Steven Spielberg: By:Alberto Varela Garcia

STEVEN SPIELBERG
BY:ALBERTO VARELA GARCIA
Steven spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE OMRI (born December 18, 1946)[4] is

an American director, producer and screenwriter. Spielberg is
considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood
era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular directors
and producers in film history.[5] He is one of the co-founders of
DreamWorks Studios.
director
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's
List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).[6] Three of Spielberg's
filmsJaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic
Park (1993)achieved box office records, originated and came to
epitomize the blockbuster film. The unadjusted gross of all
Spielberg-directed films exceeds $9 billion worldwide, making him
the highest-grossing director in history. His personal net worth is
estimated to be more than $3 billion.[2] He has been associated
with composer John Williams since 1974, who composed music for
all save two of Spielberg's feature films.
EARLY LIFE
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish

family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a
restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg
(born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the
development of computers. His paternal grandparents were
immigrants from Ukraine who settled in Cincinnati in the first
decade of the 1900s. In 1950, his family moved to Haddon
Township, New Jersey when his father took a job with RCA. Three
years later, the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Spielberg
attended Hebrew school from 1953 to 1957, in classes taught by
Rabbi Albert L. Lewis.
PERSONAL LIFE
Spielberg first met actress Amy Irving in 1976 at the suggestion of

director Brian De Palma, who knew he was looking for an actress to
play in Close Encounters. After meeting her, Spielberg told his coproducer Julia Phillips, "I met a real heartbreaker last night. Although
she was too young for the role, she and Spielberg began dating and
she eventually moved in to what she described as his "bachelor funky"
house. They lived together for four years, but the stresses of their
professional careers took a toll on their relationship. Irving wanted to
be certain that whatever success she attained as an actress would be
her own: "I don't want to be known as Steven's girlfriend," she said,
and chose not to be in any of his films during those years.
RELIGION
Spielberg grew up in a Jewish household, including having a bar

mitzvah ceremony in Phoenix when he turned 13. He grew
away from Judaism after his family moved to various cities
during his high school years, where they became the only Jews
in the neighborhood.[132]:29 Before those years, his family
was involved in the synagogue and had many Jewish friends
and nearby relatives.
RECOGNITION
In 2002, Spielberg was one of eight flagbearers who carried the
Olympic Flag into Rice-Eccles Stadium at the Opening
Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake
City. In 2006, Premiere listed him as the most powerful and
influential figure in the motion picture industry. Time listed him
as one of the 100 Most Important People of the Century. At the
end of the 20th century, Life named him the most influential
person of his generation. In 2009, Boston University presented
him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
AWARDS AND HONORS

Spielberg has won three Academy Awards. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards
for the category of Best Director, winning two of them (Schindler's List and Saving Private
Ryan), and ten of the films he directed were up for the Best Picture Oscar (Schindler's List won).
In 1987 he was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his work as a creative
producer.
Drawing from his own experiences in Scouting, Spielberg helped the Boy Scouts of America
develop a merit badge in cinematography in order to help promote filmmaking as a marketable
skill. The badge was launched at the 1989 National Scout Jamboree, which Spielberg attended,
and where he personally counseled many boys in their work on requirements. That same year,
1989, saw the release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The opening scene shows a
teenage Indiana Jones in scout uniform bearing the rank of a Life Scout. Spielberg stated he
made Indiana Jones a Boy Scout in honor of his experience in Scouting. For his career
accomplishments, service to others, and dedication to a new merit badge Spielberg was
awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

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STEVEN SPIELBERG

BY:ALBERTO VARELA GARCIA

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE OMRI (born December 18, 1946)[4] is

Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish

Spielberg first met actress Amy Irving in 1976 at the suggestion of

Spielberg grew up in a Jewish household, including having a bar

AWARDS AND HONORS

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