With a forty-year career, Steven Spielberg is a name that is synonymous with the movie industry. His most well-known films include "Indiana Jones," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Jaws." In all honesty, the hit list is too long to mention in a brief summary.
Income and Salary
Comcast/Universal Parks Agreement
Bet on Star Wars
Early Years
Earlier Years
Success
Individual Life
Actual Estate
Hobbies
Steven Spielberg's Net Worth Comparison
Income and Salary
Steven typically chooses to accept a relatively small upfront compensation of $10 million for his own projects in exchange for backside points on the gross earnings. In one such contract for the 1993 film "Jurassic Park," Steven received a $250 million payout.
Spielberg had modest beginnings as a young child with a vivid imagination and aspirations. In Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 18, 1946, Steven Spielberg was born. His father Arnold Spielberg was an electrical engineer working on the invention of computers, and his mother Leah Adherer was a classical pianist. Scottsdale, Arizona and Haddon Heights, New Jersey were the locations of Steven's formative years. When Spielberg was a teenager, he would make 8mm short films in Scottsdale.
When he was 12 years old, he produced his first video by filming a train accident involving his toy Lionel trains. Spielberg still had the audacity to charge local children 25 cents to attend one of his numerous epics back then. 13 years of age Pielberg received recognition for his "Escape to Nowhere" (a 40-minute war documentary). His first full-length film, "Firelight," which he screened at his neighborhood theater, was produced when he was sixteen. It was a science fiction movie that would eventually serve as the model for the beloved "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Sadly, his parents finally got divorced, and he went to Saratoga, California, where he attended and graduated from Saratoga High School, along with his father.
He attempted to enroll at the School of Theater, Film, and Television at the University of Southern California after graduating but was turned down three times. As an alternative, he enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, where he joined the Theta Chi Fraternity.
Earlier Years
It wasn't until he started working at as a volunteer intern for the editing division at Universal Studios. At this time, Sidney Shainberg, the vice president of production for Universal's television division, saw Spielberg's twenty-four-minute short film "Amblin," which he would later use as the name of his production firm. As the youngest filmmaker to ever agree to a long-term deal with a major studio, Spielberg made history. He left school to take the job (but later returned in 2002 to finish his BA in Film and Electronic Arts, as though he required the credentials to support the on-the-job training!)
He directed episodes of Columbo, Marcus Welby M.D., and Rod Sterling's Night Gallery while working as a television director. These projects were He was hired to shoot four made-for-television movies because of his success. The first of which was the timeless film "Duel" from 1971. Duel was such a hit that he was given the chance to helm "The Sugarland Express," a theatrical feature film. There was a lot of favorable response to the movie.
Success
Spielberg's career didn't take off with the success of "Jaws" until 1975. In 1975, Jaws—which more than 67% of Americans saw—became the first true blockbuster movie. He turned down opportunities to direct Superman, King Kong, and Jaws 2 at the time. Instead, Steven released "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," starring Richard Dreyfus, as the sequel to Jaws (who Spielberg considers his alter ego). He collaborated in 1981 with to produce Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first picture in the Indiana Jones series, which was even more successful. Lucas is a longtime friend and fellow director.
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