Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg, is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and video game designer. In a career spanning over forty years, Spielberg’s films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg’s early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an archetype of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing such issues as the Holocaust, slavery, war and terrorism. He is considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He is also one of the founders of DreamWorks.
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. Three of Spielberg’s films; Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park, 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