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Steven Spielberg
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Birth name Steven Allen Spielberg
Born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Notable Shows Amazing Stories: Writer/Director/Executive Producer
Tiny Toon Adventures: Writer/Executive Producer
Animaniacs: Writer/Executive Producer
Band of Brothers: Executive Producer
Awards see below

Contents

Biography

Steven Spielberg is an American director and producer who has become one of the most acclaimed and internationally successful filmmakers in the world with such credits as Jaws, the Indiana Jones movies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and Minority Report. He has been involved in television since the very start of his career, when he racked up credits on such TV shows as Marcus Welby, M.D. and Night Gallery, and his first film success was the made-for-TV movie Duel. Since his rise to success, he has been a driving creative force on everything from children's cartoons such as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs to the critically acclaimed HBO World War II miniseries Band of Brothers.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
The Tracey Ullman Show Himself 4x06 - The Gate November 5, 1989
Tiny Toons Adventures Himself 2x08 - Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian November 18, 1991
Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years 91 1x01 - Part One October 1, 1999
The Directors Himself 2x03 - Steven Spielberg August 1, 2002
Great Performances Himself 28x04 - Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - Life in Animation November 22, 2000
The E! True Hollywood Story Himself  ?? - Jaws June 9, 2002
Rank Himself  ?? - The 25 Most Powerful People in Entertainment October 8, 2002

Specials

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford Himself April 2, 1973 American Film Institute Salutes
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Himself January 1, 1977
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Presenter April 14, 1980 Academy Awards
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark Himself October 5, 1981
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Himself November 28, 1981
The 57th Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 25, 1985 Academy Awards
The 58th Annual Academy Awards Nominee March 24, 1986 Academy Awards
The 59th Annual Academy Awards Thalberg Award Recipient March 30, 1987 Academy Awards
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Himself October 12, 1987
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town Himself September 13, 1988
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 26, 1990 Academy Awards
The Future of the Movies Himself June 13, 1990 Siskel & Ebert
The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 30, 1992 Academy Awards
George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic Himself March 26, 1993
The 66th Annual Academy Awards Winner March 21, 1994 Academy Awards
The 67th Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 27, 1995 Academy Awards
The 68th Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 25, 1996 Academy Awards
The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood Himself May 1, 1996 American Film Institute Salutes
Ship of Slaves: The Middle Passage Introducer December 11, 1997
To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th Himself April 15, 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Himself June 16, 1998 AFI's 100 Years
The 71st Annual Academy Awards Winner / Nominee / Presenter March 21, 1999 Academy Awards
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Himself June 15, 1999
The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough Himself December 19, 1999
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 26, 2000 Academy Awards
31st NAACP Image Awards Honoree April 6, 2000 NAACP Image Awards
Die Zehn Gebote der Kreativität Himself January 2, 2001
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies Himself June 12, 2001 AFI's 100 Years
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Himself February 8, 2002 Winter Olympics
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks Himself June 24, 2002 American Film Institute Salutes
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Himself September 22, 2002 Primetime Emmy Awards
L'Aventure Spielberg Himself March 15, 2003
Why History Matters: A Dialogue with Students Himself May 22, 2003
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments Himself October 25, 2003
The 76th Annual Academy Awards Presenter March 26, 2000 Academy Awards
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Himself April 5, 2004
Inside 'The Terminal' Himself May 1, 2004 HBO First Look
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Himself September 12, 2004
2nd Irish Film and Television Awards Himself October 30, 2004 Irish Film and Television Awards
The Ultimate Film Himself November 27, 2004
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Himself December 21, 2004 The Kennedy Center Honors
The 100 Greatest War Films Himself May 14, 2005
AFI Tribute to George Lucas Himself June 20, 2005 American Film Institute Salutes
Waging the War of the Worlds: From H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg Himself July 3, 2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Himself July 5, 2005
Best Ever Family Films Himself November 5, 2005
The 100 Greatest Family Films Himself December 22, 2005
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Himself January 9, 2006 Critics' Choice Awards
The 78th Annual Academy Awards Nominee March 5, 2006 Academy Awards
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery Himself June 21, 2006 American Film Institute Salutes
50 Films to See Before You Die Himself July 22, 2006

