Steven Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing such issues as the Holocaust, the Transatlantic slave trade, war and terrorism. He is considered one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation.
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg's films— Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, each becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time. To date, the unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $8.5 billion worldwide. Forbes puts Spielberg's wealth at $3.2 billion.
Filmography[]
- Toonsylvania (1998): executive producer (2 episodes)
- Invasion America (1998): executive producer (13 episodes)
- Antz (1998): executive producer (uncredited)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998): executive producer (uncredited)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000): producer (uncredited)
- Shrek (2001): executive producer (uncredited)
- Shrek the Third (2007): executive producer (uncredited)
- Bee Movie (2007): special thanks/executive producer (uncredited)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009): executive producer (uncredited)
- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020): executive producer (8 episodes)
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023): executive producer (uncredited)