Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is an American film director and producer known for films including Jaws, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan. He founded Amblin Entertainment, co-founded DreamWorks SKG, and established the organization now known as USC Shoah Foundation.

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About Steven Spielberg

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

United States · Film director, Film producer · 3 affiliations

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Known for: Feature filmmaking; Holocaust survivor testimony preservation
Country: United States

Film director
Film producer

At a glance

Spielberg directed Jaws, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan, three films included in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
He is a three-time Academy Award winner, with directing awards for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan and a Best Picture award as a producer of Schindler's List.
He founded Amblin Entertainment and co-founded DreamWorks SKG in 1994 with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
In 1994, he founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to record and preserve interviews with Holocaust survivors.
His public honors include the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Medal of Arts.

Background and education

Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After previously leaving his university program, he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with an option in film and video production at California State University, Long Beach, in 2002.

Directing career and film recognition

Spielberg made his feature-film directorial debut with The Sugarland Express in 1974 and directed Jaws the following year; the National Endowment for the Arts describes Jaws as the first film to exceed $100 million at the box office. He later won Academy Awards for directing Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan and, as a producer, for Best Picture for Schindler's List. Jaws, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan were subsequently selected for the National Film Registry.

Entertainment companies

Spielberg founded Amblin Entertainment and co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1994. Amblin identifies him as its filmmaker and founder, while a National Endowment for the Arts biography describes him as chairman; the available evidence does not establish one definitive current executive title.

Holocaust testimony preservation

In 1994, following his work on Schindler's List, Spielberg founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to videotape and preserve interviews with Holocaust survivors. The organization is now known as USC Shoah Foundation.

Public and professional honors

Spielberg received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1995. He was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and a recipient of the 2023 National Medal of Arts.

Affiliations

Amblin Entertainment Founder present
DreamWorks SKG Co-founder 1994
USC Shoah Foundation Founder of its predecessor, the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation 1994

Timeline

1974 Made his feature-film directorial debut with The Sugarland Express.
1975 Directed Jaws, described by the National Endowment for the Arts as the first film to exceed $100 million at the box office.
1994 Co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
1994 Founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
1995 Received the AFI Life Achievement Award.
2002 Completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at California State University, Long Beach.
2015 Was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2023 Was named a National Medal of Arts recipient.

Additional verified details

Current context

Amblin's company page identifies Spielberg as its filmmaker and founder, while a National Endowment for the Arts biography describes him as chairman of Amblin Entertainment. These descriptions were present on the accessed pages and should be independently reconfirmed if an exact present-day corporate title is required.

Biographical facts

Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Spielberg completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with an option in film/video production at California State University, Long Beach, in 2002, after previously leaving the program.
Spielberg is a three-time Academy Award winner: he won directing awards for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan and a Best Picture award as a producer of Schindler's List.
The National Film Registry includes Jaws, inducted in 2001; Schindler's List, inducted in 2004; and Saving Private Ryan, inducted in 2014.