Talk Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
The South Bank Show Steven Spielberg
Inside the Actors Studio Steven Spielberg March 14, 1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show May 13, 1999
The Martin Short Show November 18, 1999
Extra June 28, 2002
Wetten, dass...? Wetten, dass...? aus Böblingen January 25, 2003
Primetime Glick Ellen DeGeneres / Steven Spielberg May 14, 2003
Primetime Glick Mel Brooks / Jason Alexander May 29, 2003
Tinseltown TV September 6, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show May 23, 2005
Smap x Smap June 27, 2005
The Film Programme January 23, 2006

Notable Film Roles

Writer

Episode Writer

Series Episode Airdate Credit
Amazing Stories 1x01 - Ghost Train September 29, 1985
Amazing Stories 1x12 - Vanessa in the Garden December 29, 1985
Amazing Stories 1x19 - Mirror, Mirror March 9, 1986

Notable Films Written

Director

Episode Director

Series Episode Airdate Credit
Night Gallery 1x01 - The Pilot November 8, 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D 1x24 - The Daredevil Gesture March 17, 1970
Night Gallery 1x08 - Make Me Laugh January 6, 1971
The Name of the Game 3x16 - Los Angeles 2017 January 15, 1971
The Psychiatrist 1x02 - The Private World of Martin Dalton February 10, 1971
The Psychiatrist 1x06 - Par for the Course March 10, 1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law 1x03 - Eulogy for a Wide Receiver September 30, 1971
Amazing Stories 1x01 - Ghost Train September 29, 1985
Amazing Stories 1x05 - The Mission November 3, 1985

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed

Title Credit Airdate Series/Banner
Murder by the Book September 15, 1971 Columbo
Duel November 10, 1971 ABC Movie of the Week
Something Evil January 21, 1972
Savage March 31, 1973

Notable Films Directed

Producer

TV Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
Amazing Stories 1985 –1987 Executive Producer 1 2
Tiny Toon Adventures 1990 –1995 Executive Producer 1 2 3
The Plucky Duck Show 1992 Executive Producer 1
Family Dog 1993 Executive Producer 1
seaQuest DSV 1993 –1995 Executive Producer 1 2
Animaniacs 1993 –1998 Executive Producer 1 2 3 4 5
ER 1994 Executive Producer 1
Pinky and the Brain 1995 –1998 Executive Producer 1 2 3 4
Freakazoid 1995 –1997 Executive Producer 1 2
High Incident 1996 –1997 Executive Producer 2
Toonsylvania 1998 Executive Producer 1 2
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain 1998 Executive Producer 1
Band of Brothers 2001 Executive Producer 1
Broken Silence 2002 Executive Producer 1
Taken 2002 Executive Producer miniseries
Into the West 2005 Executive Producer 1

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Produced

Title Credit Airdate Series/Banner
It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special Executive Producer December 6, 1992 Tiny Toon Adventures
Class of '61 Executive Producer April 12, 1993
Spring Break Special Executive Producer March 27, 1994 Tiny Toon Adventures
Night Ghoulery Executive Producer May 28, 1995 Tiny Toon Adventures
Survivors of the Holocaust Executive Producer January 8, 1996
Shooting War Executive Producer December 7, 2000
Semper Fi Executive Producer April 1, 2001
We Stand Alone Together Executive Producer November 10, 2001 Band of Brothers
Burma Bridge Busters Executive Producer November 28, 2003
Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band: I Am Woman Executive Producer June 2, 2005

Notable Films Produced

Responsible For

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(7 Nominations / 3 Wins)

  • Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (1985-86)
Amazing Stories: 1x05 - The Mission
  • Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1990-91)
Tiny Toon Adventures: 1x01 - The Looney Beginning
  • Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1994-95)
Night Ghoulery
  • Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) (1995-96)
A Pinky & the Brain Christmas Special
  • Won: Outstanding Miniseries (2001-02)
Band of Brothers
  • Nominated: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) (2001-02)
We Stand Alone Together
  • Won: Outstanding Miniseries (2002-03)
Taken

Daytime Emmy Awards

(8 Nominations / 5 Wins)

  • Won: Outstanding Animated Program (1990-91)
Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (1991-92)
Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Won: Outstanding Animated Program (1992-93)
Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Won: Outstanding Special Class Animated Program (1996-97)
Freakazoid!
  • Nominated: Outstanding Children's Animated Program (1998-99)
Animaniacs
  • Nominated: Outstanding Children's Animated Program (1998-99)
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain
  • Won: Outstanding Special Class Animated Program (1998-99)
Pinky and the Brain
  • Won: Outstanding Children's Animated Program (1999-2000)
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain

PGA Golden Laurels, TV

(2 Nominations / 1 Win)

  • Won: Television Producer of the Year in Longform (2001)
Band of Brothers
  • Nominated: Television Producer of the Year in Longform (2005)
Into the West

Christopher Awards, USA

(1 Win)

