Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) — Self - Filmmaker
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018) — Self
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The Bloody Hundredth (2024) — Self - Filmmaker
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Five Came Back (2017) — Self
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Directed by John Ford (1971) — Self (2009)