• BIRTHDAY: mercoledì 18 dicembre 1946
• BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, USA
• BIRTH SIGN: Sagittarius
• AGE: 77

About

Celebrated director who achieved box office records with the blockbuster films Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park. He received the Academy Award for Best Director for the films Schindler''s List and Saving Private Ryan.

Before Fame

He charged friends and family to watch the 8mm adventure films he made growing up. His 1968 short film Amblin'' inspired the name of his future production company Amblin Entertainment.

Trivia

His 1977 science fiction feature Close Encounters of the Third Kind was labeled "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Family Life

He married Amy Irving on November 27, 1985, and after their divorce, married Kate Capshaw on October 12, 1991. He has six children named Sasha, Max, Sawyer, Mikaela, Destry and Theo.