Steven Spielberg facts for kids

Steven Spielberg
Spielberg at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Steven Allan Spielberg December 18, 1946 (1946-12-18) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Saratoga High School
Alma mater	California State University, Long Beach
Occupation	Film director, film producer
Years active	1963–present
Notable work	Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Lincoln, Munich, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Catch Me If You Can
Home town	Haddon Township, New Jersey
Net worth	$3.2 billion (2012)
Spouse(s)	Amy Irving (m. 1985–1989) Kate Capshaw (m. 1991)
Children	6

Steven Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American movie director, producer and writer.

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He started his movie career learning to direct in 1975. He was raised in Haddon Township, New Jersey. Spielberg studied at Saratoga High School. He went to California State University, Long Beach.

Spielberg started his career learning how to direct in 1963. His first movies include Jaws, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. His later movies include Saving Private Ryan and Munich.

Spielberg helped establish the PG-13 rating for the Motion Picture Association of America.

Spielberg married Amy Irving in 1985. They divorced in 1989. He married Kate Capshaw in 1991. He has six children.

Spielberg won two Academy Awards for best director. These two awards were for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. In 1986, he won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been nominated and has won several other awards.

Movies by Steven Spielberg

• Ready Player One (2018)
• The Post (2017)
• The BFG (2016)
• Bridge of Spies (2015)
• Jurassic World (2014)
• Lincoln (2012)
• Men in Black 3 (2012)
• War Horse (2011)
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
• Real Steel (2011)
• Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• Super 8 (2011)
• Paul (2011)
• True Grit (2010)
• Hereafter (2010)
• Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010)
• The Lovely Bones (2009)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
• Eagle Eye (2008)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
• Dhil Maree Tur Teener Chale (2006)
• Munich (2005)
• War of the Worlds (2005)
• The Terminal (2004)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Minority Report (2002)
• A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Academy Award, Best Director)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Amistad (1997)
• Schindler's List (1993) (Academy Award, Best Director, Best Picture)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Hook (1991)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Always (1989)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) segment: Kick the Can
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• 1941 (1979)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Jaws (1975)
• The Sugarland Express (1974)

Images for kids

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  Steven Spielberg and Chandran Rutnam on a location in Sri Lanka during the filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

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  Spielberg in March 1990

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  Spielberg in 2011, at the Paris premiere of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.

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  Spielberg at his masterclass at the Cinémathèque Française in January 2012.

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  Spielberg promoting The BFG at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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  Spielberg speaking at the Pentagon on August 11, 1999 after receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service from Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen

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  Spielberg receiving a public service award presented by United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen, 1999

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  Steven Spielberg's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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  Footprints and handprints of Steven Spielberg in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre

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  Former President Clinton with Spielberg as he accepts the 2009 Liberty Award in Philadelphia