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Steven Allan Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio United States to Leah Frances Spielberg and Arnold Meyer Spielberg, and has siblings Anna Spielberg, Nancy Spielberg, and Susan Spielberg. He married Amy Irving on November 27, 1985 and they later divorced on February 2, 1989. They had a child Max Samuel Spielberg. He would also marry Kathleen Sue Spielberg on October 12, 1991 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. They had children Theo Spielberg, Sasha Rebecca Spielberg, Sawyer Avery Spielberg, Mikaela George Spielberg, and Destry Allyn Spielberg. He and Kathleen Sue Nail married on October 12, 1991. They had children Theo Spielberg, Sasha Rebecca Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg, Destry Allyn Spielberg, and Mikaela George Spielberg.

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  • Introduction

    Steven Allan Spielberg is a highly respected director, producer and screenwriter who is widely considered one of the founding pioneers of the 'New Hollywood' era. Born in Cincinnati Ohio, his mother Leah (Posner) was a concert pianist and restaurateur and his father Arnold was an electrical engineer who was involved in the development of computers.

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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian Paternal grandparents - Jewish from Ukraine

  • Nationality & Locations

    Steven was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He lived in Saratoga, California in High School and briefly attended Saratoga High School, moving on to California State University, Long Beach , where he earned a BA.

  • Early Life & Education

    Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California in 1965. Spielberg attended Hebrew school from 1953 to 1957, in classes taught by Rabbi Albert L. Lewis. In 2002, Spielberg finished his degree via independent projects at California State University Long Beach, and was awarded a B.A. in Film Production and Electronic Arts with an option in Film/Video Production.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Steven is an Orthodox Jew. He was raised Orthodox Jewish.

  • Professional Career

    American film director, producer, and screenwriter Won 3 Academy Awards Directed features: Amblin' (1968, short film) Duel (1971) The Sugarland Express (1974) Jaws (1975) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 1941 (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, one segment) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Color Purple (1985) Empire of the Sun (1987) Always (1989) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Hook (1991) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler's List (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Amistad (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Minority Report (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) The Terminal (2004) War of the Worlds (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) War Horse (2011) Lincoln (2012) Bridge of Spies (2015) The BFG (2016) The Post (2017) Ready Player One (2018) West Side Story (2021) The Fabelmans (2022) Producing credit Back to the Future (1985, executive producer)[99] Tiny Toon Adventures (1990 series, executive producer)[101] seaQuest DSV (1993 series, executive producer)[109] Men in Black (1997, executive producer)[109] Band of Brothers (2001 series, executive producer) Men in Black II (2002, executive producer)[109] Taken (2002 series, executive producer)[109] Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)[190] Into the West (2005 series, executive producer)[109] Monster House (2006, executive producer)[190] Flags of Our Fathers (2006)[190] Disturbia (2007)[190] On the Lot (2007 series, executive producer)[190] Falling Skies (2011 series, executive producer) Terra Nova (2011 series, executive producer) The River (2012 series, executive producer)[441] Smash (2012 series, executive producer)[442] Extant (2014 series, executive producer)[443] The Whispers (2015 series, executive producer)[444] Minority Report (2015 series, executive producer)[445] Under the Dome (2015 series, executive producer) Above source: Wikipedia

  • Personal Life & Family

    Steven Spielberg married actress Amy Davis Irving in 1985 and they divorced in 1989. They had one son, Max Spielberg. He then married actress Katherine Sue "Kate Capshaw" Nail in 1991. They had five children: Sasha, Sawyer, Destry, Theo, and Mikaela. Steven also has a step-daughter, Jessica, from Kate's first relationship.
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Photo: Steven Spielberg directing a young Henry Thomas on the E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial movie set. The movie was filmed mainly at Culver Studios in Culver City, CA.

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was the 4th film Spielberg (co)produced and 21st he directed. E.T. was the 3rd movie in Thomas’ acting career.

The movie premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival after first previewed in Houston, Texas. It was released in the United States on June 11, 1982. The film opened at number one and stayed there for a month and a half. It grossed $11 million dollars. In 1983, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial superseded Star Wars as the highest grossing film of all time.

The film was so popular it was rereleased three years later in 1985 and then again in 2002 to commemorate the film’s 20th anniversary.
Date & Place: at Culver Studios in Culver City, California USA
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Spielberg, Leo (Jun 18, 1923 - Sep 29, 1999) Spielberg, Anna (Apr 15, 1889 - Mar 1967) Spielberg, June (Dec 3, 1924 - Aug 31, 1992) Spielberg, Blanche (Oct 19, 1920 - Mar 1980) Spielberg, Julian (Nov 3, 1925 - Dec 5, 1996) Spielberg, Martin (Jul 19, 1928 - Mar 16, 2001) Spielberg, Lillian (Sep 3, 1903 - Oct 4, 1989) Spielberg, Minnie (Jun 22, 1890 - Feb 26, 1991) Spielberg, Moses (May 15, 1885 - Nov 1972) Spielberg, Sophie (Jan 23, 1894 - Apr 1973)
Spielberg, Charles (Dec 1, 1924 - Apr 11, 2009) Spielberg, Martin (Apr 22, 1929 - Jul 17, 2002) Spielberg, Jeanne (Sep 20, 1954 - Jan 6, 2000) Spielberg, Elaine (Jan 5, 1927 - Jun 20, 2011) Spielberg, Vivian (Aug 20, 1899 - Mar 1989) Spielberg, Nathan (Aug 23, 1894 - Jul 1964) Spielberg, Ruth (Aug 4, 1916 - Apr 12, 2007) Spielberg, Aaron (Aug 24, 1912 - Jun 29, 1991) Spielberg, Anna (Jan 8, 1895 - Jun 1980) Spielberg, Leonard (Aug 20, 1912 - Nov 20, 2004)
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