Steven Spielberg is an American director, screenwriter, and producer with a $8 billion net worth and a $150 million annual income. As of this writing, Steven’s $8 billion wealth places him second only to good friend and fellow director/producer George Lucas (who is worth $10 billion).
Steven Spielberg’s meteoric journey to movie stardom has been extensively documented. When he was eleven, he began shooting short films using his father’s video camera in order to obtain his Boy Scout photography merit badge.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
Steven Spielberg began his career as a young lad with a big imagination and ambition. Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 18, 1946. His mother, Leah Adherer, was a concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg, was an electrical engineer who worked in computer development. Steven grew up in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, and Scottsdale, Arizona. A young Spielberg would make 8mm short films in Scottsdale as a teenager.
He made his first film at the age of 12 when he filmed a train crash involving his toy Lionel trains. Even back then, Spielberg had the audacity to charge local kids 25 cents to see his many epics. Spielberg won an award for his 40-minute war picture “Escape to Nowhere” when he was 13 years old. He made his first feature-length film, “Firelight,” when he was sixteen, and it was shown at his local cinema. It was a science fiction picture that inspired the classic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
Unfortunately, his parents divorced, and he went to Saratoga, California, with his father, where he attended and graduated from Saratoga High School. He applied to the University of Southern California School of Theater, Film, and Television after graduation but was turned down three times. Instead, he enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, where he joined the Theta Chi Fraternity.
How old is Steven Spielberg?
He is currently 77 years old.
What is Steven Spielberg’s net worth?
The American director is estimated to be worth $8 Billion.
What is Steven Spielberg’s career?
His career did not begin until he worked as an unpaid intern in the editing department at Universal Studios. During this period, Spielberg shot a twenty-four-minute short film called “Amblin” (a name he would later give to his production firm), which caught the attention of Sidney Shainberg, the vice president of production for Universal’s television division.
Spielberg became the youngest director in history to sign a long-term deal with a major studio. He dropped out of college to pursue the chance (but later returned in 2002 to finish his BA in Film and Electronic Arts, as if he needed the credentials to back up his field experience!)
He directed episodes of Rod Sterling’s Night Gallery, Columbo, and Marcus Welby M.D. while working as a television director. These endeavors were so successful that he was hired to shoot four television movies. The first was the classic “Duel” from 1971. Duel was such a hit that he was approached to direct the theatrical feature film “The Sugarland Express.” The film received a lot of excellent feedback.
When he was sixteen, he shot his first independent feature and then opted to focus on film school. He was rejected twice by the University of Southern California’s Department of Film and instead attended the University of California – Long Beach. While still a student, he began working as an unpaid intern in the editing department of Universal Studios. He made the short film “Amblin” while working at Universal, and the movie got the notice of Sidney Sheinberg, the Vice-President of Universal TV.
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