Steven Spielberg

Steven has casted his pet dog, named Elmer, into some of the films he has filmed. They include Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Jaws.

Steven is mentioned in the song I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen.

Steven belives that E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Schindler's List, are his greatests films.

Steven looks ups to David Lean, as a role model.

In 1997, Steven was involved in car accident. He suffered from a shoulder injury.

Steven shoots all his movies on film, instead of shooting movies digitally.

Steven once dated Valerie Bertinelli.

Steven is a big fan of Doctor Who.

Steven attended Princess Diana's funeral.

Steven's favorite movie is Viva Las Vegas.

Steven's father fought in World War II.

Co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.

Steven is a gun collector.

In all of his films, Steven has never done a director's commentary.

Steven is a strong supporter of the USA Democratic Party.

Steven was married to Amy Irving from 1985 till 1989. Then in 1991 he married his current wife Kate Capshaw, they have 5 children together.

Steven is 5' 7½"

Spielberg says the first film he ever saw was The Greatest Show on Earth at age 6.

Steven has appeared in the 2008 public service announcement along with several stars to encourage young people to vote for the elections with the concept of using reverse psychology.

The charity that Steven helped establish in 1994 (Righteous Persons Foundation), has donated $1m (US) to the National Museum of American Jewish History.

Steven appears in the following music videos: Michael Jackson's Liberian Girl.
Cyndi Lauper's Goonies are Good Enough.

Having previously come out in support of Senator Clinton in the Democratic nominee race, Steven then agreed to support Barack Obama by holding a fundraising event for his presidential campaign.

Steven was listed at #10 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.

American actress Mia Farrow has strongly criticised director Steven Spielberg and four corporate sponsors for aiding China's staging of the Olympic Games in 2008.

Spielberg once screened Lawrence of Arabia (1962) with the film's director, the English David Lean. There Spielberg received from Lean a, as he put it, live director's commentary. Learning from a true master is one of the best moments in Spielberg's life according to Steven himself. Spielberg said that the commentary helped him make better pictures and that the commentary influenced every film he has made since.

English director David Lean originally wanted to direct Empire of the Sun (1987), but passed it onto Steven Spielberg, because of advancing years.

In his movie Jurassic Park, he chose to have the sick triceratops instead of the sick stegosaurus, in Micheal Crichton's book, because he had an experience with one as a kid.

Steven Spielberg joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in South Park episode 88 entitled Free Hat.

Jean-Luc Godard holds Spielberg responsible for the lack of artistic merit in mainstream cinema.

Crispin Glover has critisized Steven for considering building a studio on the last remaining wetland in Southern California.

Spielberg purchased the Rosebud sled used in Orson Welles' 1941 film Citizen Kane for $50,000.

He was friends with fellow director Stanley Kubrick. In 2001 Spielberg finished Kubrick's last project; A.I.:Artificial Intelligence.

Sidney Sheinberg is credited with discovering Steven.

Steven has been awarded the following Honorary Degrees:

Doctor of Humane Letters, Brown 1991
Honorary Doctorate, University of Southern California, 1994.
Doctor of Letters, Berkley, 1997
Doctor of Humane Letters, Yale 2002

His own production company is called Amblin Entertainment.

Academy Awards - Won Best Director - Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. Best Picture - Schindler's List. Academy Awards - Nominated Best Director - Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Munich (1985). Best Picture - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, Munich (2005), Letters from Iwo Jima. Special Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1986).

He says he'll love to do a movie with both Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

As well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Steven has been given the following honours:

The Great Cross of Merit with Star, Germany, for his work on the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, 1998.

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1999.

Medal for Distinguished Public Service, US, 1999.

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), Great Britain, 2001.

Légion d'honneur, France, 2004.

The Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement, 2009.

He is the godfather of Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow.

He is a Member of Theta Chi Fraternity, Zeta Epsilon Chapter.

He and his close friend, George Lucas, each have personal fortunes in excess of 2 billion dollars.