  • Won: Television & Cable (2001)
Band of Brothers

Other Awards

  • Academy Awards
    • Nominated: Best Director (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Best Director (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Nominated: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Picture (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Picture (1985) - The Color Purple
    • Won: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1987)
    • Won: Best Picture (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Best Picture (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Achievement in Directing (2005) - Munich
    • Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year (2005) - Munich
  • Golden Globes, Motion Picture
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1975) - Jaws
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1985) - The Color Purple
    • Won: Best Director - Motion Picture (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (1997) - Amistad
    • Won: Best Director - Motion Picture (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (2001) - AI: Artificial Intelligence
    • Nominated: Best Director - Motion Picture (2005) - Munich
  • BAFTA Film Awards
    • Nominated: Best Direction (1975) - Jaws
    • Nominated: Best Direction (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Best Screenplay (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Best Direction (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Film (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Won: David Lean Award for Direction (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Best Film (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: David Lean Award for Direction (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • American Film Institute
    • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (1995)
  • Cannes Film Festival
    • Nominated: Golden Palm (1974) - The Sugarland Express
    • Won: Best Screenplay (1974) - The Sugarland Express
  • DGA Motion Picture Awards
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1975) - Jaws
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1985) - The Color Purple
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1987) - Empire of the Sun
    • Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1997) - Amistad
    • Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
    • Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (2005) - Munich
  • PGA Golden Laurels, Motion Picture
    • Won: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (1997) - Amistad
    • Won: Vision Award, Theatrical Motion Pictures (1997) - Amistad
    • Won: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Milestone Award (1999)
    • Won: PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures (2000) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • WGA Awards, USA
    • Nominated: Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (1974) - The Sugarland Express
    • Nominated: Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Won: Best Writing (1977) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • Won: Best Director (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Nominated: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Director (1984) - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Jurassic Park
    • Won: President's Award (1994)
    • Nominated: Best Director (1997) - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    • Won: Best Writing (2001) - AI: Artificial Intelligence
    • Nominated: Best Director (2001) - Artificial Intelligence: AI
    • Won: Best Director (2002) - Minority Report
    • Nominated: Best Director (2005) - War of the Worlds
  • Amanda Awards, Norway
    • Won: Best Foreign Feature Film (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Feature Film (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie Awards, USA
    • Won: Filmmaker of the Year Award (1989)
  • American Cinematheque Awards, USA
    • Won: Gala Tribute (1989)
  • American Movie Marquee Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • American Society of Cinematographers, USA
    • Won: Board of the Governors Award (1994)
  • Art Directors Guild, USA
    • Won: Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award (2006)
  • Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, France
    • Won: Grand Prize (1973) - Duel
  • BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards, USA
    • Won: Excellence in Film (2001)
  • Blue Ribbon Awards, Japan
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1985) - The Color Purple
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1993) - Jurassic Park
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Won: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Best Director (2002) - Catch Me If You Can
    • Nominated: Best Director (2005) - Munich
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • Czech Lions, Czech Republic
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1993) - Jurassic Park
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • César Awards, France
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Film (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Film (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Won: Honorary Award (1995)
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Film (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Foreign Film (2002) - Minority Report
  • Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
  • David di Donatello Awards, Italy
    • Won: Best Director - Foreign Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Producer - Foreign Film (1985) - Back to the Future
    • Won: Special David (2004)
  • Empire Awards, UK
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Best Director (2001) - Artificial Intelligence: AI
    • Won: Best Director (2002) - Minority Report
    • Won: Best Director (2005) - War of the Worlds
  • European Film Awards, Germany
    • Nominated: Screen International Award (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Screen International Award (2002) - Minority Report
  • Fantasporto, Portugal
    • Nominated: International Fantasy Film Award (1984) - Twilight Zone: The Movie
  • Fotogramas de Plata, Spain
    • Won: Best Foreign Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
    • Won: Nocciola d'Oro (1984)
  • Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA
    • Won: Man of the Year (1983)
  • Hochi Film Awards, Japan
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1993) - Schindler's List
  • Image Awards, USA
    • Won: Vanguard Award (2000)
  • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbons, Italy
    • Won: Best Director - Foreign Film (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Director - Foreign Film (2002) - Minority Report
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Director (1985) - The Color Purple
    • Won: Best Director (1987) - Empire of the Sun
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Won: Best Director (2005) - Munich
  • Kinema Junpo Awards, Japan
    • Won: Reader's Choice, Best Foreign Language Film (1981) - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Won: Reader's Choice, Best Foreign Language Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Foreign Language Film (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Reader's Choice, Best Foreign Language Film (1994) - Schindler's List
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • London Critics Film Awards, UK
    • Won: Director of the Year (1994) - Schindler's List
    • Nominated: Director of the Year (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • Mainichi Film Concours, Japan
    • Won: Reader's Choice Award, Best Foreign Language Film (1993) - Jurassic Park
    • Won: Reader's Choice Award, Best Foreign Language Film (1994) - Schindler's List
    • Won: Reader's Choice Award, Best Foreign Language Film (2001) - Artificial Intelligence: AI
  • National Board of Review Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1987) - Empire of the Sun
    • Won: Billy Wilder Award (2001)
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1982) - E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
    • Won: Best Director (1993) - Schindler's List
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Screenplay, Adapted (2001) - Artificial Intelligence: AI
    • Nominated: Best Director (2002) - Minority Report
    • Nominated: Best Director (2005) - Munich
  • Rembrandt Awards, The Netherlands
    • Won: Audience Award (1997) - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • Retirement Research Foundation Wise Owl Awards, USA
    • Won: Television and Theatrical Film Fiction (1989) - Dad
  • Satellite Awards, USA
    • Nominated: Best Director of a Motion Picture (1997) - Amistad
    • Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Drama (1997) - Amistad
    • Nominated: Best Director of a Motion Picture (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
    • Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Drama (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • ShoWest Convention Awards, USA
    • Won: Director of the Year (1982)
    • Won: Director of the Year (1994)
    • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, USA
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan
    • Won: Akira Kurosawa Award (2004)
  • Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Canada
    • Won: Best Director (1998) - Saving Private Ryan
  • Venice Film Festival, Italy
    • Won: Career Golden Lion (1993)
    • Won: Future Film Festival Digital Award (2001) - Artificial Intelligence: AI
  • Young Artist Awards, USA
    • Won: Jackie Coogan Award (1994)